Later Skater: Ultimate Guide to Learning Skateboarding Later in Life

by Marko Kosta

Overview

Do you enjoy tackling challenges that intimate you? Have you ever dreamed of riding a skateboard, but could never bring yourself to trying it in your adulthood? Are you questioning whether or not the thrill is worth the risk? Stop spinning your wheels and going nowhere, open this book and learn how you could be on the road to the most exhilarating sense of freedom and joy on a piece of wood. It's your turn to light your soul on fire and it will thank you.
Marko Kosta, founder of SK8 GYM and head skateboarding instructor who's focus is on teaching new adults (i.e. Later Skaters) the art of skateboarding using a safe, guided and fun learning method, we coined, the SK8 GYM Way™, has published an ultimate guide for learning skateboarding later in life. This comprehensive and essential companion tool breaks down the barriers of entry for first time adults trying skateboarding later in life. Marko has taught over 200 first time adults to safely skate and has refined his curriculum over 10+ years and now for the first time ever, this one of a kind guide is available in eBook and paperback formats and it's packed with priceless insights and will get you rolling and enjoying the plethora of benefits skateboarding offers without spinning your wheels and no matter your age, gender or learning style.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940184411200
Publisher:	Marko Kosta
Publication date:	04/02/2025
Series:	Later Skater , #1
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	115 KB

About the Author

Marko Kosta, born 1975, raised in New York City, street skating in Queens and Manhattan from age 14. He attended college at Pace University, the downtown NYC campus which was situated just down the street from the Brooklyn Banks, at the time, “The Banks” was one of the most famous street skate spots in the Country. He recalls how difficult it was to focus in class when all his skate buddies were skating in the vicinity and, on the other hand, how nice it was to walk out of class and almost instantly be reconnected with friends skating some of the best street spots in the City. No need for phones or social media.

Marko spent 20 years living in the San Francisco Bay Area, where he raised his kids, worked professionally in advertising and kept skating. It was skating that originally caught his eye for the Bay Area and a career job in SF solidified his relocation from NY. He blends his Bachelor’s in Business Administration with over ten years of co-leading non-profit youth development organizations, volunteering in several capacities including Skateboard Coach. This, combined with over thirty years of actual skateboarding experience and some encouragement from fellow volunteers, in 2018, Marko launched a skate school named SK8 GYM in San Francisco, California. SK8 GYM is at the intersection of Marko’s three biggest passion points: teaching/ coaching, skateboarding and business administration. He has held over 10,000 hours of skate lessons/ classes, has taught over 2,500 students, with more than two-hundred of them being first-time adult skaters, aka L8R SK8RS.

SK8 GYM keeps expanding every year and throughout all this expansion, Marko’s work continues to focus on skateboarding curriculum and specifically working with adults who are trying it for the very first time. If you want to see what people are saying about Marko’s lessons, check out his online reviews on the SK8 GYM website. Marko travels all across the country to teach adults who are ready to take the leap.

Editorial Reviews

There's an impression that skateboarding is for kids. But why can't adults be cool skateboarders? I was inspired by the Olympic skateboarding games in my 30s and was looking for guidance. I'm glad I found this book. There are many tips for adults who tend to "think" before moves, unlike kids. It's very inspiring and encouraging! I love the fact that the author has tons of teaching experience with adults!

Amazon - Jeannie Wong