How to Do a Board Stall on a Skateboard

A skateboard stall is a stepping stone to other, more advanced tricks. You can perform a stall on many different surfaces, such as curbs, stairs and ramps. Although it's not one of the more difficult tricks, it does require that you know the basics of skateboard-riding. Once you have the basics down, you can follow these steps to complete a board stall on a ramp.

Difficulty: Moderately Challenging

Instructions

1. Guide the skateboard toward the ramp with the speed required to get up the ramp.

2. Ride the skateboard up the ramp, managing your speed so that you don't ride over the coping.

3. Lift the skateboard’s front wheels so that they stop just over the ramp’s coping.

4. Shift your body weight until you feel the skateboard deck hit the coping.

5. Bend your knees and distribute your weight, balancing the skateboard at the top of the deck. Place one foot on the tail and the other on the nose of the board.

6. Keep the skateboard rested at the top of the ramp while continuing to balance for as long as you want to hold the stall.

Tips & Warnings

• When first learning this trick, get used to balancing at the top of the ramp before trying to add new tricks to it.
• It's important to wear safety gear, such as pads and a helmet, whenever you're riding a skateboard and trying new tricks.
• Before attempting this trick, make sure you know skateboarding basics, how to nose manual and the basics of ramp-riding.

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