Jump on and body varial
Ready when: Stance and balance on grass (b1) started.
What you are learning
Jumping onto the board and landing with both feet at once, and the body varial: jumping and turning 180 degrees to land facing the other way. Landing on both feet together is the base of every trick.
Words on this card Trucks, Push, Body varial, Air
- Trucks
- The metal parts holding the wheels, and the bolts on top of the board that fix them; feet go over the bolts.
- Push
- Pushing along the ground with the back foot, then riding without pushing.
- Body varial
- Jumping and turning the body 180 degrees to land facing the other way.
- Air
- Flying above the top of the ramp, and holding the board while in the air.
Set up
The board on grass; pads on; or hold the board still with your foot.
Weather: dry ground
Show it first for the one teaching
- Stand beside the board, jump, and land with both feet over the bolts at the same moment.
- Try it from in front, from behind and from the side.
- Stand on the board, jump, turn your shoulders and body half a turn, and land facing the other way.
Your part while they practise
Hold the board still if needed; watch the landing.
Step by step
- Jump onto the board, landing with both feet at once.
- Then from in front, behind and the side.
- Then the body varial: jump, turn 180 degrees leading with the shoulders, land facing the other way.
How much: 5 jumps and 5 body varials 8 min a session 3 days a week
Say one thing Pick one line from "What you will see" for today and say only that.
The game: Call the turn
You call "left" or "right"; the child does a body varial that way.
Who plays: the child against their own best; you call.
How to play, turn by turn
- Turns
- The child stands on the board
- Call "left" or "right"
- The child jumps, turns that way and lands on the board
- 10 calls
- Fair play
- A grown-up does a full turn.
- Points
- 1 point for each varial landed on the board; 1 more point if both feet landed together.
- Fouls
- No points for that call
- Turning the wrong way
- One foot landing first
- Landing off the board
- Winning
- Beat your best from 10 calls.
- 6 points for 1 star
- 12 points for 2 stars
- 18 points for 3 stars
Easier or harder
Step on only.
Push the board gently, run after it and jump on.
What you will see, and what to say
- one foot lands first
Both feet together
One sound when you land. - the turn stalls
Lead with your shoulders
Shoulders turn, feet follow.
Self-check
5 two-footed landings in a row and 3 body varials.
Stop and get a coach when
Pain in the knees or ankles.
Fitness for this
Warm up first: how to warm up, at workonfitness.com. For strength and stretching, its exercise library shows each exercise step by step, with an easier version.
This card trains landing, turning in the air.
awiseathlete.com/sports/skateboarding/skateboarding-b2