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Bunn Administrative Office Phone: 217-544-1751 Fax: 217-544-1811 2500 South Eleventh St. Springfield, IL 62703

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Location: Centennial Park - southwest side of Springfield bordered by Bunker Hill Road and Lenhart Road

Phone Number: 753-0700

Etiquette Lingo Photos Rules Skate Park

Lingo

1. Air - The skater catches “Air” when they fly above the lip of a ramp, bowl, rail, etc.
2. Drop In - The skater “Drops In” or enters a ramp or bowl by placing the edge of the board on the structure's lip and pushes down.
3. Flow - the execution of successful consecutive actions or a harmonious skate park.
4. Grind - Riding a metal rail or some other long structure, like a curb, with the truck(s) of a skate.
5. Heel flip - Pushing down on the edge of the board when doing an Ollie in order to ‘flip’ the board.
6. Ollie - Jumping the board into the air without using hands.
7. Plant - Falling head first, ex. ‘face plant.’
8. Shred - To skate.
9. Thrasher - To skate well and fearlessly.
10. Trucks - The axel of the skate board.
11. Vert - A style of skating. Usually in a skate park.