Street League

stompin9s · Posted: Jul 05, 2010 7:44 pm Post subject: Street League

http://streetleague.com/

Have you guys heard about this yet? Rob Dyrdeck/DC/Monster could possibly change professional skateboarding forever. An exclusive 'league' with 24 athletes (all signed on like NFL, UFC...). He already has most of the top names in skating signed on to the tour.

- 3 stops
- just signed 2 year TV contract with ESPN
- 1.2 mil purse (largest ever in skateboarding)
- 24 athletes
- if you sign onto street league you can ONLY COMPETE IN 2 OTHER COMPETITIONS for the entire year.

What are your thoughts?

I have mixed feelings about this, but if it works, its gonna be game changing.

Randomhero14 · Frontside 180 Joined: 25 Aug 2009 Posts: 346

I'm excited to see this! I didn't know they could only compete in 2 other comps the whole year! I guarantee its maloof and tampo pro that you'll see everyone at if they aren't skating in street leauge.

mojo · Posted: Jul 05, 2010 7:55 pm Post subject:

contractual agreements like that are lame, but nfl players have stipulations of what sports they can do outside football. only good if they get a base salary for being in the league

Randomhero14 · Frontside 180 Joined: 25 Aug 2009 Posts: 346

I take that back. They can compete in 2 comps this year. In 2011 they can't compete in anything except street leauge!

yookyle · Backside 180 Joined: 15 Jan 2009 Posts: 1002 City: Reno

thats the worst thing to happen to skateboarding ever. wed be giving into what skating is pretty much against.

stompin9s · Posted: Jul 05, 2010 9:55 pm Post subject:

yookyle, skateboarding is at such a high level right now that it might be time for something like this if its done right.

<MikeG> · Backside 180 Joined: 31 Dec 2007 Posts: 1293 City: PBG

i may be wrong but i think they get to do the dew tour OR they can choose from two "wild card events" thats what i understand from it at least.

http://espn.go.com/action/skateboarding/news/story?page=rob-dyrdek-talks-street-league

stompin9s · Posted: Jul 05, 2010 9:58 pm Post subject:

mojo · Posted: Jul 05, 2010 10:13 pm Post subject:

example: that kobyashi dude wouldn't enter some contest because he couldn't compete in the us or canada for a year b/c of the contract. i have never known of someone in our sport and wakeboarding not allowed to do events b/c they have a sponsor. usually sponsors want their riders to go and represent them at contests.

mojo · Posted: Jul 05, 2010 10:14 pm Post subject:

example: that kobyashi dude wouldn't enter some contest because he couldn't compete in the us or canada for a year b/c of the contract. i have never known of someone in our sport and wakeboarding not allowed to do events b/c they have a sponsor. usually sponsors want their riders to go and represent them at contests.

Randomhero14 · Frontside 180 Joined: 25 Aug 2009 Posts: 346

No it says on the website that in 2011 that they can't compete in ANY other contests in 2011. WTF is going to happen at the Maloof Money Cup?!

ZackFL(BRE) · Backside 180 Joined: 11 Oct 2008 Posts: 2386 City: Tampa

tampa pro is gonna be weak... Neutral

corporate skateboarding FTL.

daniel · Back Big Joined: 26 Apr 2004 Posts: 3669 City: Duncan

I'm stoked about it,

yookyle · Backside 180 Joined: 15 Jan 2009 Posts: 1002 City: Reno

i doubt it will be done right, i just dont like the whole contract B.S i understand sponsors have been doing it for years with their riders but it seems alot different

GnarShredd · Backside 180 Joined: 24 Jan 2009 Posts: 1529 City: Seattle

I'm definitely intrigued by this. I've always kind of been against this sort of thing but the level of skating is so high right now that it's kind of nice to take some of the big players out of most of the comps.

This way the kids who are killing it can finally win some comps and get some recognition while the true masters of the sport can keep pushing themselves in a league that really showcases their level of skating.

BB · Backside 180 Joined: 28 Jul 2006 Posts: 1706

What if someone comes up and wants to join? Expand it? Drop the last place skater to place Mr. New in? It will be hard to do things like that with individuals opposed to the comparison of NBA or NFL...

RC · Backside 180 Joined: 11 Jul 2006 Posts: 1033

Sounds awesome Smash

PrimeO · Posted: Jul 14, 2010 10:17 pm Post subject:

Its going to be sick! Im pumped about it.

ZackFL(BRE) · Backside 180 Joined: 11 Oct 2008 Posts: 2386 City: Tampa

That was actually a very sick contest. Nyjah finally didn't have judges to screw him over.. Well deserved win. Smash

DaeDae · Posted: Sep 15, 2010 9:12 pm Post subject: