INGLEWOOD, CA
SKATE SCHOOL.
Free weekly skateboarding lessons for Inglewood youth — boards, helmets, pads, and coaching all provided. Every kid gets a chance to push.
THE PROGRAM
ONE COACH. ONE BOARD. ONE KID AT A TIME.
Pushin' Forward Skate School is our flagship grassroots program based out of Inglewood, California. Every session is free, every kid leaves with their gear, and nobody is turned away because they don't own a board. From a first push to a first drop-in, our coaches meet kids exactly where they are.
We run weekly meet-ups at local Inglewood skateparks, alongside larger giveback events where dozens of kids roll home with a complete setup — board, helmet, pads, and a community that has their back.
COACH COOLEY
WHAT DONALD BRINGS TO INGLEWOOD.
Donald "Coach" Cooley grew up in the same neighborhoods these kids are growing up in. He doesn't just teach kickturns and ollies — he walks alongside every skater, hand on the shoulder, until they trust their own feet. That's the Cooley method: patience, presence, and the kind of mentorship most of these kids have never had from an adult outside their family.
Through DGK's #SavedBySkateboarding and now Pushin' Forward, Coach has spent over a decade building a culture where Inglewood youth see skateboarding as a path — to discipline, to friendship, to a way out of the cycles waiting for them in the streets.
WHAT KIDS GET
EVERYTHING THEY NEED. NOTHING THEY DON'T.
A BOARD
Complete skateboards given away — yours to keep.
SAFETY GEAR
Helmets, knee pads, and elbow pads at every session.
REAL COACHING
Hands-on instruction from Coach Cooley and his team.
COMMUNITY
A crew that shows up week after week. No judgment.
WHY IT MATTERS
SKATEBOARDING IS THE DOORWAY.
In Inglewood, a free skate lesson is rarely just about a skate lesson. It's an hour of safety. A first mentor who isn't a teacher or a cop. A weekly reason to choose the skatepark over the corner.
That's why we keep showing up. Every kid who finds skating finds discipline, resilience, and a community — and that's how a neighborhood changes.
GET YOUR KID IN THE SCHOOL.
Skate School sessions are free and open to all Inglewood youth. Reach out for the next meet-up date, or help us put more boards under more feet.