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The Boardr Am Series at Vista

Name: The Boardr Am Series at Vista
Start: 4/16/2016 11:00:00 PM
Location: Vista, California

April 16, 2016

Vista, California

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The Boardr Am is a top international amateur skateboarding series. Winners at each stop are flown to the Finals at X Games Austin in June to meet other specially invited ams. A one hour show on ESPN's World of X produced by The Boardr will document the skaters' stories of the road to Austin, Texas.

Location

Academy Skatepark, 1410 Vantage Court, Vista, California 92081

Registration

We're limited to 100 entrants per stop. Register online now to save your spot. Refunds are completely ok if you end up not skating. However, if the contest is full and you haven't registered, you're out of luck.

Schedule

The schedule at every stop for The Boardr Am is the same. We run things on time and publish the Jams on @TheBoardr Insta and Twitter the night before. Get live scoring updates as the contest unfolds on The Boardr Live ™, our live and instant scoring app.

FRIDAY
- 12pm - 6pm: Registration, Practice, Check-In
SATURDAY
- 9am - 11am: Registration, Practice, Check-In
- 11am: Qualifiers in Jam Format
  - Three skater jams, three minutes each
  - Top 18 make the cut to the Semi-Finals
- 3pm: Semi-Finals in Jam Format
  - Three skater jams, three minutes each
  - Top six make the cut to the Finals
- 4pm: Finals in Runs Format
  - Three, one minute runs, best counts
- 5pm: Awards
  - Winner gets all expenses paid to compete in The Boardr Am Series Finals at X Games Austin
- 5:30pm: Best Trick open to everyone - $250 cash
SUNDAY
- Rain Day

Questions about format? Click here to see details on Jams vs Runs format.

Academy Skatepark

Hash It Out

Use the hashtag #TheBoardrAm and follow @theboardr for updates and coverage on Instagram and Twitter.

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The Boardr Am Skateboarding Series Vista

It Was Austyn Gillette's Idea

We had a good time making this video announcing The Boardr Am last year with Austyn Gillette. Thanks for watching. Austyn, thanks for the great advice!

Meet the Event Staff

The Boardr Staff has decades of experience in executing top quality large and small events in our industry. Introduce yourself and hit us up with any questions or help you need.

Dylan Perry, Tech, Registration, Scoring

Ryan Clements, Event Coordinator, Announcing

Casey Wayne, Logistics

Chaz Miley, Photography

Joe Pelham aka HiDefJoe, Video

Jason Rothmeyer, Head Judge

Coverage of The Boardr Am Series at Vista

Recap: The Boardr Am at Vista

The Boardr Events List

This is a list of events that The Boardr is associated with. To see our full industry events list, click here.

With headquarters in Tampa, Florida, The Boardr hosts worldwide, top quality skateboarding competitions and events. From coordinating top international contest series like the Vans Pro Skate Park Series, fun and ripping pro contests like Copenhagen Open, to plenty of local events like the Grind for Life Series in Florida (which recently expanded to national), you'll find us in your backyard soon no matter where on the globe you push your wood and wheels.

Event Types

All Ages and Skills (91), Amateur (185), Art Shows (10), Autograph Signings (4), BMX (22), Born and Raised (6), Copenhagen (8), Demos (24), Dew Tour (4), Events for Kids and Children (31), Girls and Womens (96), Grind for Life Series (61), Hart Lines (3), Hot Wheels Junior Series (15), Innoskate (4), Invite Only (68), Kimberley Diamond Cup (3), Major Events (18), Marinela Demos (7), Open (174), Parties (29), Professional (90), Skate Copa (17), Southbound and Down (5), The Boardr Am Series (30), The Boardr Gainesville (14), The Boardr HQ Tampa (35), Trade Shows (1), Van Doren Invitational (4), Vans BMX Pro Cup (7), Vans Park Series (46), Video Premieres (17), X Games (4)

Upcoming Events

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Upcoming Event		Date	Description
	Free Public Skateboarding Session at The Boardr HQ Tampa, Florida	July 10, 2020 6 Days Away!	A free, but limited public skateboarding session at The Boardr HQ. Full Details
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	Vans Park Series Africa Regionals CANCELLED South Africa	July 24 - 25, 2020 CANCELLED 3 Weeks Away	The Vans Park Series Regionals lead to the World Championships. Full Details
	Grind for Life Series Presented by Marinela at Lakeland Lakeland, Florida	July 25, 2020 3 Weeks Away	The GFL Series is a national, all ages and skills series in both street and bowl benefiting the Grind for Life Organization, a 501(c)(3) non-profit that assists cancer patients with travel expenses. Full Details
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	Vans Park Series World Championships United States Salt Lake City, United States	September 22 - 26, 2020 2 Months Away	Vans Park Series is a park terrain series with stops around the globe. Full Details
	Swampfest RESCHEDULED Wildwood, Florida	May 22 - 23, 2020 RESCHEDULED to October 2 - 4, 2020 3 Months Away	A BMX event in a Florida swamp. Full Details
	Havana Skate Festival Havana, Cuba	POSTPONED 3 Months Away	This three-day celebration will feature various workshops with internationally renowned athletes, skateboarding demos and clinics, speaking panels of renowned cultural experts, photography and art exhibitions, and music performances. Full Details
	Exposure Skate Encinitas, California	October 23 - 25, 2020 3 Months Away	This is the 9th Annual Exposure Skate event for women. Full Details
	The Boardr HQ Open House and Best Trick Tampa, Florida	November 5, 2020 4 Months Away	Save the date for this open house at our private TF followed by our Annual Best Trick Contest. Full Details
	Coffee and Donuts at The Boardr HQ Tampa, Florida	November 9, 2020 4 Months Away	Got a late flight out on Monday? Join us in the morning here at HQ where we'll be recovering from the weekend, skating, and talking about all the madness that went down at Tampa Am. Full Details
	Grind for Life Series Presented by Marinela at Tampa - Contest and Annual Awards Tampa, Florida	November 21, 2020 4 Months Away	The GFL Series is a national, all ages and skills series in both street and bowl benefiting the Grind for Life Organization, a 501(c)(3) non-profit that assists cancer patients with travel expenses. Full Details
	Harold Hunter Day New York City, New York	June 6, 2021 11 Months Away	A day of celebrating the life and times of the late, great Harold Hunter. Full Details
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