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.

18 Reasons It’s Great to be Canadian

In honour of today being Canada Day, I share with you an article from Maclean’s magazine that talks about 18 reasons it’s great to be Canadian. I am very fortunate to have been included – see #7. Happy Canada Day…

Disc Golf in the City of Calgary

Well, it only took two decades, but finally it appears that disc golf is in Calgary to stay. In our public parks there are two 9-hole courses and two 18s, plus several more tracks privately held.

25th Hour Radio Show Interview (audio)

“The 25th Hour Radio Show” is one of the newest celebrity/notable name talk shows in the Midwestern United States. They’ve featured on their show Grammy Award Winners, Nobel Peace Prize Nominees, Gold Medal Olympians, Tony Award Winning Actors, New York Times Bestselling Authors, Elected Public Officials,…

The Value of Unstructured Play Time for Kids

I believe that Frisbee has so many benefits compared to other sports or activities and a big one is the ability to have free play time. You and a frisbee. That’s all you need. The rest is up to your…

Meet Rob McLeod

Meet Rob McLeod, a competitive athlete living in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. He competes in ultimate frisbee, disc golf, dog disc and overall flying disc competitions. He currently holds 11 World Records (including 5 Guinness World Records), the Canadian Distance Record,…

Heart Lake First Nation Workshops

I was invited to spend a week with the students at Heart Lake KOHLS School, on the Heart Lake First Nation, from February 10-14. The students numbered around 29 total, depending on the day, and ranged in age from 3…

McLeod Building a Boundless Legacy

By Colin McPhail, The Bugle Observer At 18, Rob McLeod was a freshman at the University of Alberta and living about an hour outside Edmonton with his aunt and uncle. After an active childhood, he was stuck in no man’s…

Love What You Do…And Work At It

The other day, I was telling a friend of mine that I haven’t had much of a break lately and she said “at least you are doing what you love which means it’s not really work”.  I thought about it…

New Brunswick Native Rob McLeod Visiting Local Schools

Rob McLeod, who grew up in Woodstock, NB and moved away after high school, is back in the province for a few weeks visiting local schools sharing his story and inspiring kids. Rob, who lives in Calgary, Alberta, holds 5…

The Marketing of Sports

Something that has fascinated me the last few years is the marketing of sports. What is better – pro football, hockey, basketball, baseball or golf? Why do some athletes in baseball make way more than athletes in hockey? According to…