If you have just begun to take up skateboarding as a hobby, and would like to now begin learning tricks, perhaps the best one to start with is referred to as an ollie due to the fact that mastering this trick will be necessary to learn other tricks such as the kickflip. If you take the time to master this trick you will find that other more difficult tricks will come much easier.
Let’s begin by outlining the steps necessary to learn an ollie. The first step is the stance that you place your feet on the board. You are going to want to place one foot on the tail end of the board and the other foot will then be planted in the middle of the skateboard. Second, you are going to place the ball area of your foot that is by the tail of the board in the middle of the board itself, so that when you do push downward that ball area will feel the tension. Your third move should be to place your foot in the middle of the board almost straight across the entire board. You will need to practice the pushing down motion quickly as well as maneuvering all of your weight onto the tail area as this is the initial motion behind the trick itself. To learn the other two steps, it may be beneficial to check out a video of the steps so that you can master it correctly.