The Pat Wachter Pro Bowl Contest is Alabama’s first Pro skateboarding Contest since the early 80s.  The contest was held at the Veterans Skatepark April 28-29, 2007 in Alabaster, Alabama.  Veterans Skatepark opened in April of 2006 and is Alabama’s first concrete Skatepark since the early 80s. 

     Brian Kelly, the Veteran’s Skatepark manager and owner of the on-site skate shop Ride, had a vision.  He wanted to see more concrete skate parks in the state of Alabama.  Brian made a great effort to bring attention and focus back to the concrete skatepark.  His goal was to educate Alabama on what a quality, concrete skatepark can create and bring to communities.  He organized skateboarding demos, learn to ride clinics, summer skate camp, and a contest series.  All these efforts unfortunately produced little or no awareness.  The effort though was not in vain. 

     Pat Wachter, Alabama’s first Pro Skateboarder, and his team of skaters had been participating in Brian Kelly’s contest series.  During one of the contests, Brian entertained the idea to Pat of having a Pro bowl contest and naming it in honor of him.  The Pro contest would bring in the publicity, attention, and awareness that Brian was striving so hard for.  Pat was delighted.  Together, the two of them created the first annual Pat Wachter Pro Bowl Contest.  The contest gained support from the World Cup Skateboarding organization and became a World Cup Skateboarding event.