Elite Pros like Jamie Foy, Zion Wright, Tyson Peterson, Jereme Knibbs, Clive Dixon, Pedro Delfino and Fabiana Delfino have all started out skating the All Ages Contests at SPoT. Harvest Jam ’21 brought a lot of new faces, but only one skater took home the first place trophy!
Skatepark of Tampa – Boards for Bros Huntsville, TX Trip
Boards for Bros was contacted to assist with a skatepark opening in Huntsville, Texas and the SPoT crew hit the road and skated some spots along the way. When SPoT got to Huntsville skatepark they passed out 50 boards to the new skaters of the town, gave a few pointers and a demo!
27th Annual Tampa Pro is Almost Here…
They’re BACK with the most legendary contest of all time. The 27th annual Tampa Pro, October 15 – 17, where all of your favorite pros will be shredding the new course to 1. get you hyped and 2. put their name on the all-time winners list. Who’s it going to be? Get tickets while they last at SPoTTampa.com.
Welcome to the Family: Peter Kryger – Skatepark of Tampa
Peter Kryger officially joins the SPoT team on his 21st birthday.
Go Skateboarding Day 2021 – Skatepark of Tampa
Go Skateboarding Day is everyday but this year Red Bull, SPoT and Westside Skateshop teamed up to celebrate. They barged the Bro Bowl for a cash for tricks contest and a long ollie contest. Then headed SPoT for free food and even more cash for tricks. Everyone wanted a piece of the $1,000 cash purse but only the hammers got paid, check it out now!
Old Man Bowl Jam 2021 – Skatepark of Tampa
SPoT’s 11th annual Old Man Bowl Jam was a few weeks ago and these “old” dudes shut it down as if they were 17 again. Huge shout out to Kyle Randall for coming through and locking in Free beer/prizes for all these skate veterans. We even got our fearless leader, Brian Schaefer, to take a couple of laps. Check out the highlights!
LAST Trip Before Lockdown: Maurio, Asta, Knibbs, Winky, Fabi, & Braun in FL | Santa Cruz Skateboards
Hop in the van and join Maurio McCoy, Tom Asta, Kevin Braun, Erick Winkowski & Fabiana Delfino as the gang heads to Tampa Florida for what would become Jereme Knibbs’ Pro Surprise. Whats next? Tampa Pro, of course! The crew holds it down at SPoT during the contest madness before heading to Lot 11 Skatepark in Miami for a much mellower session. Once the warm up session is crossed off the list, its straight to the streets to film for TTEv5! This was the last trip Santa Cruz took before the world locked down, so you definitely WON’T want to miss this one!
Converse Concrete JAMdemic 2021 Semi Finals – SPoT
Skatepark of Tampa put the call out to concrete skaters around the world to post their best run from a bowl, pool, or DIY transition spot. And these are the top 30. Welcome to the JAMdemic Semi Finals where Brian Schaefer and Paul Zitzer get feedback on every run from SPoT judges Darren Navarrette, Justin Brock, and Mike Sinclair.
Barge the Bay 3 – Skatepark of Tampa
Skatepark of Tampa team footage from the Barge the Bay contest. Marse Farmer, Kris Clayton, Peter Kryger and Sam Bellipanni have 48 hours to complete as many challenges from the Challenge book (written by John Partytime) in the Tampa Bay/St. Petersburg area to try to win $500.
On The SPoT All Ages Contest 2021 – Skatepark of Tampa
On The SPoT is the first all ages contest in what seems like forever. It looks like everyone has improved during our break from the norm. Congrats to all the winners and especially to Jake Yanko, who won 1st place in the sponsored division!
Global AMdemic: 2020 Filipe Mota’s Winning Run
Brazil’s Filipe Mota put down a dream run to win the first annual Global AMdemic. In addition to the 1st place trophy and $1000, Filipe gets the Straight Shot to the Tampa Am 2021 Semi Finals.
Global AMdemic 2020 Finals
It’s the the Global AMdemic Finals, where the best of the best amateur skateboarders in the world battle it out for Tampa Am spots, a $1,000 cash prize and bragging rights for life. Plus Independent Best Trick and feedback from judges Kelly Hart, Kelvin Hoefler, and Mike Sinclair. Hosted by Paul Zitzer and Andrew Cannon. Finals Start List: Jhancarlos Gonzalez, Marcelo Batista, Mauro Iglesias, Raimu Sasaki, Ismael Henrique, Juan Ignacio, Gabriel Fortunato, Jorge Simoes, Vinicius Costa, Daiki Ikeda, Filipe Mota, Keyake Ike and Dylan Jaeb.