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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.

Event Types

All Ages and Skills (85), Amateur (175), Art Shows (10), Autograph Signings (4), BMX (22), Born and Raised (6), Copenhagen (8), Demos (23), Dew Tour (4), Events for Kids and Children (31), Girls and Womens (91), Grind for Life Series (56), Hart Lines (3), Hot Wheels Junior Series (15), Innoskate (4), Invite Only (67), Kimberley Diamond Cup (3), Major Events (18), Marinela Demos (7), Open (164), Parties (28), Professional (87), Skate Copa (17), Southbound and Down (5), The Boardr Am Series (29), 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
	Grind for Life Series Presented by Marinela at New Smyrna New Smyrna, Florida	February 8, 2020 2 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
	Coffee and Donuts at The Boardr HQ Tampa, Florida	March 2, 2020 6 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 Zephyrhills Zephyrhills, Florida	March 14, 2020 7 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
	Swampfest Orlando, Florida	April 3 - 4, 2020 3 Months Away	A BMX event in a Florida swamp. Full Details
	The Boardr Am at New York City New York City, New York	June 6, 2020 5 Months Away	The Boardr Am is a top amateur skateboarding series. Winners at each stop are flown to the season finals at Empire Open where they're seeded in the Semi-Finals with a $20,000 prize purse. Full Details
	Harold Hunter Day New York City, New York	June 7, 2020 5 Months Away	A day of celebrating the life and times of the late, great Harold Hunter. Full Details
	2nd Annual Johnny Strange Legacy Mini-Ramp Jam at the Malibu Chili Cook Off Malibu, California	September 5, 2020 8 Months Away	A mini-ramp jam in Malibu. Full Details
	Empire Open Montreal, Canada	September 4 - 5, 2020 8 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
	Exposure Skate Encinitas, California	October 23 - 25, 2020 9 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 10 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 10 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 10 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