SKATEBOARDING TERMS TO KNOW

board slide —

a trick where the skater turns the board sideways and slides the bottom along an object

grind —

a trick where the skater scrapes the board’s trucks along an object; trucks are the metal T-shaped parts that attach the wheels to the deck

kickflip —

a trick where the skater ollies and kicks the board so that it flips 360 degrees at least once in the air

manual —

a trick where the skater balances on the front or back wheels of the board; a nose manual is done on the front wheels

ollie —

a jump made by tapping the back of the board on the ground, causing it to pop up and stay near the skater’s feet

pop shove-it —

a trick where the skater makes the board go into the air and spin 180 degrees, so that after landing, what was the back of the board becomes the front

street features —

things found on a city street (like stairs, ledges, and rails) made specifically in a skate park for doing tricks