Will making a highlight video of my best tricks get me recognition as a skateboarder?

Will making a highlight video of my best tricks get me recognition as a skateboarder?

Tony Alva (Pro Skateboarder) gives expert video advice on: What makes a good skateboarding video?; Will making a highlight video of my best tricks get me recognition as a skateboarder?; What do I do with my skateboarding video?

It might and it might not; there's a lot of kids that are out there that are trying to get sponsored and some can cut the mustard and some can't. A lot of kids end up getting sponsored and then they don't take it really anywhere, and they just end up being an amateur sponsored skater forever and they just don't really take it to the next level. So its always a gamble, its always a chance, but that's not really what skateboarding is all about. I think, like I said earlier, its not really about sponsorship; skateboarding is more about just getting the basics down; progressing to the point where you feel comfortable on your board and just having fun with it.