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 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 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.

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.

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.

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 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 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.

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 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 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 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.

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.

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 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 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.

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