Skateboarding New Zealand (SBNZ) Inc

📢 SBNZ needs people with know-how who can make stuff happen. It’s AGM time again, and this year, we are seeking nominations for the board. We intend to run a 9-person board with a 22-month term and are looking for people with a range of skills, passion, and drive to make things happen! 🔗 Find out more about Board Nominations and our 2024 AGM: https://lnkd.in/dPX5e-5N 📄 Successful SBNZ Board Members should have the skills and passion to contribute to operational as well as governance aspects and have one or more of the following skills or experience: • Skateboard-specific knowledge • Strategic leadership • Knowledge and experience in high-performance sports • Financial expertise • Ethics and compliance • Communications and technology • Local government and skatepark development. If that sounds like you, please get in touch.

There are so many reasons why skateboarding doesn’t fit the typical sports model. Some would say it’s not a sport but an art form, a culture, or part of their identity. Others herald its therapeutic qualities and say that going skateboarding regularly is necessary to sustain balance and well-being in their lives. Skateboarding is all these things and so much more. We have a lot to learn about skateboarding and the people who do it because: • People who skateboard have diverse backgrounds, perspectives and needs. • Skateboarding is constantly changing. • There are many barriers to skateboarding in Aotearoa. • We need to shape a future that provides for the needs of the skateboard community. Last year, we approached Sport New Zealand about partnering on a project to learn more about skateboarding in Aotearoa. As a result, our first Skateboard Participation Survey was born. The pages shared in this post contain a few highlights from the survey. The interactive dashboard and report we produced are full of insights and data. Explore it today: https://lnkd.in/gVUTjgDV Many thanks to the project team for making it happen: • David Read for creating the survey, shaping insights, and writing the report. • Sonia G. for guiding the project. • Mark Devery for developing the interactive dashboard. • Alexi Trenouth and the Insights team at Sport New Zealand, thank you for your guidance and expertise and for giving us the opportunity to realise this project.

There are so many reasons why skateboarding doesn’t fit the typical sports model. Some would say it’s not a sport but an art form, a culture, or part of their identity. Others herald its therapeutic qualities and say that going skateboarding regularly is necessary to sustain balance and well-being in their lives. Skateboarding is all these things and so much more. We have a lot to learn about skateboarding and the people who do it because: • People who skateboard have diverse backgrounds, perspectives and needs. • Skateboarding is constantly changing. • There are many barriers to skateboarding in Aotearoa. • We need to shape a future that provides for the needs of the skateboard community. Last year, we approached Sport New Zealand about partnering on a project to learn more about skateboarding in Aotearoa. As a result, our first Skateboard Participation Survey was born. The pages shared in this post contain a few highlights from the survey. The interactive dashboard and report we produced are full of insights and data. Explore it today: https://lnkd.in/gVUTjgDV Many thanks to the project team for making it happen: • David Read for creating the survey, shaping insights, and writing the report. • Sonia G. for guiding the project. • Mark Devery for developing the interactive dashboard. • Alexi Trenouth and the Insights team at Sport New Zealand, thank you for your guidance and expertise and for giving us the opportunity to realise this project.

As the governing body of skateboarding in Aotearoa, the voices and needs of our community must inform our work. Our 2023 Skateboard Participation Survey and the Report and Dashboard we released today are both significant projects that guide us on that mission. They’re also the first substantial piece of research done on skateboarding in New Zealand. We have created a series of interactive dashboards so you can modify the view of the data to suit your research needs or line of enquiry. There’s also an in-depth analysis of the survey data, complete with breakdowns of each question. Jump in and take a look. The survey and findings were designed, developed, and presented in partnership with Skateboarding New Zealand and Sport New Zealand. The data has already informed another great project also released today — Sport New Zealand’s Skate Guidelines for Local Government.

🛹 Calling all skateboarders of Aotearoa! 🗣 Have your say in our new skateboard participation survey — the first of its kind and scale for skateboarding in Aotearoa, New Zealand. 🤟 If you skateboard or are a parent, guardian or supporter of a skateboarder, we’d like to hear from you. Even if you want to skate but haven’t yet, have your say and be counted for skateboarding. 💡 Your answers will help us understand how to improve the skateboard experience in Aotearoa, New Zealand. The survey is presented and hosted by Skateboarding New Zealand in partnership with Sport New Zealand.

🛹 Calling all skateboarders of Aotearoa! 🗣 Have your say in our new skateboard participation survey — the first of its kind and scale for skateboarding in Aotearoa, New Zealand. 🤟 If you skateboard or are a parent, guardian or supporter of a skateboarder, we’d like to hear from you. Even if you want to skate but haven’t yet, have your say and be counted for skateboarding. 💡 Your answers will help us understand how to improve the skateboard experience in Aotearoa, New Zealand. The survey is presented and hosted by Skateboarding New Zealand in partnership with Sport New Zealand.