| One of the first things that skateboarders must learn | | | | prepared to handle the task it. A skateboarder might |
| is how to stand in the proper position when standing | | | | be confident enough to try small tricks out while |
| on a skateboard. This might seem like a simple task | | | | surrounded by friends who are more adept in the |
| but some people have problems when trying to | | | | sport. Learning to skateboard properly requires a lot |
| balance their body weight on a board that is not | | | | of time and effort and while someone feels confident |
| very wide and not very long either. A person might | | | | about being around a skateboard amongst friends, |
| practice standing on the board for an hour or so | | | | they still might not be ready for outlandish tricks that |
| because they are trying to develop a oneness with | | | | could very well injure them. |
| the skateboard that is under their feet. | | | | When learning to skateboard among friends, a new |
| A skateboarder must develop a trust for the | | | | skater is sure to learn various tips that are meant to |
| equipment that they will eventually use to perform | | | | keep them safe. They might learn that skateboards |
| tricks. This type of trust is necessary because a | | | | have the tendency to fly out from under |
| skateboarder will have to have a certain amount of | | | | skateboarders at any time and if the person that is |
| confidence in their abilities and trusting the equipment | | | | learning to skate is not familiar with this event, they |
| will help build that confidence. The skateboarder must | | | | can prove to be a hazard to anyone that is standing |
| be thoroughly confident and self-assured while on the | | | | around them. Most skateboarders will practice |
| board and if they are not, there is a good chance | | | | balancing on the skateboard in the safety of their |
| that they will never be able to perform the aerial | | | | front yards before attempting skateboarding in the |
| feats that skateboarding requires. | | | | street. |
| Part of the confidence comes from being able to | | | | A skateboarder might even ask for help from their |
| stand on the skateboard without falling off. When a | | | | parents to build the ramps that they will use to |
| sense of balance has been firmly established on a | | | | practice on. If the ramps are built to exact |
| skateboard, then the task of learning the | | | | specifications, all skateboarders who are training for |
| aerodynamics of skateboarding is the next part of | | | | skateboarding competitions might use them. Keeping |
| the learning process. The sense of balance must be | | | | parents appraised of the equipment needed to |
| learned before the person will be ready to try | | | | skateboard safely is always a good idea. They will be |
| skateboarding for real and the first trick that makes | | | | happy to buy quality skateboards, helmets and knee |
| them airborne will be the most memorable one of | | | | pads if they will be used during training sessions. A |
| their life. | | | | conscientious skateboarder will also make it a point to |
| When learning to skateboard, a person should keep | | | | learn how skateboards are put together and the right |
| safety in mind at all times. It makes no sense to try | | | | speeds that will be needed to perform various tricks. |
| out any tricks before the person is physically | | | | |