10 Things To Learn Your FIRST WEEK Skateboarding
Watch part 2 of this series here: https://youtu.be/UUdfPeuSocI
A lot of beginner skaters spend their first hours with their new board learning simply how to ride a skateboard (push, balance, and coast) and once they're able to do that, they're not sure what comes next. Is it the ollie?
*I wouldn't recommend it!*
Instead, I'd say it's a much better idea to start out with some other maneuvers, the first 10 of which we'll be going over in this video, so that you can start to actually get more and more comfortable on your board and set you up to succeed as an advanced skateboarder in the long run.
So, grab a helmet and some pads and let's get into the list of my top 10 most useful tricks and techniques that you should be focusing on learning during your first week of skating.
As promised in the video, here are some links to some other videos that cover a few of these topics in more detail:
Skateboard components, shoes, and safety gear: https://youtu.be/MDjz_cnpuAk
Pushing: https://youtu.be/bvXAHL_oaY8
Manuals: https://youtu.be/SWDZ7qlINC0
Curbs and Ledges: https://youtu.be/aOMEM8_a5IE
Caveman: https://youtu.be/cRV7_i6sfNA
Mini Ramp Basics: https://youtu.be/AnzaXRJm9fs
Chapters
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0:00 Quick Introduction
0:26 Safety and Falling
1:43 Propelling Yourself Forward
3:29 Steering and Tic-Tacs
5:28 Stopping
6:13 Manuals
7:05 Riding off of a Curb
7:26 Throw Down/Running Start
8:38 Caveman
9:24 Board Pickup
10:03 Pumping on a Half Pipe
12:03 Kickturns on a Mini Ramp
If you're interested in what gear I use to skate and film my videos, here are some links to the equipment I use:
A lot of beginner skaters spend their first hours with their new board learning simply how to ride a skateboard (push, balance, and coast) and once they're able to do that, they're not sure what comes next. Is it the ollie?
*I wouldn't recommend it!*
Instead, I'd say it's a much better idea to start out with some other maneuvers, the first 10 of which we'll be going over in this video, so that you can start to actually get more and more comfortable on your board and set you up to succeed as an advanced skateboarder in the long run.
So, grab a helmet and some pads and let's get into the list of my top 10 most useful tricks and techniques that you should be focusing on learning during your first week of skating.
As promised in the video, here are some links to some other videos that cover a few of these topics in more detail:
Skateboard components, shoes, and safety gear: https://youtu.be/MDjz_cnpuAk
Pushing: https://youtu.be/bvXAHL_oaY8
Manuals: https://youtu.be/SWDZ7qlINC0
Curbs and Ledges: https://youtu.be/aOMEM8_a5IE
Caveman: https://youtu.be/cRV7_i6sfNA
Mini Ramp Basics: https://youtu.be/AnzaXRJm9fs
Chapters
--------------
0:00 Quick Introduction
0:26 Safety and Falling
1:43 Propelling Yourself Forward
3:29 Steering and Tic-Tacs
5:28 Stopping
6:13 Manuals
7:05 Riding off of a Curb
7:26 Throw Down/Running Start
8:38 Caveman
9:24 Board Pickup
10:03 Pumping on a Half Pipe
12:03 Kickturns on a Mini Ramp
If you're interested in what gear I use to skate and film my videos, here are some links to the equipment I use: