ShredAbilities
The ShredAbilities program teaches children how to safely develop the skills to ride a skateboard.
ShredAbilities is a safe and inclusive environment for children of all ages and abilities to have fun and become empowered by the joy of skateboarding.
Good afternoon Shredders!
We are monitoring the weather this afternoon thanks to a thunderstorm rolling through the north of Canberra.
At this stage we are going ahead as Mt Stromlo looks just clear of projected rainfall.
Please check here again at 3:15pm for any updates.
Good Afternoon ShredAbilities Families!
Please check your emails for important information regarding Mondayβs Intermediate ShredAbilities sessions.
Weβre already excited about next term! Register now to save your spot, and stay tuned to see photos of our recent certified shredder certificate presentation πΉπ₯
Letβs Shred!
Long gone are the days when skateboarding was seen as a βriskyβ activity!ββββββββ
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These days, we know just how awesome skateboarding can be for helping kids develop gross motor skills like balance, core stability and transferring weight.ββββββββ
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Additional benefits of our Shredabilities program include:ββββββββ
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πΉ Building resilience - if at first you donβt succeed on the board, pick yourself up and try again!ββββββββ
πΉ 1:1 supportive instruction with our incredible teachersββββββββ
πΉ Being amongst a community of fellow learners and creating new friendshipsββββββββ
πΉ Looking like a legend when you finally master the ollie πββββββββ
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We are now enrolling for Term 4 Shredabilities programs, for beginners and intermediate.ββββββββ
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Even if your child has never picked up a skateboard before, weβre here to help them learn safely (and have fun doing it)!ββββββββ
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Find out more at abilitiesunlimited.com.au
Hey Shredders! Unfortunately due to this recent downpour we have the cancel the remainder of todays shred sessions. Participant safety is our number one priority and unfortunately it is way too wet and slippery. Stay safe and dry and we will see you next Saturday for our final session this term π€
Hey Shredders! Unfortunately, due to the current weather conditions we have made the difficult decision to cancel our Shred sessions this afternoon. Safety is our number one priority so please stay safe and dry and we look forward to seeing you next week!
Yesterday was the best shred session ever!! HUGE shout out to the Canberra Skate Girls letting our shredders join in with their slalom track πΉπ€
Ohhhhhh, so thatβs where Toby got toβ¦
We canβt wait to see him back for the last few sessions of our Term 3 program and show him how hard our shredders have been working on their skills since he left!
Are you as excited as we are? π€πΉ Come and join us!
Shredabilities is now opening spaces for Term 4!ββββββββ
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Shredabilities is our signature skateboarding program, developed by Allied Health Professionals and taught by instructors who are trained to work with kids with diverse abilities.ββββββββ
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Shredabilities participants will learn:ββββββββ
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πΉ Gross motor skills like balance, unilateral strength and coordinationββββββββ
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πΉ Resilience building - when it comes to skateboarding, patience is key!ββββββββ
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πΉ Basic skateboarding skills like starting, balancing and brakingββββββββ
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πΉ Advanced skills like axel turns and rolling up/down rampsββββββββ
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Best of all, Shredabilities has a focus on fun and safety in an inclusive environment.ββββββββ
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If your child is looking for a new sport, and wants to make new friends with kids just like them, head to our website to learn more/contact us directly!ββββββββ
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abilitiesunlimited.com.au ββββββββ
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We were so excited and thankful to get some goodies from Basement Skate recently! Have a watch and check it out for yourself πΉ
Weβre getting closer to the start of Term 3 and we still have a few spots left in both our beginner and intermediate shred programs, kicking off with our Saturday sessions on 30th July! We canβt wait to be back shredding very soon π€πΉ
Skateboarding is for EVERYONE! Here is our legendary shredder Toby helping Robbie onto a skateboard for the first time in over 14 years and his reaction says it all!
Registrations are now open for Beginner and Intermediate shred in Term 3 and we would love to see you there!
https://www.abilitiesunlimited.com.au/register
Happy end of term! We had our last shred sessions for term 2 on Monday and it was amazing to see how far our intermediate shredders have come this term at Stromlo! We canβt wait to see you all next term π€πΉ
Have you noticed your shred instructors looking a bit more βshreddedβ recently?
We love our new shred hoodies for helping keep us warm on some of our chilly Monday nights! We canβt wait to see you all for our final 2 sessions for term 2 in the coming weeks π€
Look at our shedders go!! We absolutely the criterion track at Stromlo Forest Park where we hold our Intermediate shred sessions π€
UPDATE:
Unfortunately it is raining sideways! SHRED IS CANCELLED. Updates on a make up session to come.
Take care
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Hey Shredders! Itβs pretty touch and go rain and weather wise for our sessions today but we will do our best to conduct our sessions tonight where safe and appropriate. At this stage both sessions are still running but we will make an announcement if anything changes. We really appreciate your patience and understanding with this! π€πΉ
Abilities Unlimited Australia Abilities Unlimited (previously Cyclabilities) teaches children with diverse abilities to build capability, capacity and confidence to safely and actively participate in sport and active recreation.
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Unfortunately due to the weather this afternoonβs sessions wonβt be running.
The wet weather poses a risk to both our skaters and their skateboards.
Take care, stay warm and SHRED ON (next weekβ¦)
Welcome to the Shred Arena! We had our first Intermediate session at Stromlo Forest park on Monday, and our Shredders absolutely loved the new location π€ We are so excited for the rest of the term!
Less than one week to go until Term 2 kicks off and we are so excited to start shredding! There are still a few spaces left in both the Beginner and Intermediate programs and we would love to see you there! For more information and to register visit: https://www.abilitiesunlimited.com.au/shredabilities
Itβs less than 2 weeks until our next term of shred kicks off and all of our instructors are so excited to be back very soon π€
We have lots of returning faces across our upcoming Monday and Saturday programs, and some incredible new instructors to introduce you to as well!
Can you find you instructor?
This was how fast Toby moved when he heard that our next term of shred starts in less than 3 weeks! Luckily we still have a few spots available in both our Beginner (Saturday) and Intermediate (Monday) programs. We canβt wait to see you there π€
WOW! What an amazing first term ππ We just wanted to say a HUGE thank you to each and every family that participated in our first Shredabilites term program! Our instructors were blown away by the progress every child made and we canβt wait to do it all again next term! We hope to see many new and familiar faces for our Beginner and Intermediate Term 2 programs, but until then, Shred on π€
Thatβs a wrap for Shredabilities Term 1! π€ Our instructors are so proud of all our certified shredders this term, and we are so excited to see their shredding skills continue to progress!
Registrations for Term 2 are already open! We are so excited to announce that we will be offering Intermediate programs on a Monday afternoon and Beginner programs on a Saturday morning π€ For more information please the link below: https://cyclabilities.com.au/register
Look at our shredders in action! We canβt wait to see you all again this afternoon π€
HAPPY SHRED DAY! We hope you are as excited as our instructors are to shred this afternoon, and we canβt wait to see you soon π€
WEEK 1 ACTION π€ Even though weβre gearing up for our 3rd week of our shred term program we thought why not have a look back at where we started? Bum boarding quickly turned into assisted tango skating and we are so proud of how much our participants have progressed already! See you on Monday π€πΉπ₯
Week 1 is done! On Monday afternoon we launched our first ever 8 week term program and we were so excited to see so many new faces, alongside lots of shredders from our holiday program back for our intermediate program! We canβt wait to see how much everyone progresses this term π€