Getting A Little More Advanced

After you learn the basics and how to ride on your board and everything along those lines you're going to want to start learning tricks. The first trick you should learn after you start skating is an ollie. An ollie is when you are riding your skateboard and you get into the air. It's like jumping but you use the skateboard. If you're a biker it's called a bunny hop. So with this trick it's really the way to start learning to skate. Once you learn an ollie you can start learning more tricks.

With this trick you really have to make sure you can ride your board first. I've seen many people try to do an ollie before they can even ride their board down a hill. You need to learn how to ride it and have control. If you have been trying to do this trick and can't do it there are a few common errors to look at!

When you're trying to learn this trick, don't learn it stationary make sure you learn it while skating. It's harder stationary then while moving. Another common error is foot placement. You need to put your front foot in the middle of the board where you have the most control. Then your back foot you want on the tail of your board. Then all you have to do is pop it and slide your foot up and jump. I call it the "Pop-Slide-Hop." That's how I learned how to do an ollie.

If you're still struggling with this trick look on Youtube for videos that can help you. The visuals will also help a lot. There really isn't a wrong way to do this trick. A lot of people do it different it all depends how you feel comfortable. When I do ollies I put my foot in the pocket of the board. (The part where it looks like a bowl.)