Skateboard tricks suitable for beginners aren't just fun to learn. They're also the foundation of more complicated tricks you can learn down the road as you develop your skateboarding skills. Practice balance, controlling your speed and foot placement on your skateboard before you try beginner tricks, and never ride without the proper safety equipment, such as knee and elbow pads and especially a helmet.
Ollie
The Ollie is the most basic and perhaps famous of all skateboarding tricks. Mastering the Ollie will help set you up for a plethora of different and more complicated tricks. The object of the Ollie is to get the skateboard off all four wheels and up in the air. Ride along at a comfortable speed, with your front foot in the middle of the skateboard and your back foot on the tail. Bend your knees and crouch down. Keep your front knee bent as you pop the back of the skateboard toward the ground. Pull both legs up and let the skateboard pop up in the air, keeping your feet just above the board. Find the skateboard with your feet and slightly push it toward the ground. As the wheels hit the ground, extend your feet and quickly find your balance, and keep rolling. Start slow and low with the Ollie. Over time you'll be able to increase the height of the jump.
Drop In
If you stick with skateboarding long enough, eventually you'll start doing tricks from, and riding on, ramps such as quarter- and half-pipes or even an empty pool. A drop in is a trick you'll need to learn early in order to start from the top of the ramp or lip of the pool and start your routine. To do the drop in, start by standing at the top of the ramp, and press the back tail of your skateboard down on the lip of the ramp with your back foot. The front of your skateboard will be pointing up in the air. Bring your front foot up and place it on the skateboard over the front bolts, keeping your balance towardsthe back of the skateboard. Slowly move your weight to the front and allow the front of the skateboard to come down and make contact with the ramp, then just skate away. This trick requires balance and coordination, but after a few tries you'll have it down and be ready to move on to more advanced ramp tricks.
Kickflip
Once you've got the Ollie down, you can move on to the most basic skateboard flip trick, the kickflip. To do the kickflip, perform the beginnings of an Ollie, but start with your back foot hanging slightly over the edge of the board. As the board pops up with your back foot, use the toe of your front foot to flick the board so it flips over. Pull your feet up quickly to let the board flip, then as it finishes its rotation, bring your feet back down and lightly push the board to the ground. Find your balance and keep rolling. Like the Ollie, this one will take some practice and your first few successful kickflips will probably be relatively low to the ground.
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