Ben is amazing, simply put. My kids (5 and 8 yo) wanted to try out skateboarding but didn’t have confidence. One lesson with Ben later and they were riding their boards all over the neighborhood. Ben was professional, kind, patient, and flexible with the kids. He kept their interest for an hour by changing up the skills to work on so it was exciting (tricks) and basic skill building (pushing off, moving forward). I can’t recommend Ben and SK8 Chicago enough.