I’ve been doing it for nearly 20 years and I slam every time I go skate.” The training routine I settled on (see “My One-Month Ollie Plan,” below) was slow going at first. Just pushing ...

The Sunshine State sits at the top of skateboarding’s contribution scale. Aside from the actual act of riding the board ...

Ollie: A jump where the front wheels of the skateboard leave the ground first. A nollie is when the back wheels leave the ground first. 'People are always going to have different views' Sometimes ...

but if you land an ollie with ease you'll get a higher score, he explained. Northern Ireland students will have the chance to do skateboarding as part of their GCSEs Mr Purvis also works with ...