Powerslide Race Magazine 2016

14 POWERSLIDE RACE
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KIDS - THE FUTURE
OUR KIDS ARE
THE FUTURE
OF OUR SPORT.
Bart Swings, Peter Michael and Sandrine
Tas all started as kids who had dreams and
wanted to go fast. After years of hard work with
countless ups and downs along the way, they
were able to reach the pinnacle of the sport.
Powerslide noticed that there was a huge
problem in the market and not all kids were
perfect technically and this led to future
problems in skating and maybe, ultimately led
to kids leaving the sport. The problem:
THE SKATES!
Currently there is no kids skate designed
specitically for kids. They are all basically
adultsskates, just made smaller into kids sizes.
But kids don’t have the same balance, strength,
control or coordination as adults.
The most common problem for kids is pronation
of the ankles, or falling inside. This problem is
the root of other major technical problems and
needs to be eliminated. With this kids collection
we have added several new models which
feature new designs, that focus on allowing
younger skaters to develop their technique in
the correct way so that in the future years they
can achieve greatness, too.
The focus has been on a greater support in
the ankle area, with higher, more supportive
boots. BUT CAN STILL GO FAST & WIN!
EVERY KID STARTS WITH A DREAM,
AND POWERSLIDE IS HERE
TO HELP THEM ON THEIR WAY.