WHAT SKATE 4 HOMIES HAS TO OFFER:
• Skateboarding instruction: skill lessons from stepping on to a board to mastering difficult tricks. o Clinics
o Classes
o Private lessons
• Skateboard Maintenance
o How to care for your board
o Understanding the different materials and components used to build the board
o Learning about brands
o Learning what set-up works for you
• Skateboarding training: advic
e on how to master skills given by people with expertise. o Specific analysis of skateboarding skill in order to help skaters reach their goals and learn new tricks
• Safety lessons: S4H helps keep kids safe
o Instruction on skateboarding etiquette for street and park skating
o Lessons about proper safety gear
o Techniques for how to slow down and stop, how to fall and how to bail out
o Instruction about always being mindful of your surroundings (cars, obstacles, etc)
o Proper attire
• History lessons: this class is interesting for those who love to skate and even for those who’ve never touched a board
o Classes about the history and development of skateboards
• From the invention of skateboarding to today
• Different types of skateboarding
• Different materials used throughout the years
• Culture: Information about different aspects of skateboarding culture
o Music lessons
• Learning to play, produce or create music
• Learning about music’s evolution throughout the years
o Art
• Art lessons
• Art creation – all genres
o Construction
• Instruction on how to build ramps and other park features
• How to use tools safely
• Proper care for tools and equipment
• The math behind building features
• Skate Valet: S4H promotes skateboarding as a Green mode of transportation by providing skaters with skateboard valet. o S4H plans to get involved with downtown events in order to provide skaters and long-boarders with a safe place to store their board while they participate in the action. o Promote skateboarding as a form of exercise
o Alleviate traffic congestion and parking frustration
o Safeguard property
o Green, energy efficient transportation
o Help show skateboarders in a positive light
• Warehouse
o S4H now has a warehouse where the kids involve in our program can skate all year long. o Parents don’t have to worry about their kid being bullied at the park because the warehouse is only open to those involved in our program
o Drug and alcohol free environment
o Smoke free environment
o Features available for the novice and pro skater
• Equipment
o S4H provides helmets and boards for kids to skate while at the warehouse. o S4H also has a program called Earn-a-Skate so kids can work with us to earn their very own board. o We are also able to offer new gear (clothes and shoes) and skateboards at discounted prices
• Art Decks
o Local artists have donated their time and talent to S4H and have painted decks which S4H sells in order to raise money for our foundation
o All proceeds go to S4H
o Prices vary
o Genres vary
• S4H Gear
o We have a wide variety of S4H gear available for purchase
o All proceeds benefit the foundation
