January 2024 - School of Skate

411 Video Magazine on Film Fridays

The renaissance of Skateboarding in the 1990’s. The back catalogue of 411 Video Magazine is showing at our skatepark in Copeland Park in chronological order. 411vm was created in 1993 by Josh Friedberg and Steve Douglas. 411vm was a bi-monthly video series that gave the skateboarding world frequent access to footage of professional skateboarders, and […]

How does a skateboard work?

The biggest barrier to learning to skateboard, is getting a fit for purpose skateboard. Knowing the components of your skateboard, and how these work together, will help you work out if the problems you are having are due to your natural ability, or the 'skateboard'. The trucks (pictured) are the turning system of the skateboard, [...] Continue reading

Does a skateboard have a front and a back

We often get asked this question because we use popsicle decks at our lessons. The shape of popsicles, pictured, are often almost symmetrical, and as such it’s difficult to tell the difference at a glance. The reason for popsicles being almost symmetrical is to make it easier to do tricks off the nose, or skate […]

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411 Video Magazine on Film Fridays

How does a skateboard work?

Does a skateboard have a front and a back

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