The players have been designed, created and improved since the early days and required creativity and long trial-and-error processes before spreading throughout the skateboarding community.
Before learning any of these easy skateboard tricks, it is essential to be comfortable with the basics elements of pushing and stopping.
If you are not confident cruising around we highly recommend putting in the hours before attempting any tricks. It will make learning even the most basic of tricks much, much easier.
Some of them can be considered old-school tricks and others are new-school maneuvers. But only a few of them are timeless moves that truly represent the foundations of skateboarding.
Pushing: Firstly, you should be comfortable doing on the board is pushing. This is the process of taking one foot off of the board, pressing it into the ground and placing it back onto the board which help consequently propelling you to forward direction.
If you are regular skater, your pushing foot will be your right foot. If you are goofy skater, it will be your left foot pushing.
Stopping: Secondly, the next basic you must master is stopping. There are a number of ways to stop on a skateboard. The simplest way is to take your pushing foot off of the board and drag you heel into the ground.
The friction between your shoe and the ground will slow you down to an eventual stop. Furthermore, you can also drag your back foot toe to shave just a little bit of speed.
The following trick list challenges you to try, practice, and land each one of them. The trick names and designations may vary slightly different from country to country.
Basic Tricks
Backside 180: A backside 180 trick that combines an ollie with a 180-degree turn. The successful landing of the backside 180 results in the skateboarder riding backwards.
Backside 360: A Backside 360 is one of the advanced tricks that requires a lot of speed, balance, and timing.
Backside Caballerial: The Backside Caballerial was originally a skateboarding trick performed in a half pipe, but has now been adopted in styles other than vert.
Backside Half Cab: This trick is a fakie backside 180 where your shoulders back, it will help with the rotation, snap and begin to spin.
Fakie Ollie: Fakie Ollie is when you are going backwards with your normal stance switch is when you are riding normal with your switched stance.
Frontside 180: A frontside 180 is a skateboarding trick that involves rotating your body and board 180 degrees in the direction where your chest is facing.
Frontside 360: A frontside 360 is a trick in which the skater spins 360 degrees in a frontside direction while in the air.
Frontside Caballerial: A frontside Caballerial is a combination of a fakie ollie with a 360-degree frontside rotation.
Frontside Half Cab: A Frontside Half Cab is a combination of a fakie ollie with a 180-degree frontside rotation.
Kickturn: The kickturn allows you to change direction quickly and smoothly on flat ground or ramps.
Nollie: The Nollie, also known as a Nose Ollie that flips the script on the traditional ollie.
Nollie Backside 180: It involves rotating the body and board 180 degrees in a backside direction.
Nollie Backside 360: It involves popping the nose of the board with the front foot while simultaneously rotating the body 360 degrees in a backside direction.
Nollie Frontside 180: It is a fun variation of the classic ollie and adds a new dimension to your nollie repertoire.
Nollie Frontside 360: It combines the pop of a nollie with a full 360-degree frontside rotation.
Ollie
Ollie North: The Ollie North is a classic skateboarding trick that combines the pop and height of an ollie with the balance and control of riding one-footed.
Ollie South: It involves popping your board into the air and momentarily riding with only your back foot on the deck.
Powerslide: It is a fundamental trick that allows you to control your speed and change direction in a stylish way.
Switch Backside 180: It is essentially a regular backside 180 but performed while riding switch.
Switch Backside 360: It is a visually stunning trick that combines the elements of riding switch stance with a full 360-degree rotation.
Switch Frontside 180: It is a combination the challenge of riding switch with the basic mechanics of a frontside 180-degree rotation.
Switch Frontside 360: The Switch Frontside 360 is a visually impressive and technically demanding trick that showcases the riders' skill and control.
Switch Ollie: It is a great way to improve your balance and control while riding switch.
Flip and Shove-It Tricks
360 Flip: It involves flipping the board 360 degrees in the air while remaining in the air yourself.
360 Hardflip: The 360 Hardflip blends the pop and flip of a hardflip with the rotation of a 360 shuvit.
360 Ollie Heelflip: It combines the explosive pop of an ollie with a precise heelflip, followed by a full 360-degree body rotation.
