Ollie (skateboarding)

High school (ages 12+)
Sports & Games

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/ollie--skateboarding-

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the skateboarding maneuver classification?Fundamental aerial trick enabling rider and board to jump without hand contact
2. What is the pioneering figures?Alan 'Ollie' Gelfand (transition), Rodney Mullen (flat ground and flip tricks)
3. What is an ollie in skateboarding?The ollie is a trick where a skateboarder jumps and lifts the board into the air without using their hands. It starts with a stomp on the tail, a jump, and sliding the front foot to keep the board level.
4. How does the ollie work?The rider pops the board by stomping the tail, jumps up, and slides the front foot up the deck. This makes the board lift and stay flat while airborne.

Pop: The forceful downward stomp on the tail of the skateboard to initiate an ollie and lift the board.
Slide: The motion of the front foot sliding up the board's deck during an ollie to level it in the air.
Flip Trick: A skateboarding trick where the board rotates in the air, typically initiated by an ollie and executed with a foot flick.
Griptape: The sandpaper-like material on the top of a skateboard deck that provides traction for the rider's feet.