Information:
The Ollie is the foundation of almost all skateboarding tricks excluding oldschool tricks. It should be one of the first tricks you learn after you become comfortable riding your skateboard. The inventor of the ollie is Alan Gefland. He created it back in 1977 when he was only 13 or 14.

Description:
While rolling the skateboarder jumps and the skateboard comes off the ground as well. It seems to stick to his/her feet, and does not flip or turn while in the air.

Technique:
1. Push a few times to get rolling at a comfortable speed.

2. Put your back foot flat across the tail, and put your front foot in the middle of the board. The farther back you put your foot, the higher you will be able to ollie, but you will also have less control.

3. Bend you knees. Push down as hard as you can on your back foot so that your tail hits the ground. At the same time slide your front foot up towards the nose of the board, and jump high. I mean jump high! Make your knees hit you in the chest.

4. Don't let your back foot drag you down. Bring it up too. Most people can't ollie high because they only bring up their front foot, and their back foot holds the rest of the board from coming up. Jumping involves both feet! Get them both up high.

5. Keep your shoulders and legs parallel with the direction you are going. It will make it easier to land.

6. Land on all four wheels and bend you knees to take the impact. Ride away.

Additional Help:

Problem: My board flies out from under me when I try to ollie.
Reason: You are either kicking your board away while in the air or you are taking your foot off the board in the air.
Solution: When you jump during your ollie, make sure that you jump straight up. Do not move to the side or allow you feet to come off the board. During the ollie, you should always be above and on the skateboard.

Problem: I can only ollie a few vertical inches high.
Reason: You are not jumping high enough or you are only bringing up your front foot and allowing your back foot to hold the board down.
Solution: Hit the tail harder when you pop your board up. Jump up using both feet. If your back foot is lagging then your board is not going to rise.

Problem: I can only land with one foot on the board.
Reason: You are letting your foot come off the board in the air, or you are scared and stepping off while in the air.
Solution: You have two choices. You can either just go for it and force yourself to land, or you can try to work your way up. If you usually only land with your right foot, next time try to land with only your left foot. Keep switching back and forth and after a little bit, try to land with both feet at the same time.