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 […]
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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 […]
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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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At the end of 2019 we were approached by a mum keen to run skateboarding lessons for a group of children in home education. We duly obliged and set up a regular Tuesday afternoon session for them at Charlton Park. We provided skateboards, pads and helmets where required and we had a range of […]
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At the beginning of the month I ran a private lesson with London based professionals Justin and Lingling who are in their mid 20s. We met at Whitegrounds skatepark which is local to them. Whitegrounds is a street style concrete park with plenty of ledges, banks and irregular transitions with some challenging lines. It is […]
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This weekend I ran a private skateboard lesson for Isaac, aged 8, at Folkestone gardens skatepark in Deptford. Folkestone gardens skatepark has a lot of transition, and is bowled out at one end. There are more street features at the other with a rail down some stairs. It’s a great park for learning to skateboard.Β We […]
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Sooo this might not look like much but it's the culmination of about four years work.. our student @lianne909 is the first student to pass her beginner grading by using the app π
To graduate she answered a few questions about what she'd learnt and uploaded a clip of #thedropin to her Instagram account. The exclusive School of Skate t-shirt will be sent out shortly with her graduation pack and she can join our progressing group lessons π
The process of tracking skills and grading for both coach & student is quite clunky because we are using a few systems to do it, but we look forward to joining it up better soon..
#skateschool #schoolofskate #skateboardlessons #skateboardinstructor #skatecoach #skateboardingisfun #london #beginnerskater #learntoskateboard #schoolofskateapp
Lovely day at Charlton park today! We were working on The Drop In, and came to Charlton because of the mellow quarterpipe in the corner of the street course. Rachel went from two hands, to one hand, to dropping in with a little support from me under her arm βΊοΈ
Oh and she got a little scrape on one attempt. You gotta pay to play π
#charltonpark #thedropin #skateboardlessons #london #quarterpipe #skateparklife
Here's Gene with his t-shirt & stickers from his skate birthday party at Victoria Park.. he brought 16 mates with him! @mikledge & I had our hands full π
#birthdaypartyideas #skatebirthday #skateboardinglessons #victoriaparklondon #raemerspark #hackney #schoolofskate
Get down to @folkestonegardensskatepark next Saturday for the summer ender. I'll be putting on some free lessons and a BBQ. Lessons between 1pm and 3pm. Just turn up and add your name to a 30 min slot on the day.
#skatejam #freeskatelessons #lewisham #deptford
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