King of the Groms - 12 and Under Skateboard Contest Series is Owned, Operated, and Orchestrated by the 3rd Lair SkatePark & SkateShop Inc.
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The 10th Annual King of the Groms - 12 & Under Only Skateboard Contest Series.
6 Qualifiers around the country and 1 Championship Event at the 3rd Lair Skatepark.
Regional Kings crowned at each qualifier stop and the National Champion King of the Groms crowned at the 3rd Lair SkatePark on the weekend of June 14th - 17th, 2012
2011 / 2012 King of the Groms & King of the AMs Schedule:
QUALIFIER #1: Sept. 23rd - 25th, 2011 – Skaters Edge Skatepark
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QUALIFIER #2: Oct. 21st - 23rd, 2011 – 3rd Lair SkatePark
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QUALIFIER #3: Nov. 11th -13th, 2011 – Progressive Skatepark
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QUALIFIER #4: Dec. 9th -11th, 2011 – Skatelab Skatepark
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QUALIFIER #5: Jan. 13th -15th, 2012 – Southside Skatepark
QUALIFIER #6: Feb. 16th - 19th, 2012 -
(LAST CHANCE QUALIFIER FOR KOTG/KOTA!!!)
CHAMPIONSHIP: June 14th -17th, 2012 – 3rd Lair SkatePark
(Invite Only)
08 / 16 / 11 - A NOTE FROM THE CONTEST ORGANIZERS :
Hello everyone! - We are just over a month away from our first contest of this upcoming series! We are excited to announce that we have 3 brand new stops for our qualifiers – Skaters Edge, Southside Skatepark, & Kids That Rip Skatepark! We’d like to thank all of them for bringing us in! Of course we’ll be back to our 2 favorite stops Progressive Skatepark (in November this year) and the Skatelab!
We will be running King of the Groms and King of the AMs congruently again for this year’s series (same as last year). Both contests will run Friday – Sunday at each stop.
Also new for this year are some rule changes:
1.
Age Rule –
Age Rule –a.If you are 12 & under at a qualifier event and you receive a ‘Golden Ticket’ – then you can compete in the King of the Groms Championship event even if you turn 13 before June 17th, 2012i.If you are 12 & under at a qualifier event and you receive a ‘Golden Ticket’ – then you may elect to compete in the King of the AMs Championship – AM Division if you wish – you must turn 13 before June 14th, 2012 to do this2.King of the AMs –
King of the AMs –a.We are expanding the age range this year – King of the AMs is now 13 – 16 years old only
We are expanding the age range this year – King of the AMs is now 13 – 16 years old onlyb.Also King of the AMs is STREET ONLY (no bowl or mini-ramp events)c.King of the AMs will have 2 divisions:i.Open Division (compete for prizes)ii.AM Division (compete for cash & prizes)1.AM Division cash purse breakdown:a.1st place = 150.00b.2nd place = 100.00c.3rd place = 50.003.New for this year’s series - Championship week at 3rd Lair June 11th – 17th, 2012!!!
New for this year’s series - Championship week at 3rd Lair June 11th – 17th, 2012!!!a.We are inviting all King of the Groms and King of the AMs to arrive on Sunday, June 10th for an epic week at 3rd Lair!i.Sunday, June 10th, 2012 – Welcome party at JJ’s (next door to park) starts at 7:00pmii.Monday – Friday attend 3rd Lair Skateboard Camp with pros from LRG, World Industries, and more! Camp runs 9:00am – noon, then free open skate for all campersiii.Wednesday evening – pro demos by LRG, World Industries, & More!iv.Thursday starting at 1:00pm – vert contest (open qualifier & championship)v.Friday – Sunday – King of the Groms & King of the AMs Championship events!
QUALIFIER #6:
Feb. 16th - 19th, 2012 -
(LAST CHANCE QUALIFIER FOR KOTG/KOTA!!!)
CONTEST SCHEDULE:
THURSDAY - VERT JAM - STARTS AT 5:00PM - FORMAT WILL BE ANNOUNCED ON-SITE - BASED ON NUMBER OF ENTRANTS
FRIDAY - DOORS OPEN AT 12:00 - RIDERS MEETING & MINI-RAMP QUALIFIER STARTS AT 5:00PM
SATURDAY - DOORS OPEN AT 9:00AM - COMPETITION STARTS AT 10:00AM (QUALIFIERS - BOWL)
SUNDAY - DOORS OPEN AT 9:00AM - PRACTICE FOR FINALISTS ONLY! COMPETITION STARTS AT 10:00AM (FINALS - BOWL)
