The Boardr Am at Houston
February 14, 2015
The Boardr Am is a top amateur skateboarding series. Register here online right now before limited spots are gone. Winners at each stop are flown to the Finals at X Games Austin to meet six other specially invited ams.
The Boardr Am is a top amateur skateboarding series. Winners at each stop are flown to the Finals at X Games Austin to meet six other specially invited ams. A one hour show on ESPN's World of X produced by The Boardr will document the skaters' stories of the road to Austin, Texas.
Qualifiers Jams
View the Qualifiers Jams and instant results here.
Location
Southside Skatepark, 510 Iowa St, South Houston, TX 77587. Fly into Houston Hobby Airport which is very close to Southside.
Hotel
Merry Inn has agreed to 15% off when you mention The Boardr Am Southside. Room rates are currently $57.99.
Registration
Register Online NowRegister now for this stop before limited spots fill up.
Schedule
The schedule at every stop for The Boardr Am is the same. Just so you know, we run things on time.
- FRIDAY
- 12pm - 6pm: Registration, Practice, Check-In
- Southside is having a sale in the shop all weekend
- SATURDAY
- 9am - 11am: Registration, Practice, Check-In
- 11am: Qualifiers in Jam Format
- Three skater jams, three minutes each
- Top 18 make the cut to the Semi-Finals
- 3pm: Semi-Finals in Jam Format
- Three skater jams, three minutes each
- Top six make the cut to the Finals
- 4pm: Finals in Runs Format
- Three, one minute runs, best counts
- 5pm: Awards
- Winner gets all expenses paid to compete in The Boardr Am Series Finals at X Games Austin
- 5:30pm: Best Trick open to everyone - $250 cash
- 8:30pm: Creation "Soul Harmonics" Video Premiere at Southside
- All ages after-gathering at Moontower on 3004 Canal Street with specials for people with a Contest wristband
- SUNDAY
- The Slappys are at Fitzgerald's, 2706 White Oak Drive at 7pm
Questions about format? Click here to see details on Jams vs Runs format.
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