Skate Now Coaching Team

Danny

Head Coach & Founder

Danny founded Skate Now in 2012 after getting his start coaching at Kman, Australia’s first skateboarding school, in 2011. He has undertaken instructor training with the AIS and has since helped thousands of students of all ages and abilities build confidence and progress on their boards.

With more than 15 years of skateboarding coaching experience, Danny has spent much of that time developing and refining the step-by-step teaching methods used across Skate Now programs. He’s also passionate about art and brings that creative approach to his coaching, helping students learn in a way that’s practical, engaging and true to skateboarding.

Tom M

Head Coach

Tom has been coaching with Skate Now for almost five years and is one of our most experienced regular coaches, working across group lessons, private lessons, parties, and school holiday programs.

A favourite with the kids, Tom knows when to have a laugh and when to take charge. He’s confident leading groups, great at breaking skills down and has a knack for keeping sessions fun while making sure everyone keeps progressing.

Tom has completed coach training through the Australian Institute of Sport, and can produce a tre flip pretty much on demand.

Finn

Head Coach

Finn brings plenty of personality to his coaching. An actor as well as a skateboarder, he has a playful way of connecting with kids and older students, whether he’s inventing a new warm-up, celebrating a breakthrough or declaring something completely “cuckoo bananas”.

He’s particularly good at reading a group and keeping everyone involved, from younger beginners through to older kids. On a skateboard, Finn is all about style.. flowing around the park like a method actor playing a jazz muso.

Tom H

Lead Coach

Tom has been coaching with Skate Now since 2021 and has become one of our most experienced and versatile coaches. He works across private and group lessons, school programs, holiday clinics and skate parties, coaching everyone from first-time beginners through to more experienced riders.

Tom brings plenty of energy and enthusiasm to his lessons and has a great ability to connect with young skaters. His coaching focuses on helping students build skills, confidence and independence on their boards while keeping sessions relaxed and fun.

Tim

Coaching All-Rounder

Tim is just as at home skating an urban street plaza as he is snowboarding the powdery slopes of a Canadian mountain. He’s also had a lot of experience with action sports coaching, both with children in the K-12 range as well as adults in team building exercises.

Tim has a degree in Sport & Event Management as well as Certificate III &  IV in Fitness. He is also great with kids, enthusiastic and patient.

Nevada

Head Coach and Coordinator

Nevada works behind the scenes at Skate Now, coordinating bookings and helping organise our school, OOSH and council programs.

With extensive experience both coaching and coordinating skateboarding programs, she has a strong understanding of what makes a session run smoothly. Nevada also works closely with schools, OOSH centres and families to help keep our programs organised from booking through to delivery.