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From choosing your first board to a guide to skate jargon, we've got everything you need to get started.

For more experienced skaters after tips and advice on improving your skills - look no further.

Steve Berra, Paul Shier and Nick Jensen are all on hand to offer their top tips.

And if you think you know skateboarding inside out, make sure you try our quiz.


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Skateboarding down the years
Skateboarding was invented in the 1930s
American kids were bored of rollerskates and decided to attach them to a single piece of wood
In 1958 "Sidewalk surfing" as it was known then really took off
An American surf shop struck a deal with a rollerskate manufacturer to produce boards with four wheels at the bottom
Nowadays superstars like Tony Hawk perform all over the world



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