The Country Skate was the Educational Platform designed by the IDSA to highlight the sport and lifestyle of Distance Skateboarding: Action Sport, Fitness, Alternative Transportation, and Adventure.
Country Skates are international tours of select countries produced by The IDSA as part of the marketing and promotional plan to educate the public and stimulate growth of the industry in those countries via mainstream media.
Two – Four distance skateboarders will be invited to skate around a country on a designated route with a planned agenda that includes press conferences, meeting with local distance skateboarders and organizations, interviews with local media and publications and attending chosen events.
Daily video clips shall be uploaded along with periodic micro blogging to the popular social media sites: Twitter; Facebook; and YouTube. At the end of the skate all video clips shall be compiled and edited to produce a mini-documentary about the entire lifestyle experience.
The goal is to secure multiplatform (Internet, Network, Cable, Satellite, Wireless, IPTV) global distribution for these mini-documentaries.
Sponsorship of the IDSA Country Skate may be IN-KIND (travel, lodging, gear, vehicle use), MEDIA (distribution and/or syndication) or MONETARY (presenting or supporting).
Current Country Skates being planned are:
- Gira Colombia, The Country Skate
- Turkey
- Central America
- Venezuela
