| Aggressive inline skating, or commonly | | | | their tricks. Some of the obstacles used to |
| referred to as Rollerblading, is an extreme | | | | perform tricks on are handrails, curbs, |
| sport that has emerged into the mainstream | | | | ditches, and ledges. Street skating is |
| over the last ten to fifteen years. These | | | | illegal in some areas, but many skaters do |
| skaters usually perform many different kinds | | | | not always conform to the laws and skate |
| of tricks on a variety of courses. The | | | | there anyway. Park skating is basically a |
| skates used by aggressive inline skaters are | | | | combination of Vert and Street. A Park |
| usually smaller and softer than other inline | | | | course is usually constructed to have some of |
| skates. This allows the skaters to | | | | the attributes of what skaters can find on |
| accelerate or decelerate faster, and also | | | | the street, but also have small half pipes |
| have more control over the skates when | | | | and boxes that allow skaters to perform some |
| performing tricks. However these skates have | | | | of the higher flying tricks that are harder |
| a slower top speed, and are also usually less | | | | to perform on the street. With the increased |
| durable than normal inline skates, so these | | | | success of the X games and extreme sports in |
| skaters have to replace their wheels more | | | | general, aggressive inline skating has really |
| often than other skaters. The courses used by | | | | thrust itself into the mainstream. More and |
| aggressive inline skaters are commonly | | | | more kids are starting to play extreme sports |
| referred to as Vert, Street, and Park. Vert | | | | which means that this sport will just |
| is when the skaters "drop-in" to a half pipe | | | | continue to grow. The professionals of the |
| so that they can gain speed and do tricks | | | | sport continue to strive to out-do one |
| when they shoot up and out of the half pipe. | | | | another so the sky is the limit to where |
| Vert skaters usually perform the most amazing | | | | tricks will go in the near future. |
| and dangerous tricks because they routinely | | | | |
| fly more than ten feet or more above the half | | | | Interested in Aggressive Skating? Visit the |
| pipe. Street skating is when skaters use the | | | | aggressive skating forum. |
| natural terrain on the streets to perform | | | | |