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The Boardr Am at New York City

Name: The Boardr Am at New York City
Start: 6/2/2018 9:30:00 AM
Location: New York City, New York

June 2, 2018

New York City, New York

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The Boardr Am is a top amateur skateboarding series. Winners at each stop are flown to the Finals to meet other specially invited ams. We'll have details on the rest of the stops and the Series Finals stop real soon.

Location

LES Skatepark, 62 Pike Street New York, New York 10002.

Register Now

Register now online to save your spot at The Boardr Am at NYC. Refunds are completely okay if you can't make it. Entering the contest after it is already full, however, is not possible. Please take care of your registration before that happens.

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.

FRIDAY
- 12pm - 6pm: Registration, Practice, Check-In
- 5pm: Start List Posted (on website, Insta @TheBoardr, Twitter @TheBoardr)
- Lots of things are going on this weekend for Harold Hunter Day. Check the full details here.
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 2/5/4 Format
  - We're changing the format in the Finals this year to 2 runs and 5 best trick attempts where your best 4 out of those 7 scores counts. We call it 2/5/4 Format. Basically, Street League format. Check out The Boardr Employee Championships where we did a test run.
- 5pm: Awards
  - Winner as well as top placing NYC skater get $500 towards travel expenses to compete in The Boardr Am Series Finals at Empire Am Getting Paid in Montreal with a $20,000USD Prize Purse
  - The Zumiez Destroyer Award goes to The Boardr Am favorite at each stop, coming from anything having to do with ripping skating, style, side antics, or just overall killing it
  - Special thanks to our friends at Zumiez for helping with The Boardr Am travel expenses
SUNDAY
- Rain Day

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

Hash It Out

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

The Course

It Was Austyn Gillette's Idea

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

Past Video Coverage

The Boardr Live Scoring App Now Supports 2/5/4 (Street League) Format Events, March 2018

The Boardr Am LA Recap | TransWorld SKATEboarding, September 2017

How Jereme Knibbs Won The Boardr Am at NYC, June 2017

The Boardr Am at Las Vegas, May 2015

The Boardr Am at Tampa Bay, March 2015

The Boardr Am at Los Angeles 2015, January 2015

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.

Casey Wayne, Event Coordinator

Scotty Conley aka The Body, Announcer

Rodney Torres, Announcer

Jorge Angel aka Porpe, Registration, Scoring

Pat Stiener, Head Judge

Steve Brandi, Judge

Dan Pensyl, Judge

Braden Stelma, Road Crew

Nate Ilardi aka Trap Nate, Filmer

Chaz Miley, Photography

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.

Recurring Events

Weekends (Friday through Sunday) noon to 6pm at The Boardr HQ Tampa: Free skating in our private indoor warehouse.
Last Tuesday of Every Month 5pm to 9pm at The Boardr HQ Tampa: Frontside Grind Tuesdays, free skating for ages 30 and up.

Event Types

All Ages and Skills (62), Amateur (143), Art Shows (10), Autograph Signings (4), BMX (8), Born and Raised (6), Copenhagen (8), Demos (22), Dew Tour (4), Events for Kids and Children (30), Girls and Womens (63), Grind for Life Series (43), Hart Lines (3), Hot Wheels Junior Series (10), Innoskate (3), Invite Only (58), Kimberley Diamond Cup (3), Major Events (18), Marinela Demos (7), Open (127), Parties (27), Professional (71), Skate Copa (17), Southbound and Down (5), The Boardr Am Series (23), The Boardr Gainesville (14), The Boardr HQ Tampa (35), Trade Shows (1), Van Doren Invitational (4), Vans Park Series (30), Video Premieres (16), X Games (4)

Upcoming Events

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Upcoming Event		Date	Description
	Southbound and Down V at The Boardr HQ: Good Times, Motorcycles, and Skateboarding Tampa, Florida	October 27, 2018 6 Days Away!	This will be our 5th annual melting pot of good times, motorcycles, and skateboarding going down right here at The Boardr HQ. Full Details
	Vans Park Series Finals at Suzhou Suzhou, China	October 23 - 27, 2018 5 Days Away!	It's the third year of the Vans Park Series that leads to the Finals in China. The Boardr is the Sport Organizer for this event series. Full Details
	Grind for Life Presented by Marinela at Lakeland Lakeland, Florida	November 3, 2018 13 Days 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
	Park Skateboarding World Championships Nanjing, China	October 29 - November 4, 2018 8 Days Away!	The World Championships of Park Terrain Skateboarding are being held in Nanjing, China. Full Details
	Marinela Demos at Tampa, Florida Tampa, Florida	November 1 - 4, 2018 11 Days Away!	At select locations, we're setting up our mobile street course in the parking lot to demo some skateboarding and sample some Marinela snacks and other products. You're welcome to come roll with us. Full Details
	Exposure Skate Encinitas, California	November 2 - 4, 2018 13 Days Away!	This is the 7th Annual Exposure Skate event. It's the biggest women's skateboarding event in the world right now with a newly increased $60,000 purse. Full Details
	Grind for Life Annual Awards Presented by Marinela at Tampa Tampa, Florida	November 8, 2018 2 Weeks Away	The Annual Awards where we honor the top skaters in each division of Grind for Life. Full Details
	Best Trick at The Boardr HQ Tampa, Florida	November 8, 2018 2 Weeks Away	A best trick open to anyone, including all our friends in town for Tampa Am. Full Details
	Coffee and Donuts at The Boardr HQ Tampa, Florida	November 12, 2018 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 Saint Petersburg Saint Petersburg, Florida	January 19, 2019 3 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