Students at schools in PEI are in for a treat next week when they receive a visit from 6-time Guinness World Record holder Rob “Frisbee Rob” McLeod, who is a motivational speaker and frisbee ambassador from Calgary. “Frisbee Rob” McLeod…
I was featured on CBC Calgary News at 11 last night talking about my gold medal at the 2019 World Overall Flying Disc Championships, teaching what’s possible with frisbee, and sharing a bit more about the work I do in schools!
Most of us have played frisbee at some point in our lives. Whether it’s on a beach, with a team doing ultimate, or just tossing it to a dog. But frisbee can be a solo sport. Nobody knows this better…
A few months ago I received an email from Ellen Denny, an actress, writer, and director from Toronto, Canada. She was reaching out to get some more information on the sport of frisbee, in particular the sport of Freestyle Frisbee.…
During the 2019 World Overall Flying Disc Championships, I repeated as Self Caught Flight World Champion for the 5th consecutive time! This is my favourite disc sport, and the one that best represents the essence of frisbee – throwing, running, and…
Feels good being back in schools after having the summer off! This morning, I taught kids from Grade 7-9 what’s possible with frisbee, talked about kindness, learning from failure, and challenged them to get Unplugg’d. Thanks Darren for having me in!
“Frisbee Rob” McLeod will be the lone Canadian competing in the upcoming 2019 WFDF World Overall Flying Disc Championships from July 8-13 in Richmond, Virginia. This is his 5th World Overall Championship since he first started competing 8 years ago (2011,…
Last Friday, I was invited to be a part of Sports Day at Varsity Acres. I had already spent 2 days teaching students what’s possible with frisbee so Friday was more opportunity for them to learn and develop some of…
Last week, I spent 2 days speaking and teaching frisbee to more than 550 students from Kindergarten to Grade 6 about physical literacy, learning from failure, getting Unplugg’d, and what is possible with frisbee. They learned all about throwing &…
Nothing better than making a shot you weren’t sure you would make in front of 450+ kids! Check out this forehand skip shot into the basketball net! I’ve found this to be the perfect way to reinfornce my message of…