How to Run a Skate / BMX Event in Colorado

Running a skate event in Colorado? Here's how to plan it, pick a format and run it on Colorado Under Par, start to finish.

What it looks like

Colorado skate and BMX events take place at city skate parks and bike parks from spring through fall, with kids, teens and adults competing by age and skill level.

Formats

Skateboard Street

Skaters ride a course of ledges, rails, stairs and banks, doing tricks during a timed run.

Skateboard Park

Skaters flow through a park of ramps, quarter pipes and transitions in timed runs.

BMX Park / Street

Riders perform tricks on park ramps or street features during timed runs.

Bowl / Vert

Skaters or riders carve a deep bowl or vert ramp and do airs and lip tricks.

BMX Dirt Jump

Riders take a line of packed dirt jumps and do tricks in the air.

Best Trick

Riders pick one feature and try their hardest trick within a time window.

Game of S.K.A.T.E.

Two skaters take turns setting tricks on flat ground.

BMX Flatland

Riders balance and spin the bike on smooth flat ground with no ramps.

Best Trick Contest

Riders and skaters get a set time to land their best trick on one feature, and the crowd helps judge. Fast and exciting.

Sponsor a Ramp

Local shops or families sponsor a ramp or rail with a banner and named award. Clear and easy to explain.

Golden Wheel Trophy

Winners get a painted wheel or sprocket trophy, and the best slam gets a gag prize. Pose both with the crowd for a photo.

Build it

In the Organizer Dashboard, click Create event and pick skate and your format. Every tab, word and Start here guide then follows your sport.

Registration

Choose your team size and divisions, like beginner, intermediate and advanced. In Registration, ask what you need from each entrant, like board or bike.

Results

Open Scores and results. Your sport starts set up with rounds and judges per round. Send each judge their phone link, no login needed. With three or more judges you can drop the high and low score. Tick Post results to show places by level.

Event day

Riders check in and confirm helmets and pads, practice the course in groups, compete in timed heats while judges score, then awards follow.

Fun ideas

Make it memorable. Three ideas people love. Best Trick Contest. Riders and skaters get a set time to land their best trick on one feature, and the crowd helps judge. Fast and exciting. Sponsor a Ramp. Local shops or families sponsor a ramp or rail with a banner and named award. Clear and easy to explain. Golden Wheel Trophy. Winners get a painted wheel or sprocket trophy, and the best slam gets a gag prize. Pose both with the crowd for a photo.

Tip

One tip for first-timers: require helmets for everyone and run practice in small groups by age, so younger riders are not dodging advanced riders on the same features. Building is free, then 1% per paid order plus card processing, paid to your own Stripe account. Stuck? Ask Caddie or search Need help in your dashboard. Start at coloradounderpar.com/sell-tickets.