Rob McLeod

Rob McLeod

A 13x Guinness World Records holder, award-winning motivational speaker, and frisbee ambassador, Rob McLeod – aka Frisbee Rob – is on a mission to inspire resilience, confidence, kindness, and movement. Originally from Woodstock, New Brunswick, Rob has been living in Calgary, Alberta since 2005. Recognized as the 2021 PDGA/EDGE Educator of the Year and a 2020 Calgary Booster Club Honoured Athletic Leader, Rob has visited 650+ schools, empowered over 250,000 students, and champions healthy screen habits and physical literacy through high-energy, interactive talks and workshops. As a global speaker and World Flying Disc Federation board member, he’s helping grow the sport in 100+ countries while using his record-breaking achievements to spark real change in communities worldwide.
  • Joined: November 18, 2011
  • Articles: 685
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China Video Game Curfew & Ontario Bans Cellphones in Schools

It’s been a big week for the video game industry, screen time, and device usage in schools: The Chinese government has set time restrictions for players under 18, forbidding them from playing video games between 10 p.m. and 8 a.m.…

Frisbee and Unplugging at Olympic Heights School

I spent the day speaking and teaching frisbee to more than 650 kids from Kindergarten to Grade 6. They learned what’s possible with frisbee including disc golf, ultimate, freestyle, throwing & catching, and creating games. I also talked to them…

Frisbee and Unplugging at Midnapore School

I spent the day speaking and teaching frisbee to more than 400 kids from Kindergarten – Grade 6, and thanks to the generous sponsorship of EPEC Disc Sports, donated 20 discs to the phys ed program! I also gave the students my Unplugg’d challenge,…

Mini Disc Golf Office Challenge with Matt & Ryan

After my interview with Matt and Ryan, we had some fun with a four hole mini disc golf challenge. Mini discs are great for throwing indoors, and mini disc golf can be set up anywhere, with or without a basket.

Talking Frisbee with Matt & Ryan from Drive Mornings

Thanks to Matt and Ryan for having me on this morning to talk about all things frisbee, physical literacy, unplugging, and the work I do in schools! Check out my interview below, either in video or audio format.

Why Physical Literacy Matters with Jenn Carson

Jenn Carson talks about why physical literacy matters. Jenn is a professional yoga teacher and the director of the L.P. Fisher Public Library in Woodstock, New Brunswick, Canada. She is the creator of the website www.yogainthelibrary.com and has been delivering…

Senator Patrick Burns Disc Golf Workshop

I spent the morning teaching disc golf to a group of Grade 8 students, including the basics of throwing, putting, driving, rolling, etiquette, and some of the other things that are possible with a disc and with frisbee. It was…

Frisbee and Unplugging at Fish Creek School

I spent the afternoon speaking to 650 students from Kindergarten to Grade 6 about physical literacy, resiliency, kindness, unplugging, and showing them what’s possible with frisbee. They learned all about disc golf, ultimate, freestyle, dog disc, guts, dog disc, the…