Alec Beck Explained

Alec Beck
Birth Place:United States
Spouse:Amelia Brodka
Sport:Skateboarding
Event:Park, Street, Vert, Bowl

Alec Beck is an American professional skateboarder, public space advocate, skatepark designer, and Olympic coach.[1] [2] [3]

As of 2024, Beck works as the Associate Director of Advocacy & Public Engagement at The Skatepark Project (formerly The Tony Hawk Foundation).[4]

Career

Skateboarding

Beck's skateboarding career spans over 20 years, from competing in national competitions to video parts for various brands. Beck and his ZJ Boarding House team won gold at ESPN X Games 16 held in Los Angeles.[5] [6]

Beck was a featured athlete over three seasons on the Fuel TV, Built to Shred television series.[7]

Beck has produced numerous video parts, including his Birdhouse pro debut video.[8]

Skatepark advocacy

Alec was the lead advocate for the development and designer of Stoner Skate Plaza at Stoner Park in West Los Angeles, California.[9]

After his successful advocacy for Stoner Skate Plaza, Alec worked with the local council, Aaron Snyder and Nike to liberate the famed West LA Courthouse for legalized skateboarding.[10] [11] [12]

Beck was hired at the Tony Hawk Foundation, now known as The Skatepark Project, in 2015. In his work at The Skatepark Project, he supports skatepark advocates across the country and helps manage high profile skatepark development including the Brooklyn Banks, Brooklyn Skate Garden, Blue Park, and others.[13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] Beck authored the Skatepark Best Practices Guide.[19] Beck has published articles in Parks and Rec Business magazine.[20] [21] Additionally, Beck is a regular speaker at National Recreation and Parks Association conference education sessions and podcast.[22]

Beck cohosted The Skatepark Podcast, a skatepark focused podcast produced by The Skatepark Project. In 2023, Beck was the guest of University of Chicago’s Architecture Professor Stewart Hick tour looking at Chicago through the lenses of urban planning and active city spaces.[23]

Skatepark design

Beck was the lead designer for Stoner Park along with Colby Carter & California Skateparks.[24]

In 2017, Beck designed two Detroit-based skateparks with Tony Hawk and notable artists related to the Library Street Collective, including the Wayfinding Skatepark with Ryan McGinness and the It Takes A Village Skatepark at the Shepherd Art Center with McArthur Binion.[25] [26] [27]

Olympic coaching

In 2021, Beck was an Olympic Skateboarding coach at Tokyo 2021 Olympics for the Polish Skate Federation, coaching his wife Amelia Brodka.[28]

