Do you have information on the physical and psychological benefits that skateparks provide children, or other ways communities benefit from having a skatepark?
Skateparks offer families in the immediate area a local recreational opportunity for their children. Offering recreational activities to young children helps them develop healthy, active lifestyles, and the growing popularity of skateboarding is encouraging more and more people to go outside and roll (currently over 12-million people enjoy skateboarding in the U.S.). Providing a skatepark for youth also helps them feel that the community is addressing their needs. It helps them to feel more connected and encourages good citizenship. Our own observations and the information we receive from municipal skatepark managers suggest that the physical and psychological benefits of a skatepark are many. Being a physically active sport, skateboarding encourages children to spend time outdoors and to engage in an activity that tests their endurance, sharpens their senses, and develops their creativity. Skateboarding requires no coaches and suggests no standardized approach to riding a skatepark. S
