How to One-Foot Plate Stall on Roller Skates | Trick Tutorial

Hi I'm Shorty and welcome back to my YouTube channel Shorty Skate Series. In this video I will demonstrate my approach to 1 foot plate stalls. Being confident at plate stalling with 2 feet will help you with this trick. But first I want to discuss 3 types of plate stalling that I see most often. The different techniques can impact the way you hold yourself on the coping. Technique 1. Roll on stall. This technique is what I do most often and I have a tutorial on it if you want to learn it. It's where I will pump all the way up to the transition and as I reach the coping, lift the front of my wheels of both skates to roll onto the coping. Technique 2. Step on stall. This is where one foot steps onto the coping followed closely by the other foot. You can do this technique at various places on the transition. However, the lower down on the transition you start the movement, the higher you will have to step. Technique 3. Jump on stall. As the name suggests, you will launch off the ram to jump onto the coping with both feet. Again, you can start this at different points on the transition, but the lower down the further you will have to jump. Now onto 1 foot stalls. As I mentioned before, I prefer the roll on stall technique and for 1 foot stalls I will also use this method. But sometimes I do step onto the coping, however my step on is so small it can sometimes just look like I'm rolling on. But before I talk about how to get onto the coping, I want to talk to you about balance as I believe balance is the most important thing for 1 foot stalls. And I'm not talking about the front to back balance as the coping will help you with that, but it's the side to side balance that can be a little bit tricky sometimes. Because if you use a slide block, you can easily slip out if your balance isn't right. So you can practice balancing on 1 foot while on the ground with or without skates. Standing with your feet underneath you with a slight bent knee, try to lift your non-dominant leg. If your weight is still centred, you'll fall to the side. Now look to shift your weight over to your dominant leg, thinking about keeping your nose, knees and toe in line and engage your core. Try lifting your leg. Do you feel the difference? Stalling on the ramp is similar. You want to shift your body weight as you roll or step onto the coping with the mindset of nose, knees and toes and keeping your core tight and chest up. If you're still tipping to one side, your weight may be too centred and it will take practice to get the right balance. If you're still having trouble, look at what your knee is doing. If it's bending inwards, it will mess up your balance as you'll try to overcompensate by tipping your body. However, doing this on a ramp will cause you to slip out. Okay, now let's talk about how to get onto the coping with 1 foot. I find rolling onto the coping with 1 foot is easiest as I don't lose contact with the ramp at any time. Same as a 2 footed stall, I will pump up the transition and ride it all the way up. As I'm about to reach the coping, I will raise the front wheels of my dominant foot. As I roll onto the coping, I will shift my weight into this leg as I lift my non-dominant leg. To build up confidence stalling on 1 foot, you can start by rolling 1 foot onto the coping, followed by stepping the 2nd foot onto the coping. Then aim to delay stepping the 2nd foot on until you don't need to put the 2nd foot down at all. The roll-on technique and even the step-on technique if you step onto the coping quite close gives you a lot of time to pivot your momentum around the coping and do a grab or strike a pose. But you do need momentum to pivot and hold your pose. I found jumping into the stall can land you quite upright, so you have less time to get into the pose, but you may be able to hold the pose longer as your body is more on top of the coping. So I hope this short video helps you with nailing your 1 footed stalls. If you have any questions, please comment below and I'll try and get back to you as soon as I can. Thank you for watching and please remember to like, share and subscribe to my channel for more skating tips and tutorials, product reviews and adventure vlogs.