Beginner

1

• Little or no prior experience
• Working on fundamentals of pushing, riding, turning, balance, and coordination

Beginner

2

• Some experience pushing and riding a skateboard
• Needs help maintaining momentum and balancing as they practice riding up and down ramps and “dropping in.”
• Can pivot on the back wheels (kick turn/tic tac) and balance on the tail (tailstall) while stationary.

Intermediate

3

• Comfortable riding and maneuvering on flat ground and up and down small to medium banks on their own.
• Lift the front of their board to pivot 180 degrees in either direction
• Balance on the back wheels while riding (manual)
• Ride off small ledges on their own.
• “Drop in” to a small half pipe or quarter pipe (2’-3’)
• Maintain speed in a halfpipe by “pumping.”
• Perform a basic ollie while stationary

Intermediate

4

• Proficient in riding, maneuvering, and maintaining speed over a variety of terrain.
• Working on tricks and maneuvers (axle stalls, slash grinds, rock n’ rolls) at coping level (metal lip on halfpipe).
• Drop in on a 4’+ halfpipe or quarterpipe
• “Rock-to-fakie” on small half pipe or quarter pipe
• Tail Stall on small half pipe or quarter pipe
• Jump/Manual off medium sized (12” +) ledges and ramps
• Perform an ollie while rolling
• Kickturn at the top of a small-medium sized quarter pipe/halfpipe

Advanced

5

• Rock-to-fakie
• Tail stall
• Axle stall
• Rock n’ roll
• Half Cab rock
• Frontside and backside slash grinds
• Ollie onto a small-medium box or ledge (5-10”) and off small ledges and drops.

Advanced

6

• The skater’s pathway is more differentiated as they have their own style preferences. Coaching is customized and can focus on their interests or rounding out their skill set.
• Vert: Skaters are riding bigger (6’ +) halfpipes, bowls, and ramps on their own and want to practice lip tricks that they can translate to larger terrain.
• Street: Skaters have started learning flip tricks and grinding/sliding rails, ledges, and boxes (street).