Following the Scooter Camp hosted at Woodward in Tehachapi, CA back in February, I've received a lot of feedback from parents and kids asking about other scooter camps through the country. I recently heard about this week-long scooter camp hosted at the Woodward Camp in Lake Owen, Wisconsin later this summer. The really exciting thing about this camp is that Woodward's Lake Owen Camp is promoting in on their own website. In fact, they even have a full section of the site devoted to their scooter program, which means that our sport is really starting to get some well-deserved recognition.

Scooter kids are frequently asking me about sponsorship: "will you sponsor me?¹", "how can I get sponsored?", "do you know if [some brand] is sponsoring?", "can you get me on a team?", and so on. I wish I had good news for everyone, but the sad fact is that it's really difficult to get sponsored and it's becoming more challenging for a number of reasons. Many kids end up frustrated because they make the act of trying to get sponsored the primary focus of their riding. Think back to why you started riding scooters in the first place. Was it because you wanted get sponsored? Or was it because you loved riding and how it made you feel? Sponsorship as an end-goal is not a healthy mentality to have in this sport or any other and here's why:

If you haven't heard yet, Cootercon 2012 is going to be at Windells in Sandy, OR on Saturday, April 28th. Jimmy Lewis from Scoot & Destroy and Mothership Distribution always puts on a great comp, so I'm sure this year won't be any exception.

I received an email this week from Greg at ScooterCamp.eu letting me know about a scooter camp for kids in Europe that is taking place in the UK from Monday, June 4th through Friday, June 8th. Scoot-Mag, Razor, and Grit are involved so it looks like this could be big for kids in the UK especially. I don't know much beyond the press release, so if you have questions, please check out their website at http://www.scootercamp.eu/, email them at info@scootercamp.eu, or give them a call at 0845 83 84 662.

Pre-registration is now open for the Ripzu Junior Jam presented by NW Scoot and ScooterDad!

Click here to pre-register and save $10!

For full event details, please see our original article here: Ripzu Junior Jam - 12 and Under Competition on April 1st in Vancouver, WA

Entry fees are $30 for each division and those who pre-register (before Friday 3/30) on this website will receive a $10 discount.

For more information, please check out the official competition website at ScooterComps.com.

Freestyle Scooter Competitions has just announced the Razor Global Domination Tour for 2012 starting on April 1st at Rye Airfield in New Hampshire. There will be 3 more planned stops.

While we didn't make it to any of the Razor Global Domination Tour stops last year, we did go to 3 of the 4 in 2010 and they were all big-time competitions. If you live in the one of the tour stop areas and you get a chance, be sure to check out the competition this year even if you don't plan on competing. It's a great opportunity to see some of the best pros in the world up close and personal.

The following is the official press release from Freestyle Scooter Competitions that I received today:

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