Instructor certified by Skateboard GB providing exciting and engaging skateboard lessons taught by a skater with 15 years' experience! Teaches lessons from beginner to advanced level. Covering London.

Find out more about James

• What age did you start playing sport? Tell us about this time or moment in your life.

  The age I began skateboarding was when I was 11 years old my parents bought me a skateboard for my 11th birthday, that summer of my last year of primary school I really took advantage of the summer holiday to practice skateboarding.

• What are your favourite sports; those that you practice at a high level, a simple hobby, and a sport that you'd still like to discover?

  My favourite sports are pool, snooker and swimming. I am a member of a pool/snooker hall where I play at a high level, a simple hobby of mine is discovering new beaches to swim and a sport I'd love to discover is snowboarding !

• What gives you the motivation and passion to pursue your sport?

  Some of motivation and passion comes from watching classic skateboarding videos as well as new released skateboarding videos.
  
  Seeing progression amongst my friends that are still developing more advance techniques gives me the passion to pursue further in skating.
  
  Last but not least seeing my own students progress so quickly and putting a smile on their face from learning also motivates me to pursue skateboarding

• Do you have a sporting achievement that you're particularly proud of?

  Winning a prize at a "best trick" competition at a skatepark made me really proud and made me realise that I am talented.

• How have your achievements and challenges made you a better sportsperson?

  The achievements I made have definitely made me a humble person and also made me appreciate this sport even more.
  
  Challenges that I faced such as injuries made me realise when I had to recover and take time out made me realise the importance of the relationship that I have with this sport.
  
  The fact I was so eager to carry on skateboarding after my first major injury made me a better sportsperson because I came back even harder to make up for lost time I could have been practicing.

• If you had to go for a jog with a famous athlete, who would you choose? And what questions would you ask them?

  If I was to go on a jog with a famous athlete it would definitely be pro skater Rodney Mullen as he was a pioneer in freestyle skateboarding.
  
  I would be intrigued to find why he decided to have such a different outlook on what tricks you can do on a skateboard.
  
  I would also definitely ask him how it felt to invent tricks that will change the history of skateboarding

• How do you help people stay motivated?

  I help people stay motivated by finding out their goals within the sport reminding them off this, sometimes simply sharing with them some of my favourite tricks and this may help them to broaden their horizons.

• What makes you a Superprof in sports?

  What makes me a Superprof in sports is I have a good knowledge of safety techniques along with the right combination to still include the elements of fun to keep the sport thriving and alive.