Blog - School of Skate

Overcome your fear of falling

One of the most important skills to learn in skateboarding is falling. We know that making mistakes is a key component in the learning process. The more mistakes we make the faster we learn. We can take more risks and we can learn faster. Another aspect of this is that we can experiment more, and [...] Continue reading

Bexley pump track opening bash Sat 3rd April 2021

The long awaited opening of the pump track in Marten’s Grove, Bexleyheath is the 29th of March, when all the other outdoor skateparks can open, as per lockdown relaxation rules. This means we’ll have another free location where we can learn beginner skate skill The Pump. Bexley borough council are putting on an opening event […]

New London Bridge and Hackney skate schools open at Easter

Due to a coach injury we are unable to offer the lessons at Whitegrounds for the Easter holidays. If you've already booked please accept our apologies. We will be in touch shortly to rearrange. I am buzzing after releasing about 700 group lesson places today. I've been busy over lockdown finding new skateboarding coaches to [...] Continue reading

Tag your tricks & feature on our skills pages

Unless you’ve been living under a rock you’ll have seen a new part of our website called skateboard skills. We have now added all the beginner skateboard skills so you’ll know what skills need to do to graduate to the progressing group. On these pages I’ve added the opportunity for you to add clips of […]

Adjusting trucks on your new skateboard

If you’ve read our post on buying a beginner skateboard, you may be the proud owner of a new skateboard (hopefully you’ve got it from your local skate shop). You’ve made sure it’s the right size for you before you’ve bought it. So what next? Even if you’ve chosen the right size board, the trucks […]

43 mini ramp tricks at age 43

So it was my birthday on Monday, and to mark the occasion Dean suggested I do 43 tricks for each year of my life. This is following Tony Hawk’s video where he did 50 tricks at aged 50. I agreed and Dean kindly offered to document them for me and you can find them below […]

Winter skateboarding birthday party at Charlton skatepark

One of our students had his 7th birthday in November and desperately wanted a skateboarding birthday party where he could show his friends what he’d learnt at skate school. Unfortunately due to the November lockdown we had to push it into December, which I knew was going to be tricky with an outdoor skatepark as […]

New skateboard friendly pump track in Bexley

Update 14.3.21 The pump track has still not opened due to the pandemic. Skateparks are due to reopen the 29th March. Assume it will also be the case for pump tracks. Build of new skateboard pump track in Bexley due to complete on 14th December 2020. Yes, something to look forward to after lockdown. We […]

Adult beginner skateboard lessons available during lockdown

Adult beginner lesson kickturn on skateboard

So after poring over the guidance from Skateboard England I discovered that we can coach adults during lockdown. Officially skateparks are closed so Greenwich park would make a delightful venue to teach you beginner skills, like how to carve, slalom and kick-turn. We can come further afield, across South, East and Central London, if you […]

Charlton closed. Private lessons available at Folkestone Gardens, Deptford.

charlton skatepark still closed due to covid19

Fences have been pushed down by riders but Charlton skatepark remains officially closed despite government relaxing restrictions on outdoor activity. It seems odd, with many organised training sessions of football, a contact sport, going on at Charlton park that a non-contact sport like skateboarding is still not permitted. You can see the Skateboard England guidance […]

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