Back to School Bash 2022 Coverage

Gabriel Lavallee

Gabi kicks off practice with a backlip and the Zero board to match.
Date: August 08, 2022
Photographer: Matt Shail

Taylor Burnett

We opened at 8 and kids were ready to skate by 8:01
Date: August 08, 2022
Photographer: Matt Shail

Quinn Harbin

Quinn Harbin hitting his obstacle of choice with a front blunt
Date: August 08, 2022
Photographer: Matt Shail

Payton Stickles

Payton Stickles putting his skills from Skate Camp to work. Fully flicked kickflip up the Euro.
Date: August 08, 2022
Photographer: Matt Shail

Enzo Bustamante

Enzo Bustamente pop shuv it warming up for his first contest at SPoT and starting young too - only 6 years old!
Date: August 08, 2022
Photographer: Matt Shail

Karis Pettinato

Another SPoT Camper putting those lessons to work. Karis goes the distance with a back board across the main pyramid rail.
Date: August 08, 2022
Photographer: Matt Shail

Sebastian Dradrach

Sebastian Dradrach has a fresh pair of dunks at every contest. Back 50 warm up on the bump to ledge.
Date: August 08, 2022
Photographer: Matt Shail

Gabriel Lavallee

Gabi backing up Sebastian with a back 5-0
Date: August 08, 2022
Photographer: Matt Shail

Mason McIntosh

Mason McIntosh kicks off 8 & Under with a back board
Date: August 08, 2022
Photographer: Matt Shail

Mason McIntosh

...and backs himself up with a kickflip up the Euro
Date: August 08, 2022
Photographer: Matt Shail

Skatepark Of Tampa SPoT

Full house before someone went outside and cranked up the Florida thermostat to 150 degrees
Date: August 08, 2022
Photographer: Matt Shail

Zayden Tinez

Father of the year or helicopter parent? Either way he was on the course to walk all three of his kids through their runs in a pair of slides!
Date: August 08, 2022
Photographer: Matt Shail

Brian Schaefer

Brian glistening in the limelight
Date: August 08, 2022
Photographer: Matt Shail

Taylor Burnett

Taylor back boarding for the judges in her recognizable gold helmet.
Date: August 08, 2022
Photographer: Matt Shail

Parker Leonard

Someone tell these guys the sponsored division doesn't start for 4 more hours!
Date: August 08, 2022
Photographer: Matt Shail

Sebastian Dradrach

Sebastian with the snowboard stylin' back board
Date: August 08, 2022
Photographer: Matt Shail

Rylan Grayson

Rylan kickflipping the hip to bolts
Date: August 08, 2022
Photographer: Matt Shail

Parker Leonard

Motor Lobby crew came out and they brought the fun. Spin the wheel for a chance to play an old dude in skate or win a t-shirt!
Date: August 08, 2022
Photographer: Matt Shail

Jordan Clark

Jordan Clark backside flip on the hip in the 13-15 division
Date: August 08, 2022
Photographer: Matt Shail

Jordan Clark

Jordan Clark moves over to the hubbas for a back tail.
Date: August 08, 2022
Photographer: Matt Shail

Wyatt Bingham

Wyatt nose shovel nosegrind or a crook? Either way he was a contender for outfit of the day.
Date: August 08, 2022
Photographer: Matt Shail

Crawford Ward

Crawford Ward back board for the judges stand
Date: August 08, 2022
Photographer: Matt Shail

Quinn Harbin

Quinn backs up the homie Crawford with a back 5-0
Date: August 08, 2022
Photographer: Matt Shail

PJ DeBlasi

PJ DelBlasi back feeble down the kinked rail. PJ is super quiet and I really like his style. Hope to see more of him!
Date: August 08, 2022
Photographer: Matt Shail

Quinn Harbin

Quinn back at the bump to bar with a front lip this time
Date: August 08, 2022
Photographer: Matt Shail

Quinn Harbin

...and back down the same rail going frontside again with a front board. Quinn sealed the deal on first place in 13-15 Division with this run!
Date: August 08, 2022
Photographer: Matt Shail

Who Dat?

