Blog - School of Skate

Beginner Skate Coaching Cheat Sheet

This cheatsheet is for running beginner group classes with students of a similar level with reference to our lesson plan. For coaches; these are the instructions you will say the most to students during a beginner class, in order of frequency and importance from 1 – 9, and reasoning behind them. For students, these are […]

Progressing lessons vs sessions

In an effort to get you skating more, we recently introduced progression sessions for members. We’ve had some misunderstandings about the progressing lessons and sessions at Copeland Park so we wanted to clarify some points for you. When booking, whilst they cost the same, please note the important differences between a session and a lesson. PROGRESSING LESSONS A […]

Xmas Party @ Copelands Skatepark

Come down to Copelands the 6th of December! The evenings offerings; Sticker Slap Competition Half Pipe Jam Home Alone Movie Marathon Free drink with entry Everyone’s welcome come skate, hang out, and get into the holiday mood. Location: Copelands SkateparkDate: December 6thTime: 6–9PM £6 entry Please book on the open skate page.

Half-term Autumn Skate Camp Recap

Two Weeks of Half-term Autumn Skate Camp! Over the past two weeks, we wrapped up another incredible Skate Camp and honestly, this one felt special. From the very first morning warm-ups to the last game of dodgeball, the group brought energy, creativity, and a whole lot of progression to the park. Skateboarding Progression + Big […]

GXRLS NIGHT – THURS 27TH NOV

GXRLS NIGHT IS HERE! THURSDAY 27TH of NOVEMBER 18:00 – 21:00! A night for non-traditional skateboarders. Learn tricks, tips, and build confidence with experienced skaters, connect with the community, or just skate around in a supportive and welcoming space. All skill levels welcome! This session is for non-traditional skateboarders – including women, gender-diverse skaters, and […]

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 […]

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