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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 2001
Page
21
Summer on Wheels surveys roller skating in the United States with about 50 million enthusiasts. In line skates outnumber quad skates more than two to one as fans push for Olympic inclusion while U S speed figure and dance champs reach international events. Roller hockey, begun in London, appears as an exhibition in 1992 with in-line skates prevailing in the United States.
Roller basketball began in 1922 in Missouri. About 10 years ago NBA veteran Tom LaGarde started the National Inline Basketball League. It mirrors regular basketball with players required to dribble while they skate.
A group of friends started roller soccer in San Francisco in 1995. They played by skating and kicking pine cones, and the game gained popularity after they switched to a soccer ball.
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