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Frisbee and Unplugging at New Ross Consolidated School
On my last day in Nova Scotia before I head home, I spoke to 100 students from Primary to Grade 8 about physical literacy, kindness, learning from failure and not giving up, getting Unplugg'd, and showing them what's possible with frisbee. My favourite part was the...
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Frisbee and Unplugging at New Minas Elementary
I spent the afternoon speaking to 350 kids from Primary to Grade 6 about physical literacy, kindness, not giving up and learning from failure, unplugging, and showing them what's possible with frisbee. I also taught them the basics of throwing and catching, did some...
Frisbee and Unplugging in Cape Breton
I spent the morning speaking and teaching frisbee to 270+ students from Primary - Grade 6 at Oxheath Elementary and the afternoon speaking and teaching frisbee to 270+ students from Grade 6-8 at Sherwood Park Education Centre. I also challenged the students to...
Guinness World Record Holder Visiting Schools in Cape Breton
Students at schools in Cape Breton are in for a treat today 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 will be challenging...
Frisbee and Unplugging at Porters Lake Elementary
Less than 9 hours after spending 12 hours in a plane back from Budapest and the World Urban Games, I spoke to 270+ kids about physical literacy, resiliency, and, getting Unplugg'd, and showing them what's possible with frisbee! I taught every student how to throw...
PEI School Tour and Frisbee Demo Fall 2019
I spent the day speaking at West Kent Elementary, Donagh Regional School, and O'Leary Elementary School about physical literacy, resiliency, kindness, and showing kids what's possible with frisbee. In total, I spoke to more than 700 kids from Kindergarten to Grade 6,...
Guinness World Record Holder Visiting Schools in PEI
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 will be challenging students to...
World Champion Rob McLeod on CBC Calgary News at 11
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!...
Frisbee Champion Rob McLeod on CBC Radio’s The Homestretch
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 than Rob McLeod, who recently competed at the 2019 World Overall...
Freestyle Frisbee Musical Debuts in Toronto
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. She had an idea for a musical set in...
Frisbee Rob Wins 5th Consecutive World Championship in Self Caught Flight
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 catching while...
Frisbee and Unplugging at St. Joseph School
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 Will Represent Canada at World Overall Flying Disc Championships
"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, 2013, 2015,...
Sports Day Frisbee at Varsity Acres Elementary School
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 the skills they learned. There were some kids who did...
Frisbee and Unplugging at Varsity Acres Elementary School
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 & catching, disc...
Frisbee Skip Trickshot for 450+ Kids at Varsity Acres School
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 not giving up and learning from failure. Rather than...