Woman’s Day Magazine July 2018
A few months ago, I was interviewed for a piece on tips to throw a frisbee for Woman’s Day Magazine. I was excited to see how it turned out and I must say that they did a great job with…
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.
Day 1 – Israeli Frisbee Trip
My first morning in Israel was spent meeting some of the other coaches – Chechik, Tomer, Daniel, and Alon. They were running frisbee workshops for a kids summer camp so I just observed them to get an idea of the…
Frisbee Rob Heading to Israel to Work with Fresh Ultimate
Although it’s been in the planning stages for months, I can finally announce that I will be spending July in Israel & France working with Fresh Ultimate! I cannot wait to work with Yarden Borkow, growing the sport of frisbee (ultimate, disc…
Day 6 Update: 2018 US Open – Self Caught Flight, Accuracy, DDC, Freestyle, & Speed Flow Finals
The final day at the US Open was a full day of finals including Self Caught Flight (SCF), Double Disc Court (DDC), Accuracy, and Freestyle. I was in the SCF and Accuracy finals, with SCF being my favourite and strongest…
Day 5 Update: 2018 US Open – DDC, Self Caught Flight, & Freestyle
The 5th day of competition at the 2018 US Open Overall was a full one since we were forced to move Self Caught Flight to Friday after being rained out on Thursday. Self Caught Flight is my favourite event and…
Day 4 Update: 2018 US Open – Distance & Rain Delay
Today was supposed to be a big day for me…and it still was, although only half as big as I was hoping. The reason? Rain! So far this week everyday has been humid, then rain, then clear skies. Today was…
Day 3 Update: 2018 US Open – Accuracy & Double Disc Court (DDC)
Today was a long day by virtue of having DDC in the evening. The plan was to start the day off with two rounds of Accuracy, then do two rounds of Speed Flow (not an official Overall event) and then…
Day 2 Update: 2018 US Open – Disc Golf & Discathon
Well Day 2 definitely did not go as planned. My goal was to get up after a good rest (since the previous night I slept only 2 hours in the after arriving at 5am from the airport). Unfortunately, I got…
Day 1 Update: 2018 US Open – Disc Golf & Discathon
I arrived around 5am to Tallahassee after driving 4 hours from the Atlanta airport immediately following a delayed flight. Good times!
2018 US Open Overall Flying Disc Championships Preview
Yesterday, I traveled from Calgary to Tallahassee for the 2018 US Open Overall Flying Disc Championships. I will be competing for the next 6 days in 7 events: Disc Golf, Discathon, Accuracy, Double Disc Court (DDC), Distance, Self Caught Flight…