Today, while reading my daily dose of skateboarding news I came across a cool article from Australia. The article entitled, “Junee skateboarders learn from the best in Australia” highlights the positive impact on youth’s lives that skateboarding can have. For all the negative press that skateboarders can usually receive this is a welcomed relief. The author writes…

“Standing amongst the young boarders at the skate park you could quickly forget that you are in a regional town of NSW, it could be any skate park around Australia, or even America. The language used to describe the tricks and maneuvers on the boards, although foreign to visitors, is the language used amongst the athletes- and while the youngest Riley struggled to explain ‘rock the fakey’ and ‘50/50′ as a trick he was very impressive at demonstrating them.

So the next time you hear someone use the phrase ‘gnarly’, ’shout out’ or ‘ripper’ you can be sure they grew up with a skateboard in hand, and if you want to sound like you know what you are talking about ask if they know how to ‘Ollie’ or ‘Rock the fakey’.”

Overall, it’s good to see our Aussie brethren embracing the sport. We hope to see more positive articles like this come from down south! Oi Oi Oi!!! Check out the article itself for a cool video, pictures and a sound bite.

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