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Grind for Life Series at Sarasota Presented by Marinela

Name: Grind for Life Series at Sarasota Presented by Marinela
Start: 4/15/2017 9:30:00 AM
Location: Sarasota, Florida

April 15, 2017

Sarasota, Florida

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It's our fourth year running the Grind for Life Series of all ages and skills skateboarding contests. This series leads to the Annual Awards at The Boardr HQ in Tampa.

Location

Payne Skatepark, 2110 Adams Street, Sarasota, Florida 34237

Register Now

Skip the check-in line and register now online. You can go straight to skating and skip check-in when registering online. Refunds are completely okay if you can't make it. Email Rob@TheBoardr.com for a refund.

Waiver Required

Sign your waiver ahead of time here, or get your parent or legal guardian to if you're under 18.

Park Walkthrough

We’ll be doing the Street on the plaza area and the Bowl on the bigger flow area surrounding the blue quarterpipe.

Schedule

Times are approximate, but we try to be as on schedule as possible at each stop. The number of participants can affect these start times, so arrive early for your division.

10am: Street 9 and Under Division: Jams
10:30am: Street 10 to 12 Division: Jams
11am: Street 13 to 15 Division: Jams
11:30am: Street Girls Division: Jams
12pm: Awards Break
12:15pm: Street 16 to 29 Division: Jams
12:45pm: Street 30 and Up Division: Jams
1:15pm: Street Sponsored Division: Jams
1:45pm: Awards Break
2pm: Bowl 9 and Under Division: Jams
2:30pm: Bowl 10 to 12 Division: Jams
3pm: Bowl Intermediate (13 to 39) Division: Jams
3:30pm: Bowl Girls Division: Jams
4pm: Bowl Masters (40 to 49) Division: Jams
4:30pm: Bowl Grand Masters (50 and Up) Division: Jams
5pm: Bowl Sponsored Division: Jams
5:30pm: Awards

Street Jams format events: 3 skaters per jam, 3 minutes per jam. Judged on overall impression.
Bowl Jams format events: 8 skaters per jam, 3 runs at 30 seconds each, skate in order until you fall. Judged on overall impression.

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.

Ryan Clements, Event Coordinator

Casey Wayne, Logistics

Scotty Conley aka The Body, Announcer

Jorge Angel aka Porpe, Announcer

Alex Bowers, DJ

Dylan Perry, Event Coordinator Assistant

Justin Ryan, Head Judge

Abdias Rivera, Judge

Eric McKenney, Judge

Joe Pelham aka HiDefJoe, Filmer

Chaz Miley, Photography

Jake Ilardi, Marinela Branding

Nate Ilardi aka Trap Nate, Filmer

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 (81), Amateur (170), Art Shows (10), Autograph Signings (4), BMX (21), Born and Raised (6), Copenhagen (8), Demos (23), Dew Tour (4), Events for Kids and Children (31), Girls and Womens (87), Grind for Life Series (53), Hart Lines (3), Hot Wheels Junior Series (15), Innoskate (4), Invite Only (67), Kimberley Diamond Cup (3), Major Events (18), Marinela Demos (7), Open (158), Parties (27), Professional (86), Skate Copa (17), Southbound and Down (5), The Boardr Am Series (28), The Boardr Gainesville (14), The Boardr HQ Tampa (35), Trade Shows (1), Van Doren Invitational (4), Vans BMX Pro Cup (7), Vans Park Series (41), Video Premieres (17), X Games (4)

Upcoming Events

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Upcoming Event		Date	Description
	Exposure Skate Huntington Beach, California	November 1 - 2, 2019 12 Days Away!	This is the 8th Annual Exposure Skate event for women. Full Details
	Vans Park Series 2020 Asia Regionals Fujisawa, Japan	November 1 - 3, 2019 13 Days Away!	It's the fifth year of the Vans Park Series that leads to the World Chamionships. Full Details
	Best Trick and Absolute Value Video Premiere at The Boardr HQ Tampa, Florida	November 7, 2019 2 Weeks Away	Details coming soon... Full Details
	Coffee and Donuts at The Boardr HQ Tampa, Florida	November 11, 2019 3 Weeks 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 23, 2019 4 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
	Red Bull Mind the Gap Atlanta, Georgia	December 7, 2019 6 Weeks Away	Details coming soon... Full Details
	Grind for Life Series Presented by Marinela at Zephyrhills Zephyrhills, Florida	March 14, 2020 5 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
	2nd Annual Johnny Strange Legacy Mini-Ramp Jam at the Malibu Chili Cook Off Malibu, California	September 5, 2020 11 Months Away	A mini-ramp jam in Malibu. Full Details
	Empire Open Montreal, Canada	September 4 - 5, 2020 11 Months Away	Each year Empire Open (formerly Am Getting Paid) hosts The Boardr Am Finals. Winners of each stop at The Boardr Am now get a trip to Montreal and a chance at the $20,000 prize purse here. Full Details