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How to Deal with Skate Park Intimidation

Sarah PM2 skaters recommend it · 5 mentions, 2022 to 2024
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7K views · 5 years ago · Tutorial · Beginner

Sarah Park-Matott shares seven tips plus a bonus for dealing with skatepark intimidation as a newer skater. She covers her own fear of parks and ends with final thoughts. Uploaded in 2021.

Why skaters like it

Gets linked in r/NewSkaters threads when adults feel nervous or embarrassed about their first skatepark visit. One commenter cites its 'spotlight effect' section.

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“FWIW I found section in this tutorial about the 'spotlight effect' useful for overriding my self-consciousness when skating (it's about skateparks, but the same rule applies basically anywhere public)”

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u/overthinker742024 · 15 points

If I see someone coming over to the skatepark looking embarrassed I normally go over and say hi. If that's not what you want, don't worry nobody else does this! But I know this feeling and I felt it too and I want people to realize that the skatepark seems like an intimidating place, but it's not really like that. If you go up to the basketball court you'd better be sure you can at least put up a good showing with th

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u/vantablack_pobble2022 · 1 points

FWIW I found section in this tutorial about the 'spotlight effect' useful for overriding my self-consciousness when skating (it's about skateparks, but the same rule applies basically anywhere public): [VIDEO].

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