You’ve been skating for a while, and you’ve mastered all of the beginner skills and tricks. Now you’re looking to step your game up to the next level by adding in more difficult variations and combinations of your favorite skate tricks. Progression is the name of the game in skateboarding, which is why it’s important to continue learning more difficult tricks as you become an intermediate to advanced rider!
If you’re struggling to figure out which tricks to learn next, you’ve come to the right spot. We’ve put together a list of the next 10 best tricks to add into your sessions to help you advance to the intermediate and advanced level of skateboarding. Remember to set yourself up for success by practicing in a place that is even, flat, and clear of other people so that you can make mistakes while keeping yourself and others safe while skateboarding! Now let’s get started.
A great intermediate trick to use just about anywhere at the skatepark is the backside boneless. Start by approaching a quarter pipe or half pipe. Bend down to grab the heel side rail of your board as you near the top of the pipe and firmly plant your back foot on the tail of the board.
Once you’re at the top of the pipe, plant your front foot on the top of the pipe by stepping off the skateboard on the toe side rail. As you come back down into the quarter pipe, rotate yourself so you can roll away from the pipe, release your hand from holding the rail, and step back on your board with your front foot to roll away after successfully mastering this trick!
The tricky part of the 360 pop shove it is getting your back foot to be in just the right spot on the tail of your skateboard to get the board to do the full 360 flat spin while in the air. Start with your back foot on the very tip of the tail and as centered as you can get it. Your front foot should be just below the bolts and angled at 45°.
When you’re ready, pop the skateboard up with your back foot and scoop backwards like you would doing a normal shove it. Try to leave your front foot on the board to help keep the board from landing deck side down or in a rail stand. If you’ve done everything right, your board should spin around 360° underneath you and you’ll land on the deck!
For this intermediate to advanced skate trick, start with your feet positioned so that your back foot is on the tail of the skateboard with your toes hanging of the toe side rail and your front foot at a 45° angle and your heel hanging over the heel side rail.
Once you feel comfortable enough to start this trick, with your feet in the right position, get some forward momentum to start out the 360 flip. When you’re ready, pop the skateboard up and try to scoop the tail towards your front foot to create the 360. Try to hang in the air as long as you can while your board completes the flip.
If you’re having a hard time with this skate trick, make sure to keep your shoulders from opening up as you pop the board. It’ll feel weird at first, but once you’re used to it, the flip will become a much easier trick. Part of becoming a more intermediate to advanced skateboarder is understanding how to use your whole body for a skate trick.
The varial kickflip skate trick is a combination of a kickflip with a backside pop shove it, so make sure you know those skate tricks first! Get your feet in the correct position on your skateboard by placing your front foot at a 45° angle in the middle of the board with the ball of your foot slightly off to the heel edge of your board. Your back foot should be set up on the center edge of the tail of the board.
From there, you’re going to pop the board up by kicking hard down on your back foot while scooping backwards like doing a shove it. Your front foot should kick towards the nose of the skateboard, mimicking what you’d do during a kick flip. Keep your shoulders straight and place more weight on your back foot during this trick to ensure that you get the right rotation to land the varial kickflip!
A great way to learn the inward heelflip trick is to think of it as doing a backside pop shove it, ollie, and a heel flip at the same time. Already having these tricks in your skate arsenal is what makes it a great trick for intermediate to advanced skaters.
Start with your front foot towards the middle of your skateboard with your toes hanging over the toe side rail. Your back foot should be on the tail of the skateboard with your toes resting on the heel side rail. As you pop your board up, shoot your front foot back and your back foot to the front as if you’re doing a scissor kick to get the board to rotate.
Work on getting the board to land wheels side down before trying to land on the deck to get a feel for how much force you need to put into the scissor kick motion element of this trick. As you perfect the flip, start trying to land your feet on the board until you get it right – it might seem hard to start, but that’s why we call them intermediate or advanced tricks, they can take a while to get right!
To begin, start in a rail stand. From there, you’ll want to position your feet so that your back foot is a little further back towards the tail of your skateboard. Place more pressure on the ball of your foot so that you have enough force to scoop your foot backwards as you pop the skateboard up like you would doing an ollie. When you’re ready, pop the skateboard up while scooping the tail backwards to create the flip. Let the board complete its rotation as you land on the deck to skate off, having mastered another intermediate to advanced skate trick!
Flamingos are a great skate trick to learn for intermediate to advanced skateboarders because they add a ton of flair to riding banks or quarter pipes. Start by approaching the quarter pipe at a decent rate of speed. Make sure that your feet are positioned so that your backfoot is over the tail of the skateboard with your toes slightly hanging over the edge and your front foot is over the bolts.
As you near the top of the bank or quarter pipe, take your front foot off the board and plant it on the ground on the heel side edge of the board while scooping the tail of the board behind your front leg’s knee. Finally, swing your skateboard back around with your back foot and plant your front foot back on the board to finish the flamingo.
Another great trick to add to your routine is the fastplant. It’s like a boneless, but with an ollie thrown in for a higher degree of difficulty. Start with your feet in the same place you’d have them for a high ollie trick. Then, rather than grabbing the inside rail of the board with your front hand like in a boneless, grab it with your back hand. Finally, as you approach a quarter pipe or the end of a half pipe, plant your back foot at the top of the pipe and jump at the same time and rotate your shoulders so that your feet can land back on your board going forward as you land.
Board stalls are another great trick to add into your intermediate to advanced arsenal of skateboard tricks because they’ll help you transition out of the bowl, half pipe, or quarter pipe. Start by dropping into a half pipe and riding up to the other side.
Make your way back to the original starting position while riding fakie with your back foot close to the tail edge of your skateboard. Then, as you get near the top of the half pipe, try to catch the edge of the pipe between your back wheels and the tail of your board while weighting your back leg to stall at the top of the incline. Hold it for as long as you like and that’s it! You can add in a nose board stall by repeating the same process, but just with your front foot instead of the back one.
To begin the casper flip trick, start with you want to have your feet positioned similarly to how you’d position them for a kick flip. Your front foot should be just behind the bolts and angled at 45° while hanging your heel off the back side rail. Your back foot should be on the tail edge of the skateboard, placing your foot so that it’s on the ball of the foot to make it easier to scoop the board as you pop the board up.
Start by popping the nose of the board up while scooping your backfoot behind you to rotate the board. Pull your front foot up into the air while angling your toes down to give the nose of your board something to rotate around. If you’ve done it right and with enough speed and force, you’ll be able to land both of your feet on the board after it’s completed its spin and roll away!
Final Thoughts on Intermediate to Advanced Skate Tricks
There’s no particular order to learning these intermediate to advanced skateboard tricks. Try to work on a couple at a time so that you can focus on getting the foot placement and body mechanics down perfectly. That way you’ll be able to see consistent progress as you work to master each trick every time you go skate.
Which trick will you learn first? Did we miss any tricks that you think would be a good addition for intermediate and advanced skaters? Let us know by dropping a comment below!
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