For the Love of Skateboarding
Flights were getting canceled left and right, but that didn’t stop these ams from making it to Foodcourt Skatepark in upstate New York and battling it out for a shot at the Tampa Am Semi-Finals.
FINAL RESULTS
1. Sena Watanabe
2. Christopher Setinas
3. Gabe Vigliotti
4. Jacsen Kutik
5. Bailey Seager
6. Nicholas Ramos
7. Carlos Garcia
8. Ashu Shigenobu
9. Lucas Aquino
10. Gabriel Lavallee
11. Andreas Alvarez
12. Nathan Souza
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SPoT teamed up with All But 6 Records to bring another year of celebration of skateboarding. They kicked things off in the bowl for cash for tricks then took it to the Pro course for more mayhem and the death race!
School’s out, and the kids are ready to skate! Check out the highlights from our first All Ages Contest Series event of the year: School’s Out Jam 2025!
Ready to learn about the origins of the emblematic Skatepark of Tampa, aka SPoT!? It all started in response to Paul Zitzer’s vert ramp being deconstructed in 1991 when Brian Schaefer sought out a warehouse to give it life again. The warehouse in Tampa, though, doubled as a temporary home in order to make their dream a reality. What has happened since will be forever etched into skateboard history.
The legacy of the Tampa Pro claims the longest running contest in skateboarding (BONUS nugget: the first prize purse was $1,000 sponsored by Airwalk) dating back to 1995. Fast forward 30+ years and SPoT has become the quintessential proving ground in skateboarding.
Today, Tampa Am and Tampa Pro are considered THE events that solidify a skater’s path to being a respected professional, and skateparkoftampa.com has become a cornerstone of the skateboard e-commerce space.
Tap in with Schaefer and Zitzer in this episode of CORE to relive the series of events that created SPOT, hear iconic stories, and get a glimpse into the world that created and continues to breathe life into the legendary Skatepark of Tampa.
It was hot, but that didn’t stop this group of Ams from cranking up the Texas heat. Here’s a recap of how Damn Am Houston 2025 went down at Southside Skatepark!
The Damn Am hits Houston for the first time, getting a warm welcome from the legendary Southside Skatepark. Founded in 1994, just a year after SPoT, Southside’s got history. Come take a look around the park with us!
Brian Schaefer and the SPoT crew head out on the Salty Dog Cruise for a week to put on a skate demo and adventure out to the Cayman Islands and Jamaica.
The SPoT media crew returns to Paris for the 17th annual Far’n High. Here’s how it all went down!
Braden Hoban returned to Tampa for only his second time, hitting the course at the 31st annual Tampa Pro in 2025. Rolling deep with his crew—Dakota Servold, David Reyes, Torey Pudwill, and CJ Collin— though his posse wasn’t the only competition he was up against. Contest heavyweights like Yuto Horigome, Vincent Milou, and Ishod Wair were all present at the Skate Park of Tampa, among others that were on their game. Competition pressure aside, Braden held it down in the quarterfinals and move on to the semis/final day. Watch how it all turned out for Braden in First Person.
SPoT Life brings you footage from the Concrete Jam at the 2025 Tampa Pro.
RESULTS:
1. Keiran Woolley
2. Liam Pace
3. Taylor Nye
Watch the SPoT Life recap of the Independent Trucks Best Trick at the 2025 Tampa Pro.
RESULTS
1. Angelo Caro
2. Matias Dell Olio
3. Jamie Foy