Comp to showcase local skateboarding talent and highlight Olympic pathways
Local skateboarder Taj Boyle in action.
A skateboard competition at Nambour will prove that it’s not only the coast that gets the cool stuff.
The Battle for Nambour will be held at the Nambour skatepark in Quota Park on Saturday 5 August and follows the successful Dicky Beach Bash which celebrated the upgrade of that skatepark.
“At that competition, one of the Nambour skaters said, ‘Can we do this in Nambour?’ That was about two years ago and I’ve finally got around to making it happen,” said skate coach Kodan Lynam.
The Battle will include categories for eight and under, 13 and under, 18 and under, girls and women, a highest ollie event and best tricks jam.
Even non and novice skaters will get a look in with free skate lessons from 8am before the competitive skating starts at 10.30am.
Kodan said the “battle” theme for the competition was inspired by the location, opposite the RSL and adjacent to the cenotaph, and the skating conditions at Nambour.
“I’m really leaning into what’s already there. It’s a grungy, harder park to skate. You get slammed,” he said.
“You’re really coming into a battle if you go to Nambour skatepark in contrast to Dicky Beach, which is more cruisy.”
Kodan expects at least 30 competitors, including young skaters on the Olympic pathway.
“It’s really quite profound, how much talent there is in Nambour skatepark,” he said.
“You get to watch dudes who travel the world and compete and you wouldn’t know it.”
Kodan encouraged people to make the most of the free skate lessons at the Battle of Nambour.
“All you need is closed in shoes. We supply the helmets, skateboards, pads.”
To preregister for the Battle of Nambour, link in @coachkodan on Instagram.
The Battle for Nambour is supported by Slothy Skateboarding Lessons, Pools Supply Co, Douglas Media, Boardstore Skate Shop, Theeve Trucks, Sunshine Coast Collective Markets, Sunshine Coast Council, Ice Block Skate Wax, Eternal Skateboards, and the Crafters Heart, Nambour.