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

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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.

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.

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

Doug Werner and Steve Badillo, founders of the Skatelab indoor skate park and museum in Los Angeles, provide a very basic overview of the elementary components of skateboarding. The material is very introductory covering skateboard terminology, beginner's tricks and moves, and details on the industry itself including the pro game.

Trying to get a handle on my three year old's new obsession, I bought this book with the hope that I would gain a broad understanding of what skateboarding is all about. With an emphasis on fun and safety, Werner and Badillo have definitely achieved this. There's not enough in here to step outside and begin doing ollies, but after reading this book you will at least know a good one when you see one.

I recommend this book if you are new to skateboarding. It has some very helpful tips and some fun things too.

I recommend this book if you are new to skateboarding. It has some very helpful tips and some fun things too.

I bought this book a while back, and it is O.K...but thats where it stops.

There is nothing at all like watching in real life--or hey, why not TV how to start-up ur own tricks?

Much better, and much more worth it--Check out this movie Skateboarding Explained!

Its Wayyy more helpful and like i said--Much more worth it.

You can check it out on Amazon or on MySpace..Hey give it a try?

What you got to lose? haha, go Back to this book I guess if it doesnt help...but im telling you now--Skateboarding Explained is MUCH MUCH better!!

Keep Skatin!

Hey, what can I say, it's a great how to sk8 book, not just 4 kids, but anyone wanting to learn to sk8!

Bought as a gift for a beginner-has not received much attention with all the snow on the ground.

You dont need a book to tell you how to skate. You need to go to your local spots, and parks and watch people skate. Buy skate videos and figure it out. Skate in your driveway for hours on end. And most of all have fun.