| What are the determining factors in naming a | | | | traditional racing with dirt jumps and |
| sport extreme? There are many sports | | | | obstacles. Freestyle BMX is more closely |
| considered to be extreme sports today but how | | | | related to skateboarding as they use the same |
| did they become to be known as such? Some | | | | courses as the skateboarders use and perform |
| came from seemingly benign beginnings and | | | | tricks on their bikes.Have you seen the |
| have evolved to more dangerous sports. The | | | | skiers that do all the crazy tricks and flips |
| addiction to these sports it seems comes from | | | | coming off of ramps on the slopes? This is |
| the associated adrenaline rush that comes | | | | freestyle skiing and is one of the most |
| from the participation in them. Let's look at | | | | popular of the winter extreme sports. Like |
| some examples of extreme sports.Skateboarding | | | | snowboarding, this sport has its own tricks |
| is considered the best known of extreme | | | | and its own language.An extreme sport mainly |
| sports and was actually started in the | | | | for the more mature of participants has |
| sixties by bored surfers looking for a way to | | | | recently evolved to be called sport climbing. |
| get exercise and cross train when the surf | | | | With sport climbing there are preset |
| wasn't up. The sport took on a life of its | | | | handgrips and a designated course to climb |
| own and soon national competitions were being | | | | with the goal to prove one's strength and |
| held bringing the cult sport into mainstream | | | | athletic ability.Ever felt the urge to jump |
| America. From its humble beginnings the sport | | | | out of an airplane? Most people don't, but |
| has now garnered worldwide attention.The cold | | | | still this has become a very popular sport |
| weather sister to skateboarding is snow | | | | that gives an enormous adrenaline rush from |
| boarding which takes the same movements and | | | | the initial jump. Parachuting teams work |
| more onto the snow. This extreme sport has | | | | together to form shapes and perform |
| really caught fire today and in the last | | | | choreographed aerial maneuvers while |
| winter Olympics the snowboarding events were | | | | freefalling.There is no doubt that as our |
| among the most popular. As its popularity has | | | | culture seeks new ways to create excitement |
| grown many resorts have added specialized | | | | there will be new extreme sports introduced |
| snowboard trails and trick spots.The sport | | | | that may prove to be just as popular as the |
| that takes biking to the extreme is BMX | | | | ones we see now.Gregg Hall is an author |
| biking. There are a couple of different | | | | living in Navarre Florida. |
| versions of this sport with one being like | | | | |