Personal life

Beck is married to professional skateboarder Amelia Brodka.[29] [30] [31] Their unconventional marriage proposal gained media attention.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Owens . Jaime . 2018-10-18 . The Tony Hawk Foundation, An Interview With Alec Beck . 2024-11-07 . TransWorld SKATEboarding Magazine . en.
  2. Chiu . Chihsin . Giamarino . Christopher . December 2019 . Creativity, Conviviality, and Civil Society in Neoliberalizing Public Space: Changing Politics and Discourses in Skateboarder Activism From New York City to Los Angeles . Journal of Sport and Social Issues . en . 43 . 6 . 462–492 . 10.1177/0193723519842219 . 0193-7235.
  3. Amelia Brodka and Alec Beck SkateCER shout out . 2024-09-22 . Indigo Willing . 2024-11-16 . YouTube.
  4. Web site: 2016-06-05 . Leadership - The Skatepark Project . 2024-11-10 . skatepark.org . en-US.
  5. Web site: 2010-07-29 . X Games 16: Skate Results . 2024-11-16 . ESPN.com . en.
  6. X Games 2010 Shop V. Shop Battle - ZJ Boarding House takes Gold . 2010-07-30 . NoahSkater . 2024-11-17 . YouTube.
  7. Built to Shred Built to Shred Season 3 Episodes . 2024-11-17 . fuel.tv.
  8. Alec Beck Part and Guest Birdhouse/THF Model . 2019-03-11 . RIDE Channel . 2024-11-17 . YouTube.
  9. Web site: 2017-02-19 . Stoner Park: The Skatepark With a Great Name . 2024-11-07 . Red Bull . en-us.
  10. Web site: Eisenhour . Mackenzie . 2014-09-09 . Interview: Alec Beck on Liberating the Courthouse . 2024-11-17 . TransWorld SKATEboarding Magazine . en.
  11. Web site: Eisenhour . Mackenzie . 2014-09-09 . Interview: Alec Beck on Liberating the Courthouse . 2024-11-07 . TransWorld SKATEboarding Magazine . en.
  12. Web site: Bils . Alexis Castro & Bobby . 2020-04-06 . THE EVOLUTION OF... THE WEST LOS ANGELES COURTHOUSE . 2024-11-07 . Jenkem Magazine . en.
  13. Web site: Dale . Emma . 2019-05-16 . Ann Arbor Skatepark to celebrate five years with ‘Light Up the Park’ event . 2024-11-10 . mlive . en.
  14. Web site: Russo . Christine . 2023-07-16 . Brooklyn's Blue Park skate park opens with upgrades . 2024-11-07 . FOX 5 NY . en-US.
  15. Web site: Pankonin . Russ . Skatepark gets $10,000 grant from Tony Hawk . The Imperial Republican.
  16. Web site: Lohse . Drake . Familiar face helps bring massive skatepark to Des Moines . 2024-11-10 . The Times-Delphic.
  17. Web site: Gazette . JULIE FARREN, Record . 2019-10-11 . Teens advocate for new skate park at Beaumont City Council meeting . 2024-11-10 . Banning Record Gazette . en.
  18. Web site: 2024-07-12 . The Brooklyn Skate Garden: Skatepark With Green Space or Green Space With A Skatepark? . 2024-11-17 . VILLAGE PSYCHIC . en-US.
  19. Web site: 2022-03-20 . The Skatepark Project . 2024-11-17 . Juice Magazine . en-US.
  20. Web site: modern-skateparks-are-for-everyone . PRB+.
  21. Web site: 2024-05-16 . Grinding Out The Details . 2024-11-17 . PRB+ Magazine . en.
  22. Web site: Building Community Through Access to Skateparks — Episode 109 Open Space National Recreation and Park Association . 2024-11-17 . www.nrpa.org . en.
  23. Web site: Alley . Blair . 2023-10-19 . How Tony Hawk Changed the Design of Cities . 2024-11-10 . TransWorld SKATEboarding Magazine . en.
  24. Web site: mirrormmg . 2010-09-11 . West LA Skate Park Too Much Noise For Neighbors: . 2024-11-17 . SM Mirror . en-US.
  25. Web site: Shepherd Arts Center: Detroit’s Historic Cultural Hub . 2024-11-17 . Library Street Collective.
  26. Web site: tony-hawk-proud-excited-to-bring-skate-park-to-life-in-detroit .
  27. Web site: Martin . Hannah . 2024-02-16 . From a Reimagined Detroit Church to an Emerging Furniture Maker’s Explorations in Resin, Here Are AD’s Discoveries of the Month . 2024-11-17 . Architectural Digest . en-US.
  28. Web site: Amelia Brodka . 2024-11-17 . The Nine Club . en.
  29. Web site: 2017-05-22 . Even Tony Hawk Was Impressed By This Skateboarder's Marriage Proposal . 2024-11-07 . HuffPost . en.
  30. Web site: Kramer . Jesse . 2017-05-23 . Pro skater Alec Beck pulls off knee sliding proposal stunt to shock girlfriend . 2024-11-07 . The Comeback: Today’s Top Sports Stories & Reactions . en-US.
  31. Web site: Staff . BarDown . 2017-05-15 . Pro skateboarder throws down extreme proposal by knee sliding into his engagement - Article . 2024-11-10 . BARDOWN . en.

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