360 Ollie Kickflip: It is a combination of 360-degree body rotation with a perfectly timed kickflip, this trick demands commitment, agility and a keen sense of timing.
360 Pop Shove-it: This trick demands precise footwork and timing to spin the board 360 degrees while airborne.
360 Shuvit: It focus on footwork, timing and balance, mastering the 360 Shuvit unlocks a world of creative expression.
540 Flip: This trick involves a complete 540-degree board flip while the skater remains airborne.
720 Flip: It defies the laws of gravity with its two full board rotations.
Alpha Flip: It is a combination of elements with a 540-degree board flip with a 360-degree body rotation.
Anti Casper Flip: This visually distinct maneuver involves a unique combination of elements, pushing the boundaries of creativity and technical mastery.
Backside Bigspin: It involves extending your front leg while performing a regular invert.
Backside Flip: This technique demands mastery of fundamentals, precise timing and unwavering commitment.
Backside Half Cab Heelflip: It requires dedication, practice and a willingness to embrace the challenges it presents.
Backside Half Cab Kickflip: This unique blend creates a visually captivating trick that showcases the skater's technical prowess and creativity.
Backside Heelflip: It demands precise footwork, board control and unwavering commitment.
Backside Kickflip: This trick is a combination of two essential elements: Backside 180 and Kickflip.
Flip and shove-it tricks are fundamental elements of skateboarding, showcasing a skater's technical ability and creative expression.
These tricks involve flipping the board in various ways while adding rotations and grinds for increased complexity and style.
Here's a breakdown of the others different types of Flip and Shove-It:
- Big Heelflip
- Bigflip
- Biggerflip
- Biggerspin
- Bigspin
- Bubble Flip
- Bullflip
- Caballerial Flip
- Camel Flip
- Casper Flip
- Daydream Flip
- De Comply
- Disco Flip
- Double Heelflip
- Double Kickflip
- Dragon Flip
- Fakie 360 Flip
- Fakie 360 Hardflip
- Fakie Backside Bigspin
- Fakie Backside Pop Shove-it
- Fakie Frontside Bigspin
- Fakie Frontside Pop Shove-it
- Fakie Hardflip
- Fakie Heelflip
- Fakie Inward Heelflip
- Fakie Kickflip
- Fakie Varial Heelflip
- Fakie Varial Kickflip
- Feather Flip
- Fingerflip
- Forward Flip
- Front Foot Impossible
- Frontside 360 Pop Shove it
- Frontside Bigspin
- Frontside Flip
- Frontside Half Cab Heelflip
- Frontside Half Cab Kickflip
- Frontside Heelflip
- Frontside Kickflip
Frontside Pop Shove-it
Gazelle Flip: It is a unique and visually stunning trick that combines elements of a 540-degree board flip with a 360-degree body rotation.
Gazelle Spin: It involves a 540-degree board flip and a 360-degree body rotation in the same direction, creating a mesmerizing spinning motion.
Ghetto Bird: The Ghetto Bird, also known as the Nollie Hardflip Late Backside 180 which is a combination of a hardflip and a revert.
Gingersnap: It is a visually appealing and technically challenging maneuver that requires good balance, timing, and control.
Grape Flip: It is a combination of two complex maneuvers: a hardflip and a 360-degree body varial.
Half Cab: It involves performing a 180-degree rotation while riding fakie (backward).
Handstand Flip: It requires advanced skills, balance and commitment to execute successfully.
Hardflip
Haslam Flip: It combines the elements of a 540-degree board flip with a 360-degree body rotation.
Heelflip: It involves flipping the board with your heel while in the air.
Hospital Flip: The Hospital Flip utilizes a unique grip-to-flip motion for its initial rotation.
Illusion Flip: It remains elusive, its execution involves elements of both hardflips and pop shuvit variations.
Impossible: It defies both logic and physics, has captivated skaters and audiences alike since its inception.
Inward Heelflip: It is combination of the backside pop shuv-it and the heelflip, this trick offers a unique blend of style and complexity.
Jesus Flip: It requires the board to spin at least six times before landing.
