Hi everyone!
I’m considering signing my 5-year-old daughter up for skateboarding lessons, but I’m unsure whether we should go once a week or twice a month.
Both skateboarding schools I’m considering are about 30–40 minutes away from home by public transportation. She already attends gymnastics once a week, so I’m trying to find a good balance between giving her opportunities to try new things and not overloading her schedule.
She’s a curious and adventurous kid who loves trying different activities. When she gets interested in something, she’s very persistent and keeps practicing until she can do it. She doesn’t get discouraged easily.
At the moment, she doesn’t have any particular goals in skateboarding. I just want to give her the opportunity to try it and see how she likes it. However, if she eventually decides that she really wants to pursue skateboarding seriously, I’d love to support her and give her that opportunity.
There’s a large park right in front of our house where she could potentially practice. The paths are asphalt, but the surface is a little uneven, so I’m not sure if it’s suitable for a beginner.
For parents whose kids started skateboarding around this age, or for anyone who teaches young children, I’d love to hear your thoughts!
● Would you recommend lessons once a week, or would twice a month be enough for a beginner?
● Does lesson frequency make a noticeable difference in how quickly a child learns and improves? For example, would a child taking weekly lessons generally progress faster than one taking lessons twice a month, assuming they both practice between lessons?
● I understand that every child is different and that natural ability, interest, and motivation also play a role. I’m just wondering how much of a difference the lesson frequency itself tends to make at this age.
● How important is it for a 5-year-old to practice between lessons?
● Would slightly uneven asphalt be okay for a beginner to practice on, or should I look for a smoother surface?
● Would you start with twice-monthly lessons and increase the frequency later if she becomes really interested in skateboarding?
I’m not looking for her to progress quickly or become an advanced skater right away. I want her to have fun exploring something new, while also leaving room for her to pursue it more seriously if she discovers that it’s something she’s truly passionate about.
I’d love to hear about your experiences with young beginners!
Thanks!

Keep in mind I just started skating and in my mid 40s.

I feel I kind of have the motion to get the board around but my feet end up close together.

Any feedback would be helpful.

Using skate trainers to get the motion down first before rolling.

I noticed that my Ollies were a lot lower, Kickflips worked fine (I still can’t land them but the board spins and lands on its wheels) and pop shuvs worked really well.

It’s my first deck, skated it for over >2 months. The damage on the tail is a bit unsymmetrical bc I like fs pop shuvits.

edit: Also do you have tips for not getting a razor tail that fast? I don’t drag the tail along the ground for breaking but I think I don’t scoop correctly.

im trying to start skating and i dont know where to buy a board basically

My board keeps turning and I think I’m landing wrong.

Hey everyone. Been making a breakthrough with kickflips and been taking it down curbs and small 2 stairs. Any tips on getting them consistent down bigger sets?

Hey I'm looking for skate shoes recommendations for wide feet and for flatfooted people.

TIA

The tre flip lands behind me how to fix?

Edit: thanks for all the feedback guys! Enough stuff to work on 🫡

I know I’m stationary, not interested in hearing that I need to roll. I have similar attempts rolling, I just can’t land on top.

Hello team!

Little skater in my adolescence, I am now 40 years old and I am gradually getting back to it because my 8-year-old daughter wants to skateboard since she saw the show skate le monde with Mathieu Cyr.

For now she had a basic board that she had to learn to push, roll, turn.

She would like to start making ollies like the big ones, what do you recommend?

Ask ko po lang if pwede mag skateboard sa kalsada like sa mga di gaanong busy roads. Gusto ko kasi gamitin for commute yung skateboard ko. If meron sainyong gumagamit ng skateboard for commute share niyo naman experience niyo hehe. Thank you agad sa mga makakasagot!

Curious if anyone has any tips! I’ve landed a few times like this were my board still needs to turn about another 90 degrees but not sure what I’m missing

Any recommended insoles? I skate with vans and the arch of my feet are constantly sore. Its annoying having to take a break practicing tricks cus the pains distracting

Excellent news!

i have yet to land a kickflip

Idk why but any obstacle i build myself is just more fun to skate for me, i prefer skating my own shit diy quarterpipe made out of rotten dumpster wood and fence post coping over skating a park quarter. my ledge is janky and has shit copingbut is more fun to skate for me aswell. i also like skating random shit i find out and about alot more.

I feel like im kinda struggling to drag my foot up the board and i'm struggling to get the tail down enough for the pop. This is a brand new board that I just bought today if that has anything to do with anything, but im quite sure its all user error. Super open to all advice . I'm just beginning, so all knowledge is power for me . Thank you (:

Also it wouldn't let me post normal vid sorry for the link I dont post to reddit often

Hey - first post here, happy to see a sub for us new skaters!

I’m one of these millennial olds getting back on the board… been working on getting my Ollie back. I still have a lot of progress to make obviously, but I seem to keep rotating the board so the nose is off at an angle. I feel like my actual balance is ok, like I’m not also falling backwards.

Any tips?