by Rob McLeod | Jul 10, 2020 | Main
In partnership with the Calgary Public Library, I’m running an online frisbee workshop on Monday, July 13 from 2-3pm. This workshop is free to anyone with a CPL membership (which is free to get) and is geared towards kids ages 9-12 years of age. In this session,...
by Rob McLeod | Jul 9, 2020 | Main
If you’re in or around Calgary and have kids looking to take part in sports and outdoor activities, I’m excited to share that I have been working with the Outdoor Council of Canada to create a series of summer camps for the month of July! This summer camp...
by Rob McLeod | Jun 16, 2020 | Main, Video
I’ve been a fan of laser rangefinders ever since I started competing in distance competitions and Big D in the desert events back in 2011. It’s so much easier to use than a measuring tape, and much more accurate than a GPS app like UDisc. So when I seen...
by Rob McLeod | Jun 11, 2020 | Main, Video
Check out my conversation with Royce from Shop Local – Support Calgary Businesses. We spoke about what I’ve been up to the last few months, how the restrictions have impacted my business, and what my plans are for the next few months to try and keep people...
by Rob McLeod | Jun 10, 2020 | Main, Podcast
SO excited to finally get to share my episode on the #PhysEdcast! I’m so honoured to be featured alongside Dr. Mariana Brussoni, Jace Ferguson, Doug Gleddie, and others from the Phys Ed and Physical Literacy space. Along with host Nathan Horne, we dig deep into...
by Steven Gottlieb | Jun 8, 2020 | Main
Maximum Time Aloft (MTA) is one of the most exciting events of frisbee competition for both spectators and players. The competitors throw “boomerang” flights into the air and catch the return cleanly in one hand. Times are measured from release until first...
by Rob McLeod | Jun 3, 2020 | Main, Video
Throw Canada, a disc golf documentary by Brian Guice, is now available exclusively to Patreon members of myself, Simon Lizotte, Paige Pierce, CentralCoastDiscGolf, JomezPro, Nathan Sexton, and Nate Perkins. Choose one and support them! Sign up to be a patron and...
by Rob McLeod | May 24, 2020 | Main, Video
‘The Invisible String’ is a documentary film about the history of the flying disc movement – an ongoing love story. This documentary is a journey into the hearts and minds of the people that started this movement and the subsequent individuals, whom all have...
by Rob McLeod | May 23, 2020 | Main, Schools, Video
I had the honour to join Olympian Emily Cook on Classroