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Changes at "Roller Skate-Youth Driven Program and Adult Skate Social-Total Wellness"
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What problem would you like to solve?
With the growing Skater Demographic, it is known that with all park spaces, there is and has never been space for quad skating.
Why is it important to solve? Why is it relevant for the community?
Like any other outdoor activity that is designed to promote fun, recreation, health, and socialization, roller skating as we have seen since 2020, has an increasing number of rolling wheels (not skateboarder/inline) but quad. Roller Skating is one sport/recreation that can be done independently or in groups and is considered one of America's favorite past-time activities. Also recognized by former President, Ronald Reagan who identified in 1983, October to be National Roller Skate Month.
What idea do you have to address the problem?
To achieve a portion of overall Total Wellness in the Bronx Community, developing programs that can be embedded within Parks/Recreation, Schools, and other Community-Based Organizations and existing Independent Skate Entrepreneur business owners.
Who would that help?
Children/Youth are the primary demographic that would bring a family-oriented environment. It would foster Total Wellness, and address other life areas that have been identified within communities such as mental health, nutrition, social skills, and empowerment
What NYC borough would benefit from your idea?
Bringing Programs that include a space for Roller Skating with Wellness/Fitness as an embedded feature, will provide a way to support other identified program initiatives that promote a Healthy New York. Here are some descriptors that come to mind: socialization, teamwork, learning, leadership, physical activity, fun, motivating, therapeutic, fitness, and wellness. These are some things that come to mind for the end-user (The Skater). With the onset of the Pandemic, this activity has re-gained the once-upon-a-time national/global presence Reagan tagged and created space (NRSM). Providing Safe Spaces for this Activity/Sport can open doors to NYers for recreation, and potential Olympic-level inclusion. We live in a Skate Desert at this time, (with no local Rinks or Spaces identified for Quad Skate Activity (spaces are designed mostly for skateboarding/inline/aggressive and BMX only) Bringing and supporting the development of Projects & Programs for New Yorkers would be beneficial for all age groups.
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