Learn to skateboard - Foundation

select a skateboard that fits your style by assessing board sizes, shapes, and concave options; smaller boards suit younger skaters, while 8.25 inches and up support ramp and cruising.

Discover how skateboard trucks affect ride feel by choosing axle width, truck profile, and wheel size, with practical recommendations for low, mid, and high trucks.

Choose skateboard wheels by diameter 48-75 mm and durometer to balance speed, stability, and grip; 50-53 mm suit tricks, 54-59 mm suit beginners, 60 mm+ for longboards and downhill.

Learn to set up a skateboard by applying grip tape, aligning trucks, and securing bolts, with careful knife use and proper kingpin orientation for a ready-to-ride board.

Learn to find your goofy or regular stance, push with the back foot, and master four ways to roll, including toe side and heel side carving, for balanced cruising.

Learn the kick-to-pick up technique: pop the tail, catch the board with an open palm, and thumb on the griptape side; practice to master timing.

Learn to stop by pressing the tail and shifting weight for friction, and by dragging the back foot or heels to slow down while protecting the deck.

Learn two ways to jump onto your skateboard from a running start: with the board on the floor or while holding it, landing with the front foot on the bolts.

Learn to ride off a curb by lifting the front of the board to keep it level, drop off smoothly, and land on all four wheels before ollie.

Master the tic-tac to boost balance, turning, and rhythm on your skateboard, building momentum for tricks like manuals, ollies, and kick turns.

Learn backside kickturn by turning 180 degrees toward your toe side on the ramp, balancing over the center with front foot on bolts and back foot on tail.

Master the frontside kickturn by turning 180 degrees to the heel side at the ramp top, balancing over the center, and rolling away in your normal stance.

Perform a frontside revert by rotating your board 180 degrees, with the back foot on the tail and the front foot over the front wheels, on smooth surfaces.

Master the backside revert on a skateboard after establishing frontside revert, focusing on foot position, speed, and a full head and shoulder turn to commit to the switch stance.

Learn the backside shove it with front foot over the front bolts and back foot on the tail, shove straight back, rotate 180 degrees, and catch with the front foot.

Learn to perform the frontside shove-it by pushing the tail with your back foot and catching the rotation with your front foot, don’t pop, stay centered, and look down.

Learn to perform a caveman on a skateboard: hold the board's nose, swing it under, and land with both feet, starting stationary or from a running start with steady balance.

Learn to ollie by popping the tail with the back foot using the ankle, dragging the front foot up and forward to peak, then land with balance.

Learn the backside pop shove it with precise foot positioning, scoop with the back foot, pop to spin 180, and catch with the front foot while maintaining balance.

Master the frontside 180 by turning your head and shoulders, popping your ollie, guiding the tail with your back foot, and landing on all four wheels before rolling away smoothly.

Backside 180 builds on the frontside 180 with a wind-up, a solid ollie, and a pivot, while the front foot stays near the bolts and the back foot on the tail.

Learn to perform the frontside pop shove it with a flat board, pop from the back foot, catch with the front foot, and land straight to roll away, building confidence.

learn the frontside 50-50 on a ledge, including ollie up, locking the grind, and a clean exit, with tips on speed, foot placement, and balance.

Learn the kickflip fundamentals, from precise foot placement and popping the board to flicking off the nose and catching midair with a solid ollie for a clean landing.

Master the heelflip by coordinating the pop, kick, and landing, tune foot placement for comfort, stay centered over the board with shoulders straight, and practice rolling to flip and land.

Learn to perform a 360 flip by mastering the scoop and pop with the back foot, then catching with the front foot while staying centered over the board.

Learn the backside boardslide on a waxed ledge by popping and sliding with balance; twist hips and shoulders to land straight and roll away on small ledges to dial speed.

Learn how to perform a backside noseslide from approaching a ledge to ollie up and land on the nose, then slide with balanced weight and a clean exit.

Learn the 360 shove it by scooping the board behind you with your back foot, then catch it with your front foot while keeping balance over the center; practice helps.

Learn to pump on the ramp to gain and maintain speed by riding the transition, bending your knees, and staying centered over the board.

Learn the backside kick turn by lifting the front wheels, weighting the tail, and turning your shoulders while looking ahead. Practice on flat surfaces to build a base for tricks.

Perform a backside slash grind by turning 180 degrees to the toe side on the coping, lifting the front truck, and applying tail pressure to grind and roll away.

Master the frontside kickturn by turning your shoulders, lifting the front wheels, and riding away while looking where you're going, with proper tail pressure and gradual ramp practice.

Master the frontside slash grind by placing back foot on the tail and the front foot on the board, transfer weight to back, guide with shoulders, and grind along coping.

Drop in from the coping by placing your tail on the coping, weighting the tail, and leaning forward to shift weight to the front truck, building confidence through practice.

Learn the tail stall, a foundational coping trick for ramps, by timing weight transfer to the back foot as you reach the coping.

