My experience with skateboarding has been a gnarly ride. Never been sad while riding down a hill on my skateboard. What makes me a good teacher is I have patients know how to work with kids. I teach my nieces how to ride a skateboard. Lydia 13 Nadia 8.

With many years of experience, Chris is a very passionate and knowledgeable instructor! He's great with kids! He loves to have fun & help students progress!

Hey y'all! I am a young and upcoming skateboarder from Minneapolis Minnesota. I am 18 years old and I am a senior, about to graduate high school this June! I have loved skateboarding ever since early middle school and haven't stopped at all ever since. I have been teaching at 3rdlair Skatepark since I was 15 and have worked with all different levels of skateboarders from brand new beginners to very advanced rippers. I also have worked with people of all ages from 5-40! Typically I teach kids and teens from the ages of 8 to 16. I take the time and effort to understand the tricks I teach myself! I skate Street, Bowl, and Vert all at a high level. My weakest level would have to be Vert since our local Vert ramp got shut down by the city where it was located sadly. I feel confident in my skill set to incorporate growth and progress mixed in with having fun and making skating something they can look back to and cherish for their whole lives, I try to get to know the people I teach to understand their goals and their risk tolerance as well as how they feel overall coming into Skateboarding or if they have experience and feel more confident to get into the harder tricks, etc.