Sponsor Me

The dream of most skateboarders today is to become a sponsored skater and go on to eventually having their own pro skateboard and living the life of a professional skater. There are only a select few avenues to accomplishing this. One is just getting noticed by a pro or team manager. Unless you live in one of the few major California cities where the skateboard industry is concentrated, the chances of that are slim to none.

The most used route is the tried and true “sponsor me” video. The sponsor me video is to skaters what the demo tape is to a music band and a part of what drives skateboarding. Some of the most innovative tricks have been on sponsor me videos done by the hungriest of unknowns. It is a compilation of your best tricks that highlight who you are as a skater. Once this is done you send it to the team managers at the companies you like in hopes that it fits with their team. If you’re skills are up to par, the team manger will send you product and you will become a part of the “flow” team. Not always, but it does happen where everything falls into place and a skater is asked to immediately join a team as a full amateur.

The sponsor me video is the outlet for 99.9% of skaters to get noticed and begin their skating careers.