Skateboarding words, in the order you need them
Start with the beginner words and you can follow a match. Each level builds on the one before.
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Words
- Deck
- Trucks
- Wheels
- Run
- Trick
- Stance
- Skateboard
- Helmet
- Minimum age
- Street
- Park
- Run-based scoring
- Best trick format
- Competition rounds
- First wall rebate
- Golden run
- Runs plus tricks
- Seeding order
- Judges
- Bail
- Stuck
- Line
- Judging criteria
- Overall impression
- Difficulty
- Execution
- Tie-break
- Trick within time
- Scoring refusal
- Variety
- Use of the course
- Consistency
- Flow
- Repetition
- Pure repetition
- Obstacle selection
- Judging scale
- Overall score
- Progression
- Am
- Contest format
- Head judge
- Start limit
- Re-start and re-run
- Irregular result marks
- Equipment failure
- Ollie
- Kickflip
- Grind
- Slide
- Grab
- Manual
- Air
- Heelflip
- 360 flip
- Boardslide
- Nosegrind
- Tailgrind
- Frontside
- Vert ramp
- Quarter pipe
- Bank ramp
- Gap
Rules
- What is the difference between street and park skateboarding?
- How is skateboarding scored?
- What are skateboarding judges looking for in a run?
- How does a skateboarding competition progress from qualifier to final?
- How does a park skateboarding contest work?
- How does a street skateboarding final work?
- Can a skater repeat a trick or turn down a score in the trick section?
- What happens when a skater falls, or when time runs out mid-trick?
- Do skateboarders have to wear helmets in competition, and how old must they be?
- Can a skater have another go if something goes wrong that is not their fault?
- What do DNS, DSQ and DQB mean in skateboarding results?
- What happens if two skateboarders finish on the same score?