This document describes several basic skateboarding tricks: The ollie is the most basic trick and is the foundation for all aerial tricks. It was invented by Alan "Ollie" Gelfand in 1978. A shove-it involves spinning the board 180 degrees under the skater's feet using their front and back foot. The kickflip makes the board flip 360 degrees along its long axis using a foot swipe. The 50-50 grind involves riding with both trucks on either side of a railing. A boardslide is performed by rotating the board 90 degrees and sliding on its center. A halfpipe is a structure used in gravity sports consisting of two facing concave ramps topped by copings and de

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2. Ollie
• The Ollie the most basic skateboarding trick.
• It is the base to all tricks which are done in the
air
• It was invented by Alan quot;Olliequot; Gelfand in
1978.

3. Shove-it
• A Shove-it is a skateboarding trick where the
skateboarder makes their board spin 180
degrees or more under their feet.
• There are many variations of the Shove-it but
they all follow the same principle:
• The skateboarder's lead foot stays in one
spot, and their back foot does the 'shove'.

4. Kickflip
• The Kickflip (old skool name Magic Flip) is a
Skateboarding Trick where the Skateboarder
swipes his foot at an angle along the
Skateboard in order to make it flip 360
degrees along the board's long axis.
• The modern Kickflip was invented by Rodney
Mullen in 1983.

5. 50/50
• The 50-50 grind is where both trucks are on
either side of a railing.
• This move evolved from the horizontal-stance
grind in pools and was taken up on top of the
lip by such skaters as Tony Alva and Stacy
Peralta.

6. Boardslide
• The boardslide is the most basic slide
• It is performed when the board rotates 90
degrees and the skateboarder slides on the
centre of the board.

7. Halfpipe
• A half-pipe is a structure used in gravity
extreme sports such as
snowboarding, skateboarding, skiing, freestyle
BMX and inline skating.
• The structure is usually wood, when used in
skateboarding but can also be concrete.
• It consists of two concave ramps (or
quarterpipes), topped by copings and
decks, facing each other across a transition.