Hurricane Breeze Newspaper
The Clover STEMs 4-H Club unveiled Scan2Skate signage at the City of Hurricane Skate Park on Saturday, October 12th.
HURRICANE, W.Va. — Putnam County’s 4-H Lego Robotics Team, the Clover STEMs, unveiled signage at the City of Hurricane Skate Park which allows beginning skateboarders to become proficient. The project, dubbed Scan2Skate, allows visitors to the skate park to scan a QR code on their cell phone that directs them a YouTube video which demonstrates and explains a particular trick or maneuver on a skateboard and/or a scooter.
Because the Scan2Skate is a first of its kind in the entire nation, the Clover STEMs’ project has made the Hurricane Skate Park a model for other skate parks to follow.
With the assistance of the Hurricane High School Media Class and volunteers, the Clover STEMs created twelve videos which provide the instruction needed to replicate a particular move. The following tricks are now available for scooter instruction: Spins, One Footed Can, Drop In, Tail Whip, and Bar Spins. For skateboarders, there are: Drop In, Tic Tac, Manual, Pump in Transition, Rock to Fakey, Board Slide, and Kick Turn.
The QR codes will be registered and can be made available for posting at skate parks in all places.
The club will be waiting to hear feedback from the Tony Hawk Foundation which served as a resource in the design of the Hurricane Skate Park.
Read more: https://www.hurricanebreezenews.com/2024/10/16/city-of-hurricane-skate-park-now-a-national-model/