Kickback Flip: It involves a half kickflip followed by a late one and a half heelflip.
Kickflip
Kiwi Flip: The Kiwi Flip is a visually impressive trick combining elements of a laser flip and a nerd flip. It involves a 360-degree flip of the board with a distinct footwork and body movement.
Laser Flip
Late Kickflip: It involves performing a kickflip but with the board flipping later in the air than usual, creating a more extended and delayed rotation.
Nerd Flip: It involves a 360-degree board flip initiated by a frontside shuvit motion and underflipping with the heel.
Nightmare Flip: It involves grabbing the board between your legs while performing a 360-degree pop and rotation.
No Comply
Nollie 360 Flip: It involves extending your front leg while performing a regular 360 flip.
Nollie 360 Hardflip: It is a combination of the nollie pop with a hardflip and a full 360-degree board rotation.
Nollie 360 Pop Shove-it: This trick blends with the nollie maneuver with a 360-degree board rotation and a pop shove-it.
Nollie Backside Bigspin: It demands precise control, timing, and a touch of finesse to execute flawlessly.
Nollie Backside Heelflip: It blends the nollie maneuver with a backside 180 rotation and a heelflip.
Nollie Backside Kickflip: It is a combination of the nollie maneuver with a backside 180 rotation.
Nollie Backside Pop Shove-it: This trick demands precise control, timing and a touch of finesse to execute flawlessly.
Nollie Frontside Bigspin: It is a combination of the unique "nollie" pop with a 360-degree board rotation and a frontside approach.
Nollie Frontside Heelflip: It blends with the unique “nollie” pop with a heelflip and a frontside 180 rotation.
Nollie Frontside Kickflip: It requires dedication, practice and a willingness to embrace the learning curve.
Nollie Frontside Pop Shove-it: It is a combination of the unique pop with a 180-degree board rotation and a frontside approach.
The no comply is a versatile skateboarding trick that can be combined with various other tricks to create a wide range of creative and impressive maneuvers.
Here are some of the most popular types of no comply skateboard tricks:
- Nollie Hardflip
- Nollie Heelflip
- Nollie Impossible
- Nollie Inward Heelflip
- Nollie Kickflip
- Nollie Laser Flip
- Nollie Varial Heelflip
- Nollie Varial Kickflip
- Ollie North
- Ollie South
- Orange Flip
- Plasma Spin
- Pressure Flip
- Rail Flip
- Semi Flip
- Shuvit
- Sigma Flip
- Switch 360 Flip
- Switch 360 Hardflip
- Switch Backside Bigspin
- Switch Backside Heelflip
- Switch Backside Kickflip
- Switch Backside Pop Shove-it
- Switch Frontside Bigspin
- Switch Frontside Heelflip
- Switch Frontside Kickflip
- Switch Frontside Pop Shove-it
- Switch Hardflip
- Switch Heelflip
- Switch Inward Heelflip
- Switch Kickflip
- Switch Laser Flip
- Switch Varial Heelflip
- Switch Varial Kickflip
- Toeflip
- Triple Kickflip
- Underflip
- Varial Heelflip
- Varial Kickflip
Grind and Slide Tricks
50-50 Grind: It serves as a foundation for countless variations and creative sequences.
Backside 5-0: It involves balancing the back truck on the edge of an obstacle while facing away from it, requiring precise footwork, weight distribution and a fearless approach.
Backside 50-50: This trick demands precise balance, control and a dash of style.
Backside Bluntslide: It involves grinding the nose and tail of the board simultaneously on the edge of an obstacle while facing away from it.
Backside Boardslide: This trick is considered to be one of the most basic and fundamental grinds and it is a prerequisite for many other more advanced tricks.
Backside Crooked: It involves grinding the front truck with the board tilted at an angle, creating a unique visual effect and demanding a blend of technical skill and balance.
Backside Feeble: It involves grinding the edge of your deck on a rail or ledge with your toes hanging over the edge.
Backside Lipslide: It involves grinding the edge of the board on the coping of a ramp or pool, demanding precise footwork, weight distribution and unwavering confidence.
