Its realy not about TRICKS. Its not like if you can land a certain trick you get sponsord like you win a prize. Its about pure raw natural talent. there is 100000000 people that try out for american Idol but Only a few can realy sing. Just because you know the words to a song dose not make you a singer. and just because you know all the tricks dose not make you a great rider. You need Style and massive confidence. You need to be the best rider at your park. and if people tell you WOW your the best rider at this skatepark, then you might have a chance. If you ride with anyone that is better than you. then its not you sorry. You lack the confidence. If i go to the park I can spot the guy right away. he is the one going faster, airing higher, pushing the limits going for huge gaps, Its somthing you are born with. Some may dissagree sure you can learn tricks and land them all, but if you have to work realy hard to land a trick, it looks akward. some times the hardest part is making it look easy
Also one of the thing we look for is an online presents. You need to be social, and poeple need to know you. make videos and LOTS AND LOTS of videos, post coments and be cool. dont be a dick (like Parrish) or you will never be sponsord. People need to like you.
have a scence of humor, and encorage riders with posative comments on there vids or pics.
Right now I have to say One rider I am so happy to sponsor is Derek Seay
He got on the flow team with a backflip tripple whip, but what he has done for our company online is WAY more valuable, than a trick.
I'm sorry but I disagree with a lot of this, especially the bold.
Pure raw natural talent can only get you so far. It takes someone who is dedicated to improving their skill to get sponsored. I never had much natural talent at riding scooters, but I ride my ass off to learn tricks and get them dialed. Practice and dedication is what has gotten me where I am today. And not just dedication to learning tricks, but getting cleaner, improving style, and non-riding aspects like spot finding, filming, editing, etc. Look at guys like Dylan Kasson, or Brandon Kilbury. They were sketchballs when they first started but now they are among the best in the world.
Riding with someone who is better than you is actually one of the best things you can do to improve yourself. How can you learn and push yourself if you're already better than everyone else? Nobody is there to push you to do stuff, show you how to do something. Ever heard of Issac Miller? Zach Johnston? Both started riding with me a few years ago, and now are both sponsored by respectable companies. Having someone else who is sponsored to ride with really rubs off on you, in a positive way.
The online presence thing definitely helps though. So long as the rider doesn't make a fool of themselves, although many riders seem to do this and succeed anyway...
Oh, and OP, if you have to ask that question, you aren't ready to be sponsored.
