Kingston teen turns skate coach
29 May 2025
When Mikayla Sheppard’s not carving a bowl on a skateboard, the Kingston teen is teaching other Logan kids how to skate.
Through her small business, Mikayla’s Skateboard Coaching, the 14-year-old is sharing her knowledge and passion of the sport with people of all ages.
‘I had some amazing coaches when I was learning to skate, and after I helped one of my friends to learn, I realised how much I loved coaching and wanted to inspire others,’ Mikayla says.
She has already built up her business to offer lessons in:
- Logan Village
- Tudor Park
- Shailer Pioneer Park
- Browns Plains
- Crestmead
- Woodridge
- Beenleigh.
In the short-term, Mikayla wants to expand and sign up more coaches, but her dream is to build and own an indoor skatepark in Logan. ‘When I'm skating I feel really happy, especially when I land a trick I've been working hard on. I get scared sometimes doing new tricks, but that just makes me extra happy when I land it,’ she says. For more information, visit Facebook
PHOTO AT TOP: Mikayla hopes to expand her skateboard coaching business throughout the City of Logan.