Backside Noseblunt Slide: It involves sliding along a rail or ledge with the nose of your board hanging over the edge, while your body faces the opposite direction.
Backside Nosegrind: It involves balancing the nose of the board on the edge of an obstacle while facing away from it.
Backside Noseslide: It adds a unique element of style to your skateboarding repertoire and can be taken to the next level with various variations.
Backside Overcrook: It requires a blend of precision, balance, and commitment.
Backside Salad: It involves grinding the rear truck of your board on a rail or ledge.
Backside Smith: It involves grinding the deck's nose and tail on opposite sides of an obstacle while facing away from it.
Backside Suski: It involves sliding the back truck of your board along a rail or ledge, while your front truck hangs off the edge at a 45-degree angle.
Grinds and slides are fundamental tricks in skateboarding that involve sliding the board along a surface while maintaining balance and control.
They add style and technicality to your skateboarding arsenal, and mastering them opens up a world of creative possibilities on your board.
Here's a breakdown of different types of grinds and slides:
- Backside Tailslide
- Barley Grind
- Bertlemann Slide
- Bluntslide
- Boardslide
- Casper Slide
- Crail Slide
- Crooked Grind
- Darkslide
- Feeble Grind
- Frontside 5-0
- Frontside 50-50
- Frontside Bluntslide
- Frontside Boardslide
- Frontside Crooked
- Frontside Feeble
- Frontside Lipslide
- Frontside Noseblunt Slide
- Frontside Nosegrind
- Frontside Noseslide
- Frontside Overcrook
- Frontside Salad
- Frontside Smith
- Frontside Suski
- Frontside Tailslide
- Hurricane
- Hurricane Grind
- Layback Grind
- Lipslide
- Nail Slide
- Noseblunt Slide
- Nosegrind
- Noseslide
- Overcrook Grind
- Overturn
- Primo Grind
- Salad Grind
- Slash Grind
- Smith Grind
- Suski Grind
- Tailblock Grind
- Tailslide
- Willy Grind
Air, Grab, Bowl and Ramp Tricks
540: This tricks involves rotating the skateboard 1.5 times around its vertical axis, is a hallmark of skateboarding mastery.
720: It involves the skater completing two full rotations in the air.
900: The 900 skateboard trick involves two and 1/2 revolution (900 degrees) aerial spin performed on a skateboard ramp.
Airwalk: This airborne move involves launching off a ramp or transition, extending the legs and grabbing the board in a unique way.
Axle Drop-In: It requires balancing on both trucks on the coping before transitioning smoothly into the ramp.
Backside Axle Stall: It involves balancing your board with both trucks on the ramp's coping while facing down the ramp.
Backside Crooked Stall: It requires a nuanced understanding of weight distribution and footwork, making it a true test of a skater's skill.
Backside Disaster: It involves a 180-degree backside rotation on the coping of a ramp, followed by a controlled descent back into the transition.
Backside Feeble Stall: It involves grinding on the coping with your back truck, is a stylish and challenging maneuver that requires commitment and finesse.
Backside Hurricane Stall: It requires precise timing, control and commitment, making it a coveted skill among experienced skaters.
Air tricks involve launching off the ground and performing various maneuvers in mid-air. Mastering simple air tricks is crucial for building confidence and progressing to more complex ones.
Adding grabs to air tricks increases their style and difficulty.Bowls tricks offer a unique curved environment for carving, grinding, and performing unique air tricks.