Learn the rock to fakie lip trick from the foundation skateboard course, placing weight to press the front of the board over the coping and roll back into the ramp.

Learn the backside 50-50 stall, set up with a 90-degree angle, lift the front, press the tail, guide the trucks over the coping, and maintain forward shoulder alignment.

Learn how to nollie by positioning your front foot on the nose, sliding the back foot up, and popping the board while you roll to build balance.

Learn the basics of performing a nollie backside 180, including setup, popping, turning shoulders to 90 degrees, using the back foot to guide landing, and practicing on banks for balance.

Learn to manual by placing the back foot on the tail and the front foot near the front, keep your back straight and lift with slight back-foot pressure while rolling.

Learn to ollie over the hip by choosing a comfortable height, rolling up a bank with speed, and balancing with the back foot on the tail.

Learn how to perform a 50/50 grind and cleanly rotate into a frontside 180 out by coordinating pop, shoulders, head rotation, and foot placement on the ledge.

Learn to perform a half cab boardslide on a ledge. Roll in fakie, pop, and land on the middle of the board with balanced shoulders and a centered landing.

Learn to execute a 360 flip over a hip by mastering the back-foot scoop, controlling speed, and catching the board with the front foot for a clean rotation.

Learn the frontside 180 over the hip, starting from the flat, popping at the hip crease, and turning your shoulders to keep the board balanced.

Learn a nollie backside shove it by keeping your weight centered, placing the front foot on the nose, and pushing the board behind you with the back foot.

Learn to kickflip over the hip by mastering front foot placement and a precise front-knee flick, then catch and roll away with balance.

Learn to perform a fakie frontside 180 over the hip, building comfort in fakie stances, guiding the trick with head and shoulders, and landing centered over the board.

Learn to fakie 360 shove it by first mastering a regular shove it. Then scoop with the front foot while the back foot guides and catches, keeping balance to land.

Learn to ollie over obstacles by riding smoothly, balancing, and timing your pop to clear objects with increasing height. Watch the obstacle, maintain speed, and commit to progressive challenges.

Master the switch fakie crooked stall by setting up from fakie, shifting weight to the front foot, and rolling onto coping, then returning to the ramp with balanced control.

Learn a nollie frontside shove it by placing the front foot on the nose and shoving the board behind you to rotate 180 degrees; keep weight centered and roll away.

Learn to fakie frontside 50/50 stall on a ramp, improving balance as you lift the nose, pivot, and lock the front truck under the coping.

Learn to frontside 50-50 a hubba by starting on a small, flat ledge, gaining speed from the bank, and committing to balanced weight and precise truck alignment.

Master a nollie backside 180 over the hip on flat. Place the front foot on the nose and the back foot over the bolts, then pop and rotate 90 degrees.

master the fakie bs smith stall, a smith grind variation, by balancing on your back foot, keeping the front foot light, and shifting weight to roll back.

Master the frontside 50/50 stall by keeping the back truck on the coping, applying tail pressure, turning shoulders 90 degrees, and finishing with a controlled return to the ramp.

Learn to nollie backside pop shove it by popping and scooping the board, guiding with the front foot and keeping the back foot over the board for a 180 rotation.

Master the backside 50/50 on a hubba by starting small, aligning the board and trucks, looking forward, and committing to the grind with controlled speed.

Learn to nollie over the hip by popping from the nose, sliding your back foot up, and keeping your body centered to roll away on all four wheels.

Learn to execute a switch frontside 180 by pivoting on the front truck, adjusting your back foot and scooping, and rotating your shoulders for a clean landing.

Learn the backside feeble stall to backslide on coping, keeping weight on the back truck, front foot over the front bolts, and turning the shoulders to roll away.

Master a backside half cab over the hip: dominant foot on bolts, pop, slide the back foot up, rotate with your shoulders, spot your landing, and land centered.

Learn the fakie backside 5-0 stall by placing the back foot on the tail and the front foot over the front truck, then balance before leaning forward to ride out.

Master fakie ollie over the hip by riding backwards on the tail, popping the board, sliding the back foot, and landing on all four wheels with your body centered.

Learn to perform a backside 50-50 grind on a ledge by guiding onto the edge, balancing over both feet, and lifting the nose to engage the back truck.

Learn to perform a backside 180 over the hip, starting on the eastern side, gain speed, wind up with your shoulders, and land centered on all four wheels.

Master fakie heelflips by learning precise foot placement, a quick snap, and controlled rotation to jump and land cleanly.

Learn the frontside 180 on transition from the flat, with shoulder rotation, knee tuck, and back-foot control while looking toward your landing and spotting your landing.

Master the frontside disaster by building on the frontside 180, scooping the tail, and turning your shoulders to spot the landing over the coping with enough speed to clear it.

Learn the nollie frontside 180 over the hip by popping mid-hip, guiding the rotation with shoulder turn, sliding the back foot up, and landing centered over the board.

Learn the fakie backside shove it to rock, including rock to fakie setup, front-foot scoop, catching on the nose, and rolling back onto the ramp with control.