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He doesnвЂ™t need to emulate me in order to skate well he needs to listen to his own body and do what feels right and heвЂ™ll pick it up eventually. I told him it doesnвЂ™t matter that weвЂ™re different. Tried it with my 6 year old son and he is regular. Simply roll a larger ball (kickball sized or thereabouts) towards your child whichever foot they use to kick the ball is likely their front foot. Thank you for sharing! Ryan Murphy November 20, 2019ДЄnother tried and true method for determining foot placement is вЂThe Ball TestвЂ™. I love the slide test with socks, I bet this one is the most fun part of learning.

#GOOFY VS REGULAR HOW TO#

This one is very helpful! A complete guide to teaching kids how to skateboard in a very fun way. Please let me know how this works out for you! If you have any other tips or ideas, let us know we'd be happy to share them. A younger skater may also be more tempted to follow an older sibling or more experienced friend and try to copy their stance instead of finding their own. Riding the board at first can be so awkward, you just don't know what feels right or wrong. You could always just 'let them skate' and figure it out, but especially for younger kids I'd recommend at least trying some of these ideas. Just roll them one way and then the other and see if they can tell you which feels more natural. Have them stand on the board while you stand in front of them and hold their hands. This is the only one done on the board itself. Play a quick Tug of War game with rope or towel and see which foot they put forward, that should be the front foot again. This one seems a little more questionable, but it seemed to work ok for us. Say 'go' and see which foot they step up with first. Have them stand at the bottom of a set of stairs with both feet on the ground. The leg they use to catch themselves should generally be their front foot. This one is pretty reliable and fun as long as you do it carefully! Have your child stand up and start leaning over till they have to put out a leg to catch themselves. Generally the foot they put forward during that slide is the one they should have forward on the board. This one is the most reliable and the most fun! Wearing socks on a smooth floor have you child run and slide. I'm listing these in general by the order in which I think they work, results may vary! Thankfully there are some pretty reliable ways to help your child figure out which way might be most natural, before they even step on the board.

Some Regular Skaters include: Danny Way, Ryan Sheckler and Chaz Ortiz

Some Goofy Skaters include: Tony Hawk, P-Rod and Greg Lutzka Skaters tend to be about 50/50 and it has nothing to do with whether they are right or left handed! Regular - Left foot forward, right foot back Goofy - Right foot forward, left foot back The basic question is, will your son or daughter feel more comfortable with their right or left foot on the front of the board?

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(This is the first in a series of Tips for younger Kids just learning to Skateboard)

Goofy vs regular