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Skateboarding Skills: The Rider's Guide - Softcover

Powell, Ben

 
9781554073603: Skateboarding Skills: The Rider's Guide
Softcover
ISBN 10: 155407360X ISBN 13: 9781554073603
Publisher: Firefly Books, 2008

Synopsis

Action sequences show all the techniques and tricks -- from basic to advanced.

Skateboarding's popularity continues to soar -- it has now surpassed basketball in popularity among North American youth. Skateboarding Skills is an ideal guide both for first-time riders learning the necessary skills, and for more experienced ones wanting to perfect a maneuver or master a move.

Written in an easy-to-follow style and packed with color photographs, Skateboarding Skills features:

  • A review of safety issues-from avoiding an injury to landing safely on a fall
  • A guide to purchasing and maintaining equipment
  • Clothing guidelines -- skate shoes, helmet, and pads for knees, elbows and wrists
  • Tricks, techniques and maneuvers for all levels from powerslides to kickflips
  • 37 action photo sequences graded according to level from basic to advanced
  • Tips from the pros, plus a glossary of skateboarding jargon and slang.

Since the sequences progress in difficulty, skateboarders can move on to the next level when ready or return to an earlier one and practice it, making Skateboarding Skills an ideal handbook for a skyrocketing sport.

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About the Author

Ben Powell has more than 10 years' experience in the skateboarding industry. He has designed and built skate parks and is editor of Sidewalk, the biggest-selling English-language skateboard magazine in the UK and Europe.

Reviews

Grade 5–10—Following a history of the sport, three chapters focus on basic, intermediate, and advanced tricks. The book includes step-by-step directions and color photographs (though lamentably few of feet placement), related tips, and a chapter on the parts of the board and additional tools. The directions, however, are written in skateboarder lingo, making it hard for beginners to follow. Still, children and young adults will appreciate the chance to learn the secrets of professional moves.—Sara Rofofsky Marcus, Yeshiva Har Torah, Little Neck, NY
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Publisher
Firefly Books
Publication date
2008
Language
English
ISBN 10 
155407360X
ISBN 13 
9781554073603
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
128