It’s a full day of Qualifiers at the 27th Annual Tampa Am. 100 of the best amateur skateboarders in the world, all trying to skate their way into the top 30 cut. Plus Independent Best Trick insanity.
Tampa Am 2021: Thursday Practice – SPoT Life – Daiki Ikeda, Deon Harris, Ginwoo Onodera
The most legendary contest in skateboarding is BACK! It’s the 27th Tampa Am and more than 250 skaters from everywhere have returned to SPoT for a crack at shredding their way to stoke and glory.
Flip X Tampa Pro 2021
Flip puts together this edit of the team at Tampa Pro 2021.
Skatepark of Tampa – Harvest Jam All Ages Contest 2021
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.
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!
Converse Concrete JAMdemic 2021: Finals
With $10,000 on the line, the Top 12 skaters from hundreds of entries go all out on the concrete of their choice. Hosts Brian Schaefer and Paul Zitzer talk you through the shredding with scores and insights from judges Darren Navarrette, Zion Wright, and Mike Sinclair. Featured Skaters: Hampus Winberg, Iago Magalhaes, Taylor Nye, Elijah Akerley, Riley Kozerski, Steven Pineiro, Augusto Akio, Luigi Cini, Gavin Bottger, Jonny Gasparotto, Tristan Rennie and Chris Russell.
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.