Looks like you were a victim of people adhering too closely to the "rules" of composition! With the expression on this chaps face, he should be about to hit the frame! Ahh, well, you know the voters....when in doubt, it must be a 5.
Would like to see him coming into, rather than leaving, the picture. Nicely done otherwise. Refreshing to see something alive after all the artsy pictures.
Ok this Lil Boi coming home from school. Nice But the background is Toe Up. Blur the background out and you would get a better photo. Then make this picture more a portrait and it would be kool because of the way his body is positioned
He needs to be further back in the frame, give him some space to skate into. Thats a cardianl rule for composition - an action shot has to have room for the action to move into. Try it and see what a difference it makes