While you weren't watching, skateboarding went and grew up / by VOCAL

THE MAN BEHIND THE MAN BEHIND STREET LEAGUE SKATEBOARDING

It can stop you in your tracks, whether through a random board zipping alongthe sidewalk or stunned by the supreme athletic genius these kids have mastered.Skateboarding: from little wooden toys to a professional sport founded on a big-moneyleague. The mastermind behind this transformation is professional skateboarder RobDyrdek, founder of the Street League Skateboarding (SLS) professional competitionseries built from exclusive roster of skateboarding’s elite. With his finger on the pulseand his eye on the future, one man is ensuring that the vision of SLS is executed andadvanced; Brian Atlas, President of SLS and architect of tomorrow’s professionalskateboarding.