- Check the space and the kit.
- Get your child's attention first.
- Show it from two sides.
- Say one thing only.
- End on one that works.
Put the phone down where you can see it. Tap Next with your thumb, or use the arrow keys.
Is the space marked?
- A start line
- A straight lane
- A cone slalom
- A stopping line
Helmet, knee and elbow pads; take turns with others.
Three minutes to get warm.
Easy jogging on the spot, then arms and legs. How to warm up well is explained at workonfitness.com.
- Roll in from the flat, ride up the wall a little and let the board roll back down backward.
- In the curve, bend the knees, then push the legs straight as the wall rises, swinging the arms in rhythm.
- Low in the curve, kickturn round, starting the turn with the front shoulder.
Show it once from the front and once from the side, slowly. Then let your child try.
- Roll in from the flat.
- Ride up the wall forward and back down backward (fakie).
- Straighten the legs in the curve and swing the arms in rhythm.
- Then kickturns low in the curve from slow speed, the front shoulder starting the turn.
How much: 5 runs
Stay over the board
Pump together
The rules
Two skaters pump side by side and try to reach the same height at the same moment.
- Take turns, or ride together only if the ramp is wide enough
- Pump back and forth without pushing
- Count the pumps before stepping off. 3 runs each
Fair play: Take turns; the next rider waits on the deck.
- Points
- 1 point for each pump back and forth; 2 points for each kickturn landed.
- Fouls
- The run ends: riding into another skater's line; a push with the foot; leaning back down the wall and sliding out
- Win
- Beat your best run.
- 5
- 10
- 15
5 pumps back and forth without stepping off; 3 kickturns each way low in the curve.
End on one that works. If it was hard today, finish with the easier version.
Well played.
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