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Skateboarding Lessons
Whether you're stepping on a board for the first time or looking to take your skills to the next level, our skateboarding classes are the perfect place to ride, learn, and grow! These fun and supportive sessions focus on foundational techniques like balance, turning, and pushing, while also introducing tricks and park etiquette for more experienced skaters. Led by experienced instructors, each class is designed to build confidence and creativity in a safe and encouraging environment. Grab your board and let's roll! Participants are required to bring their own skateboard and helmet to participate. Elbow and knee pads are not required but strongly encouraged. |
Guppies Skate Lessons
- Ages: 4 - 7 by start of class
- Location: Flounder & Friends Skatepark, Fairgrounds Park
- Days: Mondays and Wednesdays
- Times: 4:30 pm - 5:15 pm
- Fee: $60 resident / $72 Non-Resident
- Dates:
- Session 1: April 15 - May 11 ; Register by: March 31
- Session 2: May 18 - June 15 ; Register by: May 5
- Session 3: June 29 - July 22 ; Register by: June 16
- Session 4: August 3 - August 26 ; Register by: July 21
- Session 5: September 9 - October 5 ; Register by: August 25
- Session 6: October 19 - November 11 ; Register by: October 6
Flounders Skate Lessons
- Ages: 7 - 9 by start of class
- Location: Flounder & Friends Skatepark, Fairgrounds Park
- Days: Mondays and Wednesdays
- Times: 5:15 pm - 6:15 pm
- Fee: $70 resident / $84 Non-Resident
- Dates:
- Session 1: April 15 - May 11 ; Register by: March 31
- Session 2: May 18 - June 15 ; Register by: May 5
- Session 3: June 29 - July 22 ; Register by: June 16
- Session 4: August 3 - August 26 ; Register by: July 21
- Session 5: September 9 - October 5 ; Register by: August 25
- Session 6: October 19 - November 11 ; Register by: October 6
Marlins Skate Lessons
- Ages: 9 - 18 by start of class
- Location: Flounder & Friends Skatepark, Fairgrounds Park
- Days: Mondays and Wednesdays
- Times: 6:15 pm - 7:45 pm
- Fee: $90 resident / $108 Non-Resident
- Dates:
- Session 1: April 15 - May 11 ; Register by: March 31
- Session 2: May 18 - June 15 ; Register by: May 5
- Session 3: June 29 - July 22 ; Register by: June 16
- Session 4: August 3 - August 26 ; Register by: July 21
- Session 5: September 9 - October 5 ; Register by: August 25
- Session 6: October 19 - November 11 ; Register by: October 6
Youth Sports Refund Policy:
- To be eligible for a refund, cancellations must be requested a minimum of seven (7) days before the published registration deadline.
- Cancellations within seven (7) days of the registration deadline will not be refunded.
- Refunds will be distributed back to the participant through a check in the mail. This process takes 4 – 6 weeks.
- A $15.00 service charge for processing all cancellations will apply unless the Valpo Parks and Recreation Department cancels a program due to low enrollment.
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Cassey Knight
Sports CoordinatorPhone: 219-462-5144 Ext. 6301
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Madison Bell
Recreation SuperintendentPhone: 219-462-5144 Ext. 6310