Who dat with the backside flip on da hip
Date: August 08, 2022
Photographer: Matt Shail

Nick Fry

That's one wide crook from the local Nick Fry
Date: August 08, 2022
Photographer: Matt Shail

Nick Fry

Kickflip over the hip. You know who the locals are when they are skating the contest in nothing but shorts.
Date: August 08, 2022
Photographer: Matt Shail

Gabriel Lavallee

Gabi is hitting rails that are up to his neck. Bump to front lip
Date: August 08, 2022
Photographer: Matt Shail

Gabriel Lavallee

Gabi can backlip like nobody's business. I used to be able to backlip, but now I am 33 and have a conscious
Date: August 08, 2022
Photographer: Matt Shail

Tristan Phoenix

At our last All Ages Contest Tristan acid dropped into the Kahuna and went helmet to helmet with another kid. This time around he played it safe with a back board on the rail.
Date: August 08, 2022
Photographer: Matt Shail

Josh Wilson

Sears catalog photoshoot tryouts or our judges line-up? You tell us.
Date: August 08, 2022
Photographer: Matt Shail

Skatepark Of Tampa SPoT

Look at these beautiful prize packs from Dwindle!
Date: August 08, 2022
Photographer: Matt Shail

Ethan Campos

Lot of reactions from the camera in the face. Ethan looks a little lost, but he was happy to be here.
Date: August 08, 2022
Photographer: Matt Shail

Mason McIntosh

Mason won't get away with taking 1st in the 8 & under division any longer. It's his birthday today and he will be skating 9-12 next time around!
Date: August 08, 2022
Photographer: Matt Shail

Mason McIntosh

Congrats Mason!
Date: August 08, 2022
Photographer: Matt Shail

Alex Johnson

Alex Johnson gets announcer of the year!
Date: August 08, 2022
Photographer: Matt Shail

Sebastian Dradrach

Good to see Sebastian come through and get the W in 9-12. He's been workin hard out there!
Date: August 08, 2022
Photographer: Matt Shail

Quinn Harbin

Quinn was all smiles after sealing the deal in the 13-15 division.
Date: August 08, 2022
Photographer: Matt Shail

Quinn Harbin

It's a celebration!
Date: August 08, 2022
Photographer: Matt Shail

Karis Pettinato

Karis back boarding to get things started in our Women's division!
Date: August 08, 2022
Photographer: Matt Shail

Scott Spear

No way... is that Brian telling Scott what to do?
Date: August 08, 2022
Photographer: Matt Shail

Brian Schaefer

No no no no... stand right here Ethan!
Date: August 08, 2022
Photographer: Matt Shail

Juju Deorio

Her birth name is Juliet but the crowd knows her as JuJu. JuJu eyeing up the park before dropping in.
Date: August 08, 2022
Photographer: Matt Shail

Juju Deorio

Juju's brother with the support!
Date: August 08, 2022
Photographer: Matt Shail

Taylor Burnett

I am convinced that Taylor Burnett practices looking angry before skating.
Date: August 08, 2022
Photographer: Matt Shail

Santiago Alvarez

Hey how'd he get in here! Santiago front blunt in between runs.
Date: August 08, 2022
Photographer: Matt Shail

Santiago Alvarez

Then he comes back for the kickflip front board too. Wait your turn man!!!
Date: August 08, 2022
Photographer: Matt Shail

Tim Gasiorski

Tim having a midday existential crisis.
Date: August 08, 2022
Photographer: Matt Shail

Michael Wiegner

Hang-10 - Michael holding on to the back board in the 30 & up division!
Date: August 08, 2022
Photographer: Matt Shail

Daniel Zapata

The Colombians are taking over SPoT. Daniel Zapata kickflip back lip
Date: August 08, 2022
Photographer: Matt Shail

Parker Leonard

Last contest Parker won 16-29 like nothing so he upgraded himself to the sponsored division. Nollie backside flip on the hip
Date: August 08, 2022
Photographer: Matt Shail

Parker Leonard

Mirrored the nollie backside flip with a fakie frontside flip. Art
Date: August 08, 2022
Photographer: Matt Shail

Connor Lerian

Connor back feeble across and down. Repping the Jax squad!
Date: August 08, 2022
Photographer: Matt Shail

Aidan Watson

Another ambassador from Jacksonville. Aidan with a double flip to flat
Date: August 08, 2022
Photographer: Matt Shail

Daniel Zapata

The only trick Daniel didn't flip into. Back 50 all the way to the bank.
Date: August 08, 2022
Photographer: Matt Shail

Santiago Alvarez

Santiago has crazy arms. Kickflip front board. Peep his new part on Transworld!
Date: August 08, 2022
Photographer: Matt Shail

Santiago Alvarez

Someone tag @daspinch for this back crook Santiago was doing all day
Date: August 08, 2022
Photographer: Matt Shail

Camden Mashore

Another crook but this time around it's Camden.
Date: August 08, 2022
Photographer: Matt Shail

