There are two ways to stand on a skateboard. Regular stance is with your left foot placed at the front of the board, pushing with your right.

Goofy stance is with the right foot placed at the front of the board, pushing with your left. Try out both, you will generally find one feels more natural than the other.

Although there’s no reason you can’t skate in normal sports shoes, you should consider investing in a pair of skate shoes.

As with any other sport, a lot of work has gone into creating a shoe that will provide optimum support specific to its discipline and also help enhance performance.

Skate shoes have larger, flatter bottoms than sports shoes, which allow the skater to get a better grip. They also have reinforced side panels to minimise wear from tricks and have extra padding around the back to support your ankles.