Ramps tricks are ideal for gaining height and performing high-flying tricks. Here are some popular types of Air, Grab, Bowl and Ramp tricks:
- Backside Pivot Stall
- Backside Rock 'n' roll
- Backside Smith Stall
- Backside Tail Stall
- Benihana
- Blunt Stall 180 Out
- Blunt Stall Pull Back
- Blunt Stall to Fakie
- Body Jar
- Cannonball
- Christ Air
- Crail Grab
- Creeper
- Crossbone
- Delmar Indy
- Double Grab
- Drop-In
- Fakie Noseblunt Stall
- Fakie Rock
- Fakie Tail Stall
- Frigid Air
- Frontside Air
- Frontside Axle Stall
- Frontside Crooked Stall
- Frontside Disaster
- Frontside Feeble Stall
- Frontside Hurricane Stall
- Frontside Nose Pick
- Frontside Noseblunt Stall
- Frontside Pivot Stall
- Frontside Rock 'n' roll
- Frontside Smith Stall
- Frontside Sugarcane Stall
- Frontside Sweeper
- Frontside Tail Stall
- Grosman Grab
- Helipop
- Indy
- Indy Grab
- Invert
- Japan Air
- Judo Air
- Lien Air
- Madonna
- McTwist
- Melancholy Grab
- Melon
- Method Air
- Mute Air
- Nose Grab
- Nose Pick
- Nose Stall
- Nosebone
- Nuclear Grab
- Riverdance
- Roastbeef Grab
- Rock to Fakie
- Rocket Air
- Sacktap
- Sal Flip
- Saran Wrap
- Seatbelt Grab
- Slob Air
- Stalefish Grab
- Stallfish
- Stiffy
- Superman Grab
- Tail Grab
- Tailbone
- Tuck Knee
- Varial
Footplant Tricks
Bean Plant: This trick is a combination elements of the pop shove-it and the nose grab.
Egg Plant: It requires precise timing, coordination and control while performing this trick.
Fastplant: It involves momentarily lifting the front or back wheels of your skateboard while grabbing the board's edge with your hand.
Gymnast Plant: It requires exceptional coordination, strength and commitment to execute flawlessly.
Layback Air: It requires exceptional balance, coordination and commitment.
Miller Flip: It is combination elements of the pop shove-it and the ollie, adding a unique twist for a stylish and versatile maneuver.
Power Ollie: It combines the principles of the ollie with added momentum and control, enabling you to launch yourself.
Sad Plant: It requires solid invert foundation, precise timing, and controlled body movement.
Staple Gun: This trick requires exceptional coordination, strength and commitment to execute flawlessly.
Texas Plant: It is combination of the handplant and the boneless, adding a unique twist that defies gravity with its extended airtime and stylish execution.
Balance Tricks
Manual: This Trick involves shifting your weight on the board to lift either the front or back wheels off the ground.
Nose Manual: It involves lifting the front wheels of your board off the ground and rolling on just the back wheels.
One Foot Manual: It involves lifting the entire board off the ground using only one foot.
One Wheel Manual: It involves riding the board on just one wheel, pushing it forward while maintaining a stable position.
Miscellaneous Freestyle and Old School Tricks
Acid Drop: This trick provides a smooth way to transition from higher ground to lower areas.
Alley Oop: It involves approaching a ramp or obstacle from the opposite direction your body faces, then launching into the air while rotating 180 degrees to land facing the ramp.
Backside Boneless: It combines elements of balance, board manipulation and airtime, making it a visually appealing and versatile maneuver.
Backside Wallride: This trick is a true testament to a skaters' balance, control and ability to think outside the box.
Body Varial: It involves the skater jumping off the board while airborne and rotating 180 degrees before landing back on the board in motion.
Boneless: This trick unlocks a new dimension of creativity and allows you to navigate obstacles and gaps with ease.
Caveman: This trick involves grabbing the board between your feet while in mid-air, creating a distinctive visual effect and requiring immense core strength.
Coffin: It offers a unique and stylish way to navigate ramps and transition areas.
Daffy: The Daffy tricks requires balance, control, and a dash of audacity.
Firecracker: It involves a series of rapid foot movements and board manipulations, creating a mesmerizing display of technical skill.
Skateboarding goes beyond the basic ollie and kickflip. A world of creativity and technicality awaits, especially within the realm of miscellaneous freestyle and old-school tricks.
These tricks add a unique flavor to your skateboarding style and showcase your individuality on the board.
Here's a breakdown of some exciting miscellaneous and old-school tricks you can master:
- Flamingo
- Frontside Boneless
- Frontside Wallride
- Hang Ten
- Hippie Jump
- Pogo
- Primo Stall
- Roll In
- Strawberry Milkshake
- Street Plant
- Wallie