GIRLS Skateboarding

Like many sports, skateboarding has been historically male-dominated. Between the 1990s and 2000s, only a small handful of female skaters received "pro" accolades and appeared in the media. Young female skaters look up to standouts like Elissa Steamer and Marissa Dal Santos (link to Zero Strange World). There have always been girls who go against the grain and feel the drive to pursue high-risk / high-reward activities like skateboarding, but the scene was historically small and underground. It wasn't until the last 15 years that female skateboarding exploded in participation.

Right To Skate offers girls-only programs for girls interested in getting into skateboarding, as well as experienced skaters looking to evolve their skills and explore their abilities.

girls programs

Young girl skateboarding in a skatepark on a sunny day, jumping in mid-air with a colorful skateboard.

girls-only skate course

Right to Skate offers a structured lesson program for girls to learn alongside other girls. The program consists of a one-month course, with the group meeting once a week for 4 weeks at one Saskatoon Skatepark, usually the WW Ashley Park. Though the course is open to all-ages, it is primarily attended by girls between the ages of 6 and 14.

Opens Spring 2026
Five queer Right To Skate members with skateboards in a parking lot with trees and a playground in the background, smiling and laughing.

women & queer skate meetups

Women and Queer Skate Meetups are for women, nonbinary and two-spirit skaters, trans men and women, and other queer identities under the 2SLGBTQIA+ umbrella. By showing up in the company of other women and queer skaters, we create a space that is safe, welcoming, and less intimidating than the experience of going to a skatepark on your own.

Meetups are unstructured, community-building hangouts, and are presently hosted every week May through October. They are open to all ages but typically are attended by older skaters aged 20-40. we have free rental skateboards, helmets, and pads available for those interested.

Group of children at a Right To Skate class with skateboards and helmets at skatepark, holding certificates, with two adults behind them, overcast sky, trees, and building in background.
Two children at a Right To Skate class wearing helmets standing outdoors on a grassy area, each holding a skateboard, with other people sitting on the grass in the background and trees under a clear blue sky.
A woman and two young girls with skateboards and helmets at a skate park at a Right To Skate class. The women and one girl are holding certificates of achievement.
Five young women at a Right To Skate event sitting on the grass in a park with skateboard equipment around them, trees, and a bright blue sky.
Two young women in skateboarding gear, holding skateboards, smiling and laughing on an outdoor skate ramp during dusk, with trees and a building in the background.
A person wearing a black helmet, black top, plaid shorts, and black skate shoes skateboarding in a concrete skate park during daytime.
A woman wearing a pink cap and black outfit skateboarding in a concrete skate bowl with graffiti.
Two women sitting outdoors on a blanket, one smiling and the other with her back to the camera, near a skate park during sunset.

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