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Skateboarding Skills: The Rider's Guide

Skateboarding Skills: The Rider's Guide

by Ben Powell (Author)

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    Paperback 2008

    $6.76
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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More Information

Format: Paperback
 Pages: 128
 Edition: illustrated edition
 Publisher: Firefly Books Ltd
Published: 15 May 2008
ISBN 10: 155407360X
ISBN 13: 9781554073603

Media Reviews
Children and young adults will appreciate the chance to learn the secrets of professional moves.--Sara Rofofsky Marcua, Yeshiva Har Torah, Little Ne School Library Journal (06/01/2008)
A colorful and useful manual for mastering numerous skateboard tricks.... Appealing to beginners, this book is recommended for public libraries serving large skating communities.-- (08/01/2008)
A very complete guide to the sport.... More comprehensive than the Scholastic series or Skateboard: Your Guide to Street, Vert, and Downhill by Loizos, this is a very useful and informative guide.-- (02/05/2009)
Provides photos and step-by-step instructions for boys and girls wishing to learn skateboarding, from the very basics to difficult tricks. Helpful tips, glossary and index are included. My two sixth grade skateboarder boys agreed that the photos are a good match to the text. They thought the book would be good for beginners as well as experienced skateboarders. The book generated a lot of excitement in the skateboarder crowd. After reading this book, even I could do it!-- (05/18/2009)
This book gives the reader a wealth of information on the sport of skateboarding. The reader learns the maneuvers needed - whether the rider is a beginner or experienced. The reader also learns about safety issues, the kind of skateboards available to purchase, lots of step by step photos and tips from skateboarding pros. The text is clear and informative. Includes a glossary, an index and an introduction. A definite purchase for all libraries since this sport has grown dramatically in popularity.-- (06/30/2010)
The book is excellent in its presentation and detail.... I would recommend this for both your juvenile and YA collections.-- (06/30/2010)
Author Bio

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.