The Ollie

The Ollie is in my opinion the most esential trick in skateboarding. It is a very basic trick but takes a lot of practice to learn. To do an ollie:

1. Put your front foot about two or three inches behind the front truck bolts.
2. Put your back foot on the edge of the tail.
3. Get up on just your toes and bend down.
4. Smack down the tail
5. Slide your front foot forward to level out the board.
6. While sliding you front forward, lift up your back foot to help level out.
7. Now your in the air and its time to land.
8. When you hit the ground you'll know that you leveld out properly if you land with all four wheels at once.
9. Bend your knees to absorb the impact.
10. Roll away.(Hint: When sliding your foot at the beginning, jump foward while you do it, it helps a lot)

The Pop Shove-it is a very impressive trick that takes a lot of work to get it right.To do a Pop Shove-it:

1. Get into ollie position.
2. Angle your front foot about 45 degrees foward.
3. Crouch down and begin your jump.
4. As you start to leave the ground, kick your front foot out in front of you and kick your back foot back.
5. This movement is what gets the board spinning. It will take a while to figure out how much to kick your front and back feet around.
6. Next, Try to catch the board under you with your feet. I catch with my front foot first, but my friend catches with his back foot first. It doesn't matter how you catch it.
7. After you catch the board the hard part is over. Now, Just put your other foot on and push them down back to the ground.
8. Roll Away.

The kickflip is a really advanced trick and takes a long time to get right. To do a kickflip:

1. Put your feet in ollie position. Angle you front foot about 25 degrees.
2. Bend down and start your ollie.
3. When you slide your front foot foward kick it off the side of the nose. This will cause the board to flip.
4. Lift up your back foot so your board can flip.
5. Watch the board flip and try to catch it underneath of you.
6. On this trick it is best to catch with your back foot.
7. Land and Roll away.

The Heelflip is a great trick and is a great trick to know how to do. To do a heelflip:

1. Put your front in the middle of your board with your toes hanging off the side. Place your back foot about in the same position for an ollie.
2. Start your ollie, and slide your front foot off and kick out with your heel. The board should start to flip.
3. Watch the board rotate underneath of you and catch it with your back foot.
4. Land and Roll away. (Hint: DO NOT dip your head in and look down untill you are in the air or the board will end up behind you)

Time to learn a grind. The 50-50 grind is one of the most basic kinds of grinds and is a building block for many others. To do a 50-50:

1. Find a rail or waxed curb or something to grind.
2. Roll at a moderate speed and face the rail.
3. Ollie and try to land on top of the rail.
4. Lock both truck on to the rail and keep your balance while you grind.
5. When you get to the end do a small manual to get off.
6. Land and Roll away.

The Boardslide is another very improtant lip/rail trick to know. Once you know how to 50-50 and boardslide you are ready to move on to combinations and variations of the two. To do a boardslide:

1. Find a good rail. Should be big enough so that when you set your board on top the wheels won't touch the ground.
2. roll at a moderate speed, your back turn to the rail.
3. ollie 90 degrees so the center of your board is on the rail.
4. lean foward and let your board slide on the rail.
5. when you reach the end, kick your front foot foward so you land straight and roll away.

The noselide is a trick that is difficult to learn but is really impressive.To do a noseslide:

1. Ride up to a rail or curb or something grindable.
2. Ollie up and turn the board and your body 90 degrees toward the obstacle.
3. Try to land the nose of your board on the rail.
4. Start your slide.
5. When it is time to get off, kick your front foot forward 90 degrees so your can land straight and roll away.