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Skateboarding part of curriculum in Belfast College

Skateboarding part of curriculum in Belfast College

Skateboarding part of curriculum in Belfast College

The Campbell College, in East Belfast, has approved skateboarding as part of the GCSE curriculum.  The sport is included in the physical education qualifications and can be chosen for the test. 

Students must be able to demonstrate moves such as ollies, shuvits and dropping, and know how to dismantle and fix a skateboard.

Candidates are expected to master basic pushing and turning, using both carving (leaning) or tic-tac turns (raising the front wheels to pivot on the rear wheels).

They should also be able to rock-to-fakie (coming up out of a ramp, see-sawing on the edge and dropping back in reverse position) and fakie revert (turning the board 180 degrees with the wheels scraping the ground).

The inclusion has had a positive response to the teenagers attending the college.  They believe it would encourage competitive ambitions and improved exam results.

Gareth Fry, head of the physics department explains the benefits of the game in the education system.

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