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About

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.

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.

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Schedule

The schedule at every stop for The Boardr Am is the same. We run things on time and publish the Jams on the front page of our site the night before.

• FRIDAY
  • 12pm - 6pm: Registration, Practice, Check-In
  • 5pm: Start List Posted
  • 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
    • The format in the Finals is 2 runs and 5 best trick attempts where your best 4 out of those 7 scores counts. We call it 2/5/4 Format. It's also used in Street League and the Olympics.
  • 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 Open in Montreal with a $20,000CAD 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!

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.

Scotty Conley aka The Body, Announcer

Jorge Angel aka Porpe, Announcer

Dylan Perry, Registration, Scoring

Pat Stiener, Head Judge

Nate Ilardi aka Trap Nate, Filmer

Chaz Miley, Photography, Logistics