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![]() Teach Your Child How to SkateboardSkateboarders have enjoyed this sport since sometime in the late 1950’s. When the first skateboard was invented it was homemade and skateboarding was actually called “Sidewalk Surfing, Edue to the period and the popularity of surfing. Controversy grew over the popularity of skateboarding as it began to be a problem when kids were skateboarding at malls and local parks causing havoc to others enjoying the areas. However, skateboarders and the industry alike had more to bargain with, as this sport was considered one of the most dangerous sports children participated in. Skateboarding can be a lot of fun for children, yet the sport can be extremely dangerous; therefore, it is important that your children always wear protective gear when skateboarding, even if they consider themselves a pro. Protective gear includes a helmet with a chin guard, hand gloves, kneepads, and elbow pads. Many experts advise that children also wear skateboarding shoes, as the soles of these shoes are much wider for a batter stance on the board itself. Grades K-3rd Instead of a hard surface, encourage your child to learn how to stand on the board on something more comfortable like grass or carpet. Have your child simply get comfortable with the board. Have them jump on it, balance on it and pretend to be riding it. Until they seem to have a good grasp of this concept, don’t allow them to move forward to the next step. They should figure out during this task if they will be using the goofy stance (skating with your right foot forward) or the regular stance (skating with your left foot forward.) Whichever they feel most comfortable with is the stance that will work best for them. Once they have conquered the act of balance and feeling comfortable standing on the board, take them outside to a surface they can ride on. Allow them to hold your hand while they wheel around a few times to get an understanding of balancing and riding, this might take a while for your children to complete this task. Main points to address:
Grades 4th-6th Main points to address:
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A list of links to other skateboarding sites
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