Kenny Charvat

Jacksonville squad posted up looking at their runs.
Date: August 08, 2022
Photographer: Matt Shail

Camden Mashore

Back smith down the rail from Camden.
Date: August 08, 2022
Photographer: Matt Shail

Dylan LaBrake

Switch back board back to switch. I can't see the all white outfit without thinking of Heath Kirchart
Date: August 08, 2022
Photographer: Matt Shail

Dylan LaBrake

People need to skate this obstacle more. Dylan had no problem with the front 5-0 on the wall rail.
Date: August 08, 2022
Photographer: Matt Shail

Brian Adams

The heat had SPoT team rider Brian contemplating everything.
Date: August 08, 2022
Photographer: Matt Shail

Jordi Zapata

Jordi repping DC hard in the bucket hat and back crook.
Date: August 08, 2022
Photographer: Matt Shail

Jordi Zapata

Textbook front tail on the bump to ledge. Thanks for coming out Jordi!
Date: August 08, 2022
Photographer: Matt Shail

Jordi Zapata

Sometimes you get in a jam during your jam. Board exchange from Jake Malick and Jordi
Date: August 08, 2022
Photographer: Matt Shail

Tyson Zane

Another Jacksonville native doing their thing. Tyson Zane dipping the back smith.
Date: August 08, 2022
Photographer: Matt Shail

Tyson Zane

Tyson pinching his way across the ledge
Date: August 08, 2022
Photographer: Matt Shail

Tyson Zane

Back overcrook on the bump to bar and into the little weird hump thing that I still can't figure out. WHERE DO YOU POP
Date: August 08, 2022
Photographer: Matt Shail

Noah Pollard

I was telling the media team to keep everything you can on this kid. Noah Pollard is going to go far in his career with skateboarding. Back suski on the bump to rail.
Date: August 08, 2022
Photographer: Matt Shail

Noah Pollard

Nollie back heel went primo and Noah still landed it!
Date: August 08, 2022
Photographer: Matt Shail

Jordi Zapata

Everyone take notes and stay hydrated like Jordi. I hate when my homies don't stay hydrated
Date: August 08, 2022
Photographer: Matt Shail

Jordi Zapata

Another angle of Tyson's back smith. Who's got the chips for all that dip?
Date: August 08, 2022
Photographer: Matt Shail

Liam Brocks

I am not sure how you shoot a photo of this one, but back feeble to back lip from Liam.
Date: August 08, 2022
Photographer: Matt Shail

Noah Pollard

This has to be one of the most beautiful tricks in existence. Back 180 nosegrind to regular.
Date: August 08, 2022
Photographer: Matt Shail

Liam Brocks

Liam going with the frontside feeble this time.
Date: August 08, 2022
Photographer: Matt Shail

Noah Pollard

Noah going pro at an all ages contest. Kickflip back 50
Date: August 08, 2022
Photographer: Matt Shail

Noah Pollard

This kid is all over the damn place. Kickflip out the bank to flat
Date: August 08, 2022
Photographer: Matt Shail

Noah Pollard

Here he goes again. Back crook across the wall rail. Can you tell who won the sponsored division?
Date: August 08, 2022
Photographer: Matt Shail

Noah Pollard

Back smith pop out into the bank. I am going to print this one out and put it on my wall.
Date: August 08, 2022
Photographer: Matt Shail

Noah Pollard

The clock shot timed out, but that didn't stop Noah from going back for this kickflip front crook.
Date: August 08, 2022
Photographer: Matt Shail

Brandon Knowles

Shout out the Motor Lobby crew for coming by and showing kids a good time!
Date: August 08, 2022
Photographer: Matt Shail

Karis Pettinato

Congrats to Taylor Burnett on winning the women's division. I think that Karis may give her a run for her money next time around
Date: August 08, 2022
Photographer: Matt Shail

Kaleb Chong

Kaleb got 3rd in the 16-29 division
Date: August 08, 2022
Photographer: Matt Shail

Elvin Ramos

Elvin finally won 30 and up. I want to say it's because I didn't skate it, but last time I tried to skate a contest while shooting the same contest my body gave up on me.
Date: August 08, 2022
Photographer: Matt Shail

Noah Pollard

What a fun contest. Congrats Noah we are stoked for you to win sponsored!!
Date: August 08, 2022
Photographer: Matt Shail

Beau Haines

Beau and Noah showing off their 1st place trophies. Clint are you still reading these captions?
Date: August 08, 2022
Photographer: Matt Shail