2018 Grom Games
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The Springboard Effect Thursday afternoon and we’re at the infamous Pipeline in Port Elizabeth to find a million little groms hustling ‘round on skateboards tryna ollie and kickflip the curb. The atmosphere amongst the groms is Christmas come early, frothing at the mouth! Their mates are in school grinding away at algebra and lord knows what other curricula activities provided by the department of education, while they have the good fortune of fooling around on the beach in their wetsuits under the blazing African sun. All damn day. The 2018 Grom Games sponsored by Sea Harvest presented by Sports & Recreation marks the 26th annual Grommet Games. The games compromises of eight different districts countrywide and covers all the South African transformation criteria. The winning district gets a slot as the development team at SA Junior Champs in Jeffreys Bay. The idea behind the grom games is to create a safe space, a haven if you will, where young budding talents can be nurtured and developt. A space for kids who aren’t good enough to make their respective provincial teams but still want to surf competitively. I mean realistically, how many hidden gems have fallen through the cracks simply because their first […]