Introduction to Skateboarding Tricks

Series Summary

The development of skateboarding coincides with the popularization of surfing in California around the 1950's. Since that time, skateboarding has seen many rises and falls in popularity, with several generations of young skaters developing the sport and their own skateboarding tricks and techniques. The current generation of skateboarders is more accepted and less rebellious than previous generations, and often skate on city built skate parks designed for a variety of skateboarding tricks.

In this free video series, our expert will demonstrate how to do a variety of beginning skateboarding tricks. You will will learn the basics of skateboarding from pushing to turning your skateboard, to more advanced tricks like back side 180's and crooked grinds. You will also learn how to ollie, kick flip and do manuals. If you are interested in skateboarding and want to learn the basics of skateboarding tricks, let our expert show you all the things you need to learn.

Video Transcript

"Hi, my name is Ryder Mackey, I'm here today with Expert Village to talk to you about the basics of skateboarding. I've been skateboarding since I was nine years old. I've been sponsored by my local skateboard shop. I've been to an Element skateboard camp taught by some of the best pros, Colt Cannon, Tosh Townend, and I got a little background for skateboarding. What I like about skateboarding is, it's a good way to get out of the house, have some entertainment, have a little fun with your friends, show off a little bit. Today we're going to talk about some of the basics of skateboarding, anything from ollies to varial flips, kickflips, anything that can be fun. We're going to also talk about how to take your tricks to the next level, maybe do it off of a ledge, something like that. We can also talk about some ways to get a little more air when you're doing your flip tricks or ollies, by taking it to the next level and going off of a little ramp to get a little more air time."