15 Skateboarding

Skateboarding written by John Lockyer

Skateboarding is fun. It is like roller-skating, surfing and skiing all mixed into one sport. Some skateboarders do tricks. skateboarding They sit, kneel, turn and spin on their skateboards. They jump over things and move back and forward.

This skater is doing a trick called an ollie. He puts his back foot near the end of the skateboard. He bends down, then jumps up quickly. He keeps his body over the middle of the skateboard, so that it sticks to his feet. When he lands, he bends his knees again. ollie

A kick flip starts with an ollie. This skater has kicked the skateboard with his foot to make it flip in the air. He must land with the wheels down so he can ride away safely. Good skateboarders can flip their boards two or three times in the air before they land. kick flip

This skater is doing a rail slide. No wheels are touching the rail. The bottom of the board is just sliding along the rail. rail slide Some skaters put wax on the rails to make the skateboard slide faster.

Some skaters do handstands on a moving skateboard. This skater keeps his head in front of his hands just like a handstand on the ground. His feet are over his head to give him balance. He doesn't want to crash, so he must look where he is going. handstand