We absolutely love Quell Skateboarding and what they represent. Not only are they breaking down barriers every day and setting the example for skateboarders everywhere, they share the same love as us in teaching others how to skate! It only made sense to have a Sunday morning dedicated to to just that! With the help of Nike SB we invited girls and non cis males of all ages to attend our beginners clinic and the turnout was nothing short of amazing!
Photos: Nathan Hutsenpiller
Quell started out the session by huddling everyone up on the ramp to introduce themselves, their preferred gender pronoun and what they would like to accomplish that session. Hearing some of the goals for the day was so inspiring and we were all ready to check something off our list, no matter how small!
Some skaters were dropping in for their first time while others had some experience and were looking to learn a new lip trick. We saw some first time rock to fakies that were so sick! The ramp proved just challenging enough to keep everyone entertained while not being too big for the beginners. Off to the side of the ramp we saw a mixture of proud parents watching their children throw themselves down the transitions and other skaters learning how to ollie, no-comply and even some working on kickflips!
Before we called it a day, Quell gathered everyone back up on the ramp to discuss what we had all accomplished that session. There were such amazing vibes at this point because everyone had done so great! We were so proud of everyone for putting themselves out there and challenging themselves to learn new things! NYC has some new shredders coming up...watch your back boys!!
Big thank you to RVCA, Quell Skateboarding, Nike SB, Healthade and all of our volunteers. We love our skateboard community!!
