Blog - School of Skate

Ramp & Street Progressing Tracker Cards

Progressing skateboard skills tracker card - ramp

For a while now we’ve been doing some research on tricks, where they originated, and how they developed. We did a series of interviews and used card sorting (see pics), a technique we have used previously working in the technology industry, to discover relationships between tricks, to start to firm up a trick hierarchy or […]

Peckham Festival 2025 Skate Jam

We will again be running a skate jam during the Peckham Festival this year. Supported by Death Skateboards, Fracture Skateboards, and Monster Energy. We will have a free exclusive member event at 2pm, members, please pre-book to guarantee your place. At 4pm we will have an under 16s skate jam. Please register (free) if you […]

Can I skate Copelands Skatepark

Hey, so many of you may wonder when you can do what at our lessons and sessions at Copeland Park and so we wanted to simplify it for you, so we created a graphic to help you find your way. The long and short of it is: I know nothing.. Join our free intro class. […]

Charlton skate jam 12th July

We’ve teamed up with the Friends of Charlton Park to create the Beats, Boards & BBQ Festival in Charlton Park, and it’s back again this year. We are running some free intro classes from 1pm. Please pre-book your place. Then there will be a street and bowl comps in jam format. We will have cash […]

New hip off the miniramp at Copelands

We’ve just built a new feature for you at Copelands. It’s a hip off the mini-ramp, and is excellent for the kids to learn to get air. They can start at the bottom and work their way up. Soon they will be boosting out of it like Niamh (pictured). We will have a free workshop […]

Lovenskate x Copelands Summer Jam

Lovenskate copelands summer jam 3rd July 2025 cash for prizes

Stoked to announce the @copelands_sp X @lovenskate jam is going to kick off a series of weekend events on Thursday 3rd of July from 4pm – 10pm. We are crafting a run for you outside the skatepark featuring: 🧱 Bank to wall 🌌Gap 🌉Kickers over gap 🛤️Grind box over gap We have £1,000 prize purse courtesy of @monsterenergy Registration […]

Skateboard Fitting Service at Copeland Park

A customer recently enquired about a skateboard purchase, and they asked a number of questions and if they could make an appointment to fitted for their board. We have had our skateboard buying guide on the website for some time, but nothing beats going to a shop and getting advice and being ‘fitted’ or matched […]

Copelands x Three Amigos Spring Jam

Yes, our Spring Skate Jam at Copelands is fast approaching on the 12th April 2025. This year we have partnered with Three Amigos Skateshop in Camden to bring you music, activities and plenty of shredding… We have a marketplace with local skate brands, including LP Skateboards, and local skater and craftsman Jonty Bottomley. We will […]

Free skateboards lessons at Copelands for Peckham schools

We now have the opportunity to invite local schools to Copeland Park for a free taster class on a Friday afternoon. With Skateboarding now a GCSE PE subject in Wales and Northern Ireland it’s only a matter of time before it comes to England, and we’re here to help local schools get ahead of […]

Week 2 homework: Carving toe to heel edge drill

Carving your skateboard is the most important skill after pushing it. You can build your balance for carving at home, on the carpet. Stand on your board in your riding stance. Toes and heels over the wheels (nice rhyme right?). Lean on the toe edge and hold it, try and exert as much pressure as […]

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