Skateboard coaching in Arvada for adults, teens and kids at Arvada Skate Park — beginner-first lessons from a coach with 30 years on a board.
Skateboarding lessons in Arvada are coached by Evan, who has 30 years on a board. One lesson can be split between up to four friends. We coach ages 3 to 70+ and meet at Arvada Skate Park, choosing the park that best fits your level.
Arvada has one of the largest public skateparks in the United States, and most people who drive past it on West 72nd have no idea. For a coach that is a gift: enough concrete that a nervous adult or a five-year-old never has to share a line with someone dropping into a bowl.
We meet at a park that is best for your learning level. In Arvada that usually means the big park by the Apex Center, with the city's smaller neighborhood skate spots as an option for very first sessions.
Real public parks with real addresses. We meet at whichever one suits your level — tap Directions for the map.
Our Arvada home base, just east of the Apex Center. Over 40,000 square feet, built by Team Pain and opened in 2012. Beginners start on the flat and mellow street terrain; the bowls wait until pushing, turning and stopping feel automatic.
Directions →Smaller and calmer than Arvada, with a bowl that has a shallow end — a good next step for riders learning transition.
Directions →Lit and open late per the city, which makes it our pick for evening sessions when daylight runs short.
Directions →Tell us your level — or that you have no idea — and we choose the park and the section of it that fits. Beginners start on flat ground away from traffic, every time.
We size your board and pads before anyone rolls an inch, and adjust trucks and wheels if something's fighting you. Bring your own gear if you have it; tell the coach ahead of time if you don't.
Pushing, turning or stopping — we drill one thing until it's automatic rather than touching six things badly. That's how progress actually sticks.
Every session ends with one or two things to practise on your own, so the time between lessons keeps paying off.
Crowds are the number-one thing that scares beginners away from skateparks. A park this large spreads riders out, so a lesson can run on its own patch of concrete without feeling watched.
Arvada also runs small skate spots at Memorial, Wolff and Skyline parks. For an anxious first-timer, a short session on a tiny spot can be a better start than the big park.
Riders come to us from Olde Town Arvada, Candelas, Ralston Valley, West Woods and everywhere in between.
Arvada Skate Park next to the Apex Center covers more than 40,000 square feet of Team Pain concrete. That size is the point for a lesson: there is always a quiet corner for a first-timer while experienced riders use the bowls.
Arvada Skate Park at 12920 W 72nd Ave, just east of the Apex Center, is our main Arvada location. First-timers start on the flat and mellow street terrain.
No. The size actually helps — there is room to learn away from experienced riders. We stay on beginner terrain until you are ready.
Plan to bring your own gear. If you don't have any yet, let the coach know ahead of time and we'll help you pick the right setup.