Robert McLeod is delivering his anti-bullying speech in the gymnasium of Fort Saskatchewan Elementary School. He encourages the students to be themselves, to be unique. “That’s kind of my presentation. I used to figure skate and was bullied when I…
In the summer of 2012, I met Ken Westerfield at the US Open Overall Flying Disc Championships in Santa Barbara, California at Chase Palm Park, which is legendary for freestyle frisbee. Ken is a Hall of Famer and a legend…
The second Wednesday in April marks the International Day of Pink, an initiative that seeks to support the work of students, educators, community and business in their efforts to stop bullying, discrimination, homophobia and transphobia. Rob McLeod and Olyn Ozbick,…
Back in October, Davy Whippet and I attempted to break the WFDF World Record for Canine MTA and the Guinness World Record for Flying Disc – Time Aloft, dog. Although the names are slightly different, they are the same record. On…
Looking back to January 1, 2014, I knew that I would be traveling a lot for frisbee but never did I dream of just how much I would end up traveling. Between January 1 and May 15, I was home…
On Sunday, October 12, 2014 at around 2:45pm, Davy Whippet and Rob McLeod broke the WFDF World Record for CANINE MTA with a catch at 10.56 seconds. The previous record of 10.14 seconds was set in 2003. MTA stands for…
Many people have heard of two different disc sports – ultimate Frisbee and disc golf. But at the core of the sport is the disc and the most basic activity that we can do is to play throw and catch…
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.
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,…
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…