Resources
If getting your family involved in these sports seems overwhelming, I get that! So we did the research and created resources for getting started, understanding the pathways, and navigating sponsorships.
Where are you starting from?
Three paths, one for wherever your family is
1 · New to all this
Get Started
How to start in each sport, what to buy, how contests work, and clubs near you.
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2 · Already competing
Level Up
Sponsorships and brand deals, what to watch out for, and finding the right training.
Level Up→
3 · Watch together
Get Inspired
Films, videos and athletes to put in front of your kids.
Get Inspired→
Get Started · New to all this
How to get into each sport
First steps, what to buy, how contests work, and clubs near you. Pick a sport.
Level Up · Already competing
Sponsorships, deals and training
Your kid is already competing. Here’s how to handle brand deals without losing what makes it fun, and how to find the right coach.
Brand deals: a guide for parents
Should we even do this? How sponsorship usually works, from free gear to a paycheck. Scams, contracts, taxes and the law. Written for parents who are new to all of it.
17 min read→
Training: coaches and programs
What kind of coach she needs, how to vet one, what a smart training week looks like, and the safety rules every parent should know.
6 min read→
Going pro: snowboarding
The Olympics, the X Games, The Snow League, Natural Selection, and the U.S. ladder that leads to them. Who runs each rung, how riders move up and how pros get paid.
17 min read→
Get Inspired · Watch together
Show her what other girls are doing
Films and videos to watch together tonight, and real athletes to follow and cheer for.
Chrysalis
Documentary · 2026 · Red Bull
Big-wave charger Izzi Gomez on depression, self-doubt, and stepping away from Jaws, Mavericks and Teahupoʻo — then finding her way back to surfing for the love of it.
Advice for Girls
Documentary · 2023 · Sara Beam Robbins
An all-women ski film built by an all-women crew — big lines, big laughs, and the advice they wish someone had given them.
A Land Shaped by Women
Documentary · 2019 · Anne-Flore Marxer & Aline Bock
Two freeride world champions surf and snowboard their way across Iceland, meeting the women who shaped the country along the way.
See it in person
The best way to learn is to go watch one.
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