Skates & Ladders Skateboarding Lessons - London Reviews Summary

Instructor Quality

Pros:

• "His enthusiasm to teach, encouragement and well paced responsive approach was really motivating and confidence building."
• "The 2 instructors, Charlie and Pan, were friendly and really engaging."
• "Otto and Jack were not only polite and really friendly they were also extremely knowledgeable and patient."
• "Joseph kitted us out with everything we needed to get started and talked us through everything we needed to know."
• "The instructors Chris and Leandro were great with the kids, who all learned a bunch of skills and gained a load of confidence."
• "His instructor Robert L was great with the kids, motivating them and tailoring the lesson to each of their needs."
• "In particular, the instructor Lorand is very good - highly professional and has great rapport with the kids."
• "The boys thoroughly enjoyed the lessons. They knew absolutely nothing before and came away with a good understanding of the fundamentals."

Cons:

• "Buyer beware: Skates and ladders reserve the right to move the class to a location 6km away from the proposed initial location at short notice."

Customer Service and Organization

Pros:

• "Skates and Ladders are organised, helpful, friendly and professional which is important too!"
• "The organisers Nicole and Lauren are super thoughtful and responsive - everything was brilliantly organised."
• "You're the man, Pan! Whether you're a complete beginner, stuck on a trick, or just want to improve your riding, I would highly recommend checking out Skates & Ladders."
• "Booking is easy and very nice and pleasant staff! Would recommend."
• "Excellent Customer Service. Olivia provided me with all information to take a decision."
• "Great value with a 1-to-1 lesson with an instructor."
• "Excellent experience. Dimitar was a patient, knowledgeable instructor and my 15 year old daughter loved the lesson."

Cons:

• "Skates and ladders relocated the children’s Clapham Easter skate camp class to a location 6km away in central london with less than a days’ notice."

Learning Experience and Progression

Pros:

• "My son got to learn cool tricks but was taught within his capabilities in a calm and patient way."
• "During my first lesson he taught me the correct foot placement, pushing around, carving, doing kick-turns and even riding off a curb."
• "My 9 year old absolutely adored his two private, two hour lessons with Joseph."
• "We were very impressed with our 'skills' by the end of the session and will likely be booking a future lesson once we've got some practice in!"
• "He taught him several new tricks over the course of the hour and was very happy to teach him anything he wanted to learn."
• "There are different abilities within the group but Michael makes sure each child is being taught at the right level."
• "Within an hour I was jumping on and off the board (mostly on purpose), and feeling 100 times more confident then when I walked in."
• "I skateboarded a long time ago, when I was young. Now that I'm in my late 20's, I wanted to pick it back up again!"

Cons:

• "We were not very sure our six year-old daughter would like it, but after her first class with Dimitar she really loved it and got into it."