A few easy skateboard tricks for beginners include the ollie, the shuv-it, and the kickflip. Many skateboard tricks are performed too quickly for a spectator to understand what the trick was.

The first tricks for skateboarders were much different than they are today. Common simple tricks that are currently popular in the skateboarding world include the ollie, the kickflip, the 180, and the shuv-it.

The ollie was invented in the 1977 by Alan Gelfand, the trick was based on his nickname.http://www.kidzworld.com/article/8937-alan-gelfand-biography When a skateboarder performs this trick the board seems to stick to the rider's feet while jumping in the air. The trick is based on rotation around multiple axes; the skater also needs to crouch to perform it.http://www.kidzworld.com/article/5207-the-science-of-skateboarding

The Shuv-it uses the same physics as the ollie, only the skater rotates the board 180 degrees while the body stays in the same position. This trick is commonly performed with a 360 degree spin, and is a variation of the more popular 360 flip.

The 180 spin is similar to the shuv-it but instead of the only the board spinning, the skaters body rotates as well. This trick is performed like the ollie where the board seems to stick to the skaters feet.

The kickflip is when the skateboarder performs an ollie, but kicks the board into a barrel roll for one rotation.This is one of the most common tricks in skateboarding today, and was invented in by Rodney Mullen.http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=es&u=http://www.skateboard.com.es/rodney-mullen-inventor-de-trucos/&ei=ZpVnTL-NBsnsngefp6HBBQ&sa=X&oi=translate&ct=result&resnum=9&ved=0CD8Q7gEwCA&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dkickflip%2Binventor%26hl%3Den%26prmd%3Dv