Skateboarder's Start-Up: A Beginner's Guide to Skateboarding (Start-Up Sports) [Paperback]

Doug Werner (Author), Steve Badillo (Preface)

Book Description

Series: Start-Up Sports

This beginner's instructional guide is designed to appeal to novice- and intermediate-level skateboarders. The topics include tips on safety, equipment, and basic riding techniques. The author collaborated with and sought the expertise of top riders and coaches in order to explore the how-tos of riding and performing maneuvers upon various terrain and obstacles likely to be found on the streets or in skate parks. The step-by-step instructions and photographs illustrate important details and fail-proof methods that will help get beginning skateboarders riding in no time.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 4-8-This beginner's guide to skateboarding is presented in a question-and-answer format that is easy to follow. The text discusses equipment, history, and basic skating and technical tricks. The issue of safety is also addressed. However, though the book warns that protective gear should be worn while skateboarding (helmet, elbow and knee pads, wrist guards), many of the adults shown in the approximately 250 black-and-white photos are not wearing it. The reason given is so that techniques can be better captured, but it's not a very convincing explanation. Unfortunately, the photos are small, grainy, and often dark; thus, they don't adequately illustrate the techniques explained in the text. The excellent list of resources (books, camps, museums, organizations, skate parks, shops, Web sites, and magazines) is more helpful than the book itself.
Diane Olivo-Posner, Long Beach Public Library, CA
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About the Author

Doug Werner is the author of 15 books on sports and fitness, including the books in the Start-Up Sports series. He lives in San Diego, California.

Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: Tracks Publishing (June 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1884654134
• ISBN-13: 978-1884654138
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,425,625 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #84 in Books > Sports & Outdoors > Individual Sports > Skateboarding

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

29 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Off to a good start, August 31, 2000

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Donna Allen (Grand Saline, Tx) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Skateboarder's Start-Up: A Beginner's Guide to Skateboarding (Start-Up Sports) (Paperback)

A good introduction for the first-time skateboarder, especially the 9 to 12 year olds. Easy to read with solid advice for purchasing your first board. A good book for encouraging the novice to stick with it, and to wear safety gear. The experts who were interviewed were honest, amusing and committed to the sport.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not Bad, February 25, 2004

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Jared (Sidney,NY USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Skateboarder's Start-Up: A Beginner's Guide to Skateboarding (Start-Up Sports) (Paperback)

The book is a great book if you have never skateboarded before or if you want to learn about it. It spends a lot of time on what it is and what it is about. The book tells about the parts and pieces of a typical skateboard.... And it also tells how to ride a skateboard, but you don't really need the book... just get on a board and ride how you feel comfortable. The book also tells about the history of skateboarding as you go along in the book. And for the trick tips section....it just has the basic stuff like an ollie and kickturns. Nothing big, just the basics are in this book.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Skateboarder's start-up, February 13, 2004

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Skateboarder's Start-Up: A Beginner's Guide to Skateboarding (Start-Up Sports) (Paperback)

Skateboarders start up
by Doug Werner with SteveBadillo
2002
All people who like to skate board this book is for you.It tells you about the laws and the safety of skateboarding.
Some of the exciting parts are the parts were they show you how to do the tricks and it tells you how to do kickfilp and other cool tricks . And they show you how to plant your feet on the board
The people who like this book like to skateboard and people who want to learn it