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 […]
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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 used our skateboard sizing tool to make sure it’s the right size for you before you bought it. So what next? Even if you’ve chosen […]
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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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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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Another student doing their practical assignment for their beginner grading 🙌
That`s a friendly little quarterpipe to learn on at @folkestone51
Analysis:
A cheeky right foot went down here to maintain balance. This demonstrated quick reactions, which is great 👍
Preferably this correction should have been made with a toe edge carve, to bring the centre of gravity back to the centre line of the board. In this case it would have been a struggle, because the front foot isn`t quite square enough. Remember the rhyme `toes and heels over the wheels`. 👟
How good is your carve? Invariably, as a learner, it can do with work. Practice your carve every time you go out. Buy some cones. Do a slalom. Adjust your trucks if need be 🛹
Lastly, keep your feet on the board. Even when you make mistakes or fall. Use your hands to stabilise. You should know what the board feels like under your feet when you do something wrong in order to learn what`s right. Make mistakes. It`s how we learn 🧑🎓
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Some progress at the progressing group 🙌
First The Drop In on the quarter.
We`ve decided do lower the bar for the pro group. The drop in is hard, so have decided to make The Roll In the required skill for entry to the pro class...
Here we are working on the basic fakie 360 kickturn going backside on the ramp. It doesn`t look much but when you get up to the coping...
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A little late but.. copies of @theskateboarderscompanion have dropped at @copelands_sp for our progressing students. Come through and get one🙏
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