Back in 2013, I met Rob in Shanghai during the Asia XGames and did this interview with him. I call him the Emperor of SPoT Digital system (and TheBoardr System too). Yes, he is.
Last week, during The Boardr open house, Rob and Ryan shared a very interesting data analysis about skateboarding post-Olympic era based on their (the best in the world so far) skate database ( 133,050 entries logged from 10,276 skateboarding competitions on 35,366 profiles).
For real, like 40% of skaters who compete dip out the next year. And long-term? It's even gnarlier – 63% ghost (out of 30,000 skaters, 19,000 don't enter another contest within three years).
Peep this: PHOENIX AM used to pull in a solid 200+ heads. COVID hit it hard, but even after things chilled, this year only had like 150 sign-ups. Tampa AM's the same story – used to be a steady 200+, but numbers have been slippin' lately.
And check the age breakdown – AM comps are supposed to be for the young guns, right? But at the PHOENIX AM and Tampa AM, dudes over 20 are actually the majority (around 50%), with an average age between 20 and 24. Teens (under 19) are only about 40-44%, averaging 15-16 years old. Straight up, skate comps are gettin' kinda… old.
Thanks Rob shared the keynote with us, you can check online here.
The original post on the boardr website: Is Skateboarding Growing or Shrinking
In China, there is a very different situation, after skateboarding be a part of the Olympics, skater population boomed in China and crazy amount of little kids start to learn skateboarding, but our biggest challenge is how to keep them skating but not try several times then turn back to their cellphone ...... At the same time, some crazy parents push their kids way too hard, they think "my kids can skate the Olympics too", then push them training the way kids don't like, you must watched the Dad kick his kid's head in a skatepark in Shanghai video last year, that's all because the Olympic medals......
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