Back to School Bash 2022 Coverage Article at Skatepark of Tampa

Gabriel

Gabi kicks off practice with a backlip and the Zero board to match.

Taylor

We opened at 8 and kids were ready to skate by 8:01

Quinn

Quinn Harbin hitting his obstacle of choice with a front blunt

Payton

Payton Stickles putting his skills from Skate Camp to work. Fully flicked kickflip up the Euro.

enzo

Enzo Bustamente pop shuv it warming up for his first contest at SPoT and starting young too - only 6 years old!

Karis

Another SPoT Camper putting those lessons to work. Karis goes the distance with a back board across the main pyramid rail.

Sebastian

Sebastian Dradrach has a fresh pair of dunks at every contest. Back 50 warm up on the bump to ledge.

Gabriel

Gabi backing up Sebastian with a back 5-0

Mason

Mason McIntosh kicks off 8 & Under with a back board

Mason

...and backs himself up with a kickflip up the Euro

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Full house before someone went outside and cranked up the Florida thermostat to 150 degrees

Zayden

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!

Brian

Brian glistening in the limelight

Taylor

Taylor back boarding for the judges in her recognizable gold helmet.

Parker

Someone tell these guys the sponsored division doesn't start for 4 more hours!

Sebastian

Sebastian with the snowboard stylin' back board

Rylan

Rylan kickflipping the hip to bolts

Parker

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!

Jordan

Jordan Clark backside flip on the hip in the 13-15 division

Jordan

Jordan Clark moves over to the hubbas for a back tail.

Wyatt

Wyatt nose shovel nosegrind or a crook? Either way he was a contender for outfit of the day.

Crawford

Crawford Ward back board for the judges stand

Quinn

Quinn backs up the homie Crawford with a back 5-0

PJ

PJ DelBlasi back feeble down the kinked rail. PJ is super quiet and I really like his style. Hope to see more of him!

Quinn

Quinn back at the bump to bar with a front lip this time

Quinn

...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!

Who

Who dat with the backside flip on da hip

Nick

That's one wide crook from the local Nick Fry

Nick

Kickflip over the hip. You know who the locals are when they are skating the contest in nothing but shorts.

Gabriel

Gabi is hitting rails that are up to his neck. Bump to front lip

Gabriel

Gabi can backlip like nobody's business. I used to be able to backlip, but now I am 33 and have a conscious

Tristan

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.

Josh

Sears catalog photoshoot tryouts or our judges line-up? You tell us.

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Look at these beautiful prize packs from Dwindle!

Ethan

Lot of reactions from the camera in the face. Ethan looks a little lost, but he was happy to be here.

Mason

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!

Mason

Congrats Mason!

Alex

Alex Johnson gets announcer of the year!

Sebastian

Good to see Sebastian come through and get the W in 9-12. He's been workin hard out there!

Quinn

Quinn was all smiles after sealing the deal in the 13-15 division.

Quinn

It's a celebration!

Karis

Karis back boarding to get things started in our Women's division!

Scott

No way... is that Brian telling Scott what to do?

Brian

No no no no... stand right here Ethan!

Juliet

Her birth name is Juliet but the crowd knows her as JuJu. JuJu eyeing up the park before dropping in.

Juliet

Juju's brother with the support!

Taylor

I am convinced that Taylor Burnett practices looking angry before skating.

Santiago

Hey how'd he get in here! Santiago front blunt in between runs.

Santiago

Then he comes back for the kickflip front board too. Wait your turn man!!!

Tim

Tim having a midday existential crisis.

michael

Hang-10 - Michael holding on to the back board in the 30 & up division!

Daniel

The Colombians are taking over SPoT. Daniel Zapata kickflip back lip

Parker

Last contest Parker won 16-29 like nothing so he upgraded himself to the sponsored division. Nollie backside flip on the hip

Parker

Mirrored the nollie backside flip with a fakie frontside flip. Art

Connor

Connor back feeble across and down. Repping the Jax squad!

Aidan

Another ambassador from Jacksonville. Aidan with a double flip to flat

Daniel

The only trick Daniel didn't flip into. Back 50 all the way to the bank.

Santiago

Santiago has crazy arms. Kickflip front board. Peep his new part on Transworld!

Santiago

Someone tag @daspinch for this back crook Santiago was doing all day

Camden

Another crook but this time around it's Camden.

Kenny

Jacksonville squad posted up looking at their runs.

Camden

Back smith down the rail from Camden.

Dylan

Switch back board back to switch. I can't see the all white outfit without thinking of Heath Kirchart

Dylan

People need to skate this obstacle more. Dylan had no problem with the front 5-0 on the wall rail.

Brian

The heat had SPoT team rider Brian contemplating everything.

Jordi

Jordi repping DC hard in the bucket hat and back crook.

Jordi

Textbook front tail on the bump to ledge. Thanks for coming out Jordi!

Jordi

Sometimes you get in a jam during your jam. Board exchange from Jake Malick and Jordi

Tyson

Another Jacksonville native doing their thing. Tyson Zane dipping the back smith.

Tyson

Tyson pinching his way across the ledge

Tyson

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

Noah

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.

Noah

Nollie back heel went primo and Noah still landed it!

Jordi

Everyone take notes and stay hydrated like Jordi. I hate when my homies don't stay hydrated

Jordi

Another angle of Tyson's back smith. Who's got the chips for all that dip?

Liam

I am not sure how you shoot a photo of this one, but back feeble to back lip from Liam.

Noah

This has to be one of the most beautiful tricks in existence. Back 180 nosegrind to regular.

Liam

Liam going with the frontside feeble this time.

Noah

Noah going pro at an all ages contest. Kickflip back 50

Noah

This kid is all over the damn place. Kickflip out the bank to flat

Noah

Here he goes again. Back crook across the wall rail. Can you tell who won the sponsored division?

Noah

Back smith pop out into the bank. I am going to print this one out and put it on my wall.

Noah

The clock shot timed out, but that didn't stop Noah from going back for this kickflip front crook.

Brandon

Shout out the Motor Lobby crew for coming by and showing kids a good time!

Karis

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

Kaleb

Kaleb got 3rd in the 16-29 division

Elvin

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.