Gabe Cruz's Hilarious Skate Coaching Session with a 'Washed' Skater

The Skater's Dilemma

• 🎯 Gabe Cruz, a skater who feels "cooked" and "washed" after 10 years, seeks help to maintain his "flow" sponsorship.
• 💡 He recounts a past experience with a "weird" Craigslist skate coach and fears repeating it.
• ⚠️ The skater is concerned about losing his sponsorship due to his perceived decline in skill and physical condition.

The Eccentric Skate Coach

• 🎭 A new skate coach, who prefers to be called "The Skate Coach," arrives and immediately displays eccentric behavior.
• 🧐 The coach questions the skater's equipment, suggesting an "Anderson boy from the Matrix" board and criticizing his "freestyle wheels."
• ❓ He emphasizes the importance of landing specific tricks like the "laser flip" for sponsorship, despite the skater never having done it.

Coaching Methods and Motivation

• 🎬 The coach frames the lesson as filming a "sponsor me video," pushing the skater to perform tricks like kickflips and heel flips.
• 🗣️ He uses harsh, motivational language, referencing "David Goggins" and demanding push-ups, calling the skater a "poser" and a "maggot."
• 📈 Despite the unconventional methods, the skater shows some progression, landing a "delicious heel flip" and a "Daffy on the two boards."

The Pursuit of Sponsorship

• 🏆 The coach stresses that skateboarding is for sponsorship and likes, not just fun or athleticism.
• 🚀 He introduces advanced tricks like "varial heel flip" and "laser flip" as essential for modern sponsorship.
• 🤔 The skater questions the coach's qualifications, who claims a "doctorate from online skateboard education association degree."

Final Push and Payment

• 💥 The session culminates with the coach pushing the skater to land a difficult trick, threatening to shave off his mustache if he fails.
• 😅 The skater lands a trick, but the coach humorously states it's not "close enough" and suggests the skater is never getting sponsored.
• 💸 The lesson concludes with a discussion about payment methods (Cash App, Zelle) and scheduling the next session.