Rollaball, Where Skateboards and Soccer Meet

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Today marks the beginning of the London 2012 Paralympics Games.The summer games includes a wide range of sports ranging from traditional track and field events to wheelchair fencing. In light of this, last week Shadow and Act, introduced a new project documenting a "skateboard-inspired version of soccer" originating in Ghana for individuals with polio. In this ingenious sport coined, Rollaball, players are strapped to locally made skateboards which assistant in maneuvering across the concrete while their arms and hands move furiously to "hand-kicking" or "hand-pass" the ball. The film features the life of the Rolling Rockets team. For players, Rollaball is just another insouciant pastime, but a mechanism for rising out of poverty. Hopefully, Rollaball will become a Paralympic sport in the future.

Check out the Rollaball trailer!

*Support the Rollaball Movie KickStarter Campaign to help "create awareness about these men, their sport, and the plight of people with disabilities in developing nations."*

Some members of the Rolling Rockets in action!

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Remember to watch the Paralympics, Aug 29-Sep 9.

MTV is Calling All Skater Girls!

Hola Fellow Skater Chicas,

MTV is casting for a new reality show,"Skater Girls," a spin off of their "Surf Girls" reality show from back in '03 (wow, back then I was banned from watching MTV...haha). The producers, working in collaboration with the All Girls Skate Jam and Pacsun are in search of three girlfriends who like skateboarding. If  interested, you don't have to be a professional skater, but be able to ride a skateboard. Visit The All Girls Skate Jam to find out more about the program and how to submit your video. Wip out your flip or camcorder and get to taping.

Source: All Girls Skate Jam,2012