Teaching Others How to Skate
I had another great training day on ice! But something I observed today is that a lot of people don’t know how to teach their kids how to skate – either for lack of skill or lack of teaching ability.…
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.
Jennie’s First Ice Training Session
This was the first on-ice training session for Jennie, after having just returned from vacation. She caught on quickly and got quite a few catches for both MTA and TRC. Jill has continued to improve each training session and today…
Glendon School Booked for Pink Shirt Day 2017
I’m excited to announce that I will be speaking at Glendon School on Feb 22 for Pink Shirt Day 2017! A K-12 school, Glendon celebrated their 100th anniversary in 2015 and they are located NW of Edmonton. This will be…
Mild Weather Makes for Untrainable Ice
Unfortunately for us, Calgary is in the middle of a Chinook which means warm temperatures for the next 2 weeks that could cause the ice at Bowness Lagoon to be soft to the point of being unskatable. This is really…
Frisbee Training on Soft Ice
Jill and I got out for some on ice training but unfortunately it was so warm out that the ice was really soft and was full of ruts. We got to work on a lot of technical elements of our…
Meeting Some New Fans
While training today, I met some new fans. They were super curious about why I was throwing, skating and catching my own throw! It was fun to tell them all about my record attempts and I even gave them their…
Putting Things Into Perspective
Today was a tough training day because my mind was heavy with thoughts about my friend. However, the weather was beautiful and I knew that getting out in the fresh air, throwing and catching and getting some exercise would do…
Cold Weather on Ice Training
We’re just getting out of a cold snap so today was my first day on ice training in 6 days and even today was a bit too chilly for my likes. But with one month until the event, every throw…
Digital Literacy Assembly
Technology is amazing and has improved our lives in so many ways. However, it’s also had a huge impact on our relationships, habits and emotions, and not always in a positive way. Literacy is an extremely important skill as it…
Comrie’s Sports Equipment Bank Partnership
Jill and I were interviewed for Global Calgary with Gil Tucker, which will be airing Jan 5, 2017 at 6:55pm. Check us out! We talk about our training for the 3 Guinness World Records for Self Caught Flight on Ice…