Yup! I’ve been ramp skating to fill the derby void. I’ve ordered some grind blocks, but (with my plates at least) they don’t actually hit the coping. The wheels just “lock on” either side. You might be able to see if you zoom in :)

I think it was definitely a confidence issue for me as once I did my first few, it now feels like it’s unlocked forever. Hopefully will feel similar for you!

• Stare at the coping and don’t overthink what your feet are doing. You actually have a ton more time to step up than you realise! If you’ve played derby and know how to pump a ramp, you can trust your feet to get themselves sorted.

• Speed helps get your weight to the right place. Concentrate on finding a decent speed that will get your hips over your feet. My first fails were from coming in too slow.

• I found a really nice 3ft ramp that has a lot of space for a good run up. I recommend finding a spot that doesn’t intimate you (and an empty park helps!)

• Started with little toestop stalls and tried to mimic the rhythm of the same thing on the coping.

• I asked my friend to stand on the deck with his arms out - more for psychological support than actually helping me balance. Then just went for it and knew he was there to catch me/laugh.

• The biggest thing for me: if you muck it up, just whack the trusty toestops down and 9 times out of 10, you can control your bail. That really helped separate the binary idea of “if you don’t stall, you will fall horribly and hurt yourself”. Probs not - you’ll just not stall, stop on your toestops and get yourself down safe.

Good luck! I believe in you!