Sk8atSHU Facts
This was when SK8atSHU was officially established.
What is Spring 2026?
This person invented the ollie.
Who is Alan Gelfand?
Skating left foot forward.
What is regular?
When you lay on your back on the skateboard and keep rolling.
What is a coffin?
Name one of the three closest skateparks to Seton Hall.
What is: 1.) Maplewood Skatepark, 2.) East Orange Memorial Skatepark, or 3.) Bloomfield Skatepark
This e-board member is studying Journalism.
Who is Michela?
Skater that made the Casper.
Who is Rodney Mullen?
Riding with the opposite foot forward than is comfortable.
What is riding switch / switch stance?
Balancing on only the front or back two wheels.
What is a manual?
An iconic public skatepark located next to a beach in Los Angeles.
What is Venice Beach Skatepark?
This e-board member is studying Graphic Design & Advertising.
Who is Blake?
The first person to land a 900 on vert in a competition.
Who is Tony Hawk?
A curved surface or ramp shaped like a half-circle, used for performing vertical skating.
What is a half-pipe?
Dragging one roller skate perpendicular behind the other to slow down.
What is a t-stop?
Located in Lake Forest, California, this 20-stair set is a legendary skate spot for professional street skateboarding.
What is El Toro?
This e-board member is president of SK8atSHU.
Who is Ben?
This inspired modern skate park design.
What are empty swimming pools?
When a skater grabs the board mid-air with the back hand.
What is an indy grab?
Grinding with all four trucks on the ledge (roller skates). / Grinding on a ledge using both of your trucks (skateboard).
What is a 50-50?
In 1976, the city of Montreal in Canada was going to host the Olympics and needed a new stadium. They built an entrance tunnel that would eventually become an iconic skate spot.
What is the Big O?
This e-board member's board was displayed during this semester's Involvement Fair.
Who is Daniel?
The first skatepark was built that year.
What is 1965?
When a skater takes the front foot off the board, grabs it with the hand, then jumps up with the back foot still on the board before placing the front foot back on the board and landing.
What is a boneless?
Standing on the skateboard deck and wheels while the deck is perpendicular and flat to the ground.
What is primo?
Located in Florida, this spot is the oldest privately owned skatepark in the world and was in Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4.
What is Kona Skatepark?