Shove-it
Ready when: Ollie in parts (i2) consistent.
What you are learning
The shove-it: the back foot sweeps (scoops) the tail round so the board spins half a turn under you while you jump, and you land back on it. It is the first trick where the board turns without you.
Words on this card Deck, Trucks, Push, Ollie, Shove-it
- Deck
- The board; its front end and its back end, both curved up.
- 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.
- Ollie
- Jumping with the board, made by snapping the tail down (the pop) and sliding the front foot up.
- Shove-it
- Spinning the board 180 degrees under you with the back foot.
Show it first for the one teaching
- On grass, standing beside the board, put the back foot on the tail and push the tail round so the board turns half a turn.
- Stand on the board, front foot resting flat; scoop the tail round, jump a little, and let the board turn under you.
- Catch it with the front foot, then land with both.
Your part while they practise
Count.
Step by step
- Standing still, back foot on the tail: push the tail round so the board turns 180 degrees (no pop).
- Then with the front foot resting flat on the board.
- Then pop and scoop.
- Catch with the front foot.
How much: 20 tries 10 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: Catch it
Score each shove-it caught with the front foot, then with both feet.
Who plays: the skater against their own best; you count.
How to play, turn by turn
- Turns
- 10 shove-its on grass or standing still
- Score each one
- Then 5 more, landing with both feet
- Fair play
- A grown-up must land with both feet to score.
- Points
- 1 point for each shove-it caught by the front foot; 2 points for each landed with both feet over the bolts.
- Fouls
- No points
- The board flips over
- The board turns less than half way
- Landing off the board
- Winning
- Beat your best.
- 4 points for 1 star
- 9 points for 2 stars
- 15 points for 3 stars
Easier or harder
No pop.
Pop shove-it rolling.
What you will see, and what to say
- the board flips over
Less back foot, just scoop
Sweep, don't kick. - the board turns short
Scoop all the way round
Follow it through.
Self-check
5 of 10 shove-its caught by the front foot.
Stop and get a coach when
Ankle pain.
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 board rotation.
Intermediate is done when the child meets the self-checks on i1 to i4.
awiseathlete.com/sports/skateboarding/skateboarding-i5