SSL 02: Suggest a trick

SSL is back for an unspecified run. The game starts on the 5th of July 2022.

If you’d like to suggest a trick for others to try, upload it to Dropbox via the button below. Tricks will be added to a folder and chosen at random each week.

You must be an active member of the Back to Blading Slack to play.

UPLOAD YOUR Trick

Join the Game

If you're on the Back to Blading Slack, you're eligible to join the game.

If you’re not a member of the Slack, your entries will not be included.

If you played in round 01 of the SSL, you don’t need to re-enter.

Entry form

Name

Instagram

Location

Are you a member of the Back to Blading Slack Group?

Yes

Password

You can get the password by asking in the #slackskateleague channel on the Back to Blading Slack group.

Instagram

All sets and entries are posted to the @slackskateleague Instagram account. It’s the best place to keep up with the game.

Information & Rules

In a nutshell:

• Be on backtoblading.slack.com
• Sign up to the game
• Be creative
• Be cool
• Have fun

Schedule

Tricks are announced on Monday mornings via the @slackskateleague Instagram page. Players have until the subsequent Sunday evening to match the trick. Successfully matching a trick gains you 1 point. Players sign up via the entry form above.

Matching a trick

Matching a trick earns you 1 point. You do not have to attempt to match every trick and there is no penalty for missing a week.

To truly play in the spirit of the game, try to match the setter’s obstacle as closely as possible. In reality, judging is extremely lenient and, for the most part, a grind is a grind and an air is an air. If all you have is a curb, go for it.

Important guidelines:

You clips will only be uploaded / scored if you have registered and are a member of the Back to Blading Slack group.
Music and action replays are rarely warranted.
Try to use restraint when it comes to slowmo. It’s good when you need some clarity and less good when you want to show off your steezy landing.
Adding some personality is all good but please do try to match the trick as-is. Don’t add extra spins. Superfluous showing off will be cut.

We often discuss the rules and share clips in the #slackskateleague channel on the Slack. If you have a question, a suggestion or want to check if something ‘counts’, please join the conversation. The game is primarily for active members of the Slack.

Setting a Trick

To set a trick for others to attempt, film your clip and upload it here.

Your clip will be added to the pile and one will be selected at random each Monday morning as that week’s trick. If your trick is picked, you receive a point (and a week off!).

You can submit a set at any time.
If you upload more than one clip, only the most recent will be added to the pile.
You do not have to submit a trick to play.
Please use the same name you put on the entry form so it's easy for me to match a clip to a player.
You do not have to submit a trick to play.
If your trick is picked, you are eligible to submit again after 4 weeks.
If possible, please try record / submit new tricks (starting NOW) rather than using old footage, only because it helps with the feeling that we're all playing the same game at the same time.

You can submit any ‘trick’ you like, but please keep in mind the wide range of abilities and potential terrain limitations of other players. Fun, inclusiveness and creativity should take priority over difficulty. To keep things simple, we’re not specifying switch tricks.

Most players will be self-filming. Try to avoid setting anything that will be difficult to film with a static camera.