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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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. […]
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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 […]
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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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We have our online learning system for tracking your progress through the beginner skills, but we have recently created our Beginner Progress Tracker Card so that we can keep track and stamp the card as students progress during beginner lessons at Copelands skatepark. It’s a bit like a coffee shop loyalty card. We appreciate some […]
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It is the Pexmas (Read Peckham x Christmas) Fair weekend 13th and 14th December and we will be open for festive fun and games; skateboards, drinks, music, goodies, and giveaways. We’ve got 10% off in the shop, and we’ve still got some of the 50 Free Clown In Action complete skateboards available when you book […]
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We are happy to announce our plans for the Peckham Festival on the 13th – 15th September! We have King Ramps coming through to bolt their flat bank onto the skatepark, extending the park out into the Copeland Park Courtyard. All weekend we will have Tombola (everyone’s a winner baby) Rum bar DJs (playing vinyl) […]
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