List of Board Sports
Board sports are extreme activities that take place on land, water, air, or some combination of the three. Board sports entail riders being strapped to the board or standing on top of it, surfing on the water or being pulled through the air, and everything in between. Here is a list of popular board sports, with answers to some of the most frequently asked questions.
Board Sports List
- All-Terrain Boarding
- Big Wave Surfing
- Bodyboarding
- Casterboarding
- Freeboarding
- Ironman Surf Lifesaving
- Kiteboarding (Kitesurfing) / Kite Landboarding
- Kneeboarding
- Longboarding
- Mountainboarding (Dirtboarding)
- Off Road Boarding
- Paddleboarding
- Riverboarding
- Sandboarding (Sand Surfing)
- Skateboarding
- Sky Surfing
- Snowboarding
- Snowkiting
- Streetboarding
- Street Luge
- Surfing
- Vert Skating
- Wakeboarding
- Windsurfing
FAQ
What are board sports?
Board sports are popular extreme or action sports that use some type of board as the primary equipment. There are many variations of board sports that each take place on many different surfaces. Variance in terrain means varying levels of danger, as some board sports are very extreme and can cause serious injury if the rider is not properly trained and wearing the correct safety equipment. However, board sports offer plenty of fun for novice athletes as well.
What are the most popular board sports?
The most popular board sports include skateboarding, surfing, and snowboarding. These popular board sports were the first of their kind and have since led to offshoots like longboarding, windsurfing, and sandboarding. The board sports that have gained the most popularity are those that have become mainstream and serve as the jumping point for other board sports to build off of.
Can board sports be played on different terrains?
Board sports can be played on many different terrains, being loosely categorized into water, air, and land terrains. Within the water and land terrains, board sports can be broken down further. On land, board sports fit into snow, sand, and paved surfaces, and on the water, they are organized by wake and surf categories. Other board sports, like windsurfing and kiteboarding, mix together two terrains making for a high-intensity extreme sport.
In which board sports are your feet attached to the board?
Due to the extreme nature of board sports, most of them require the rider’s feet to be attached to the board. Most times this is done out of necessity, like in snowkiting, kitesurfing, and skysurfing, where the board would completely detach from the rider if there were no straps for the rider’s feet. In other board sports, like snowboarding, mountainboarding, and off-road boarding, the straps make it far easier for the rider to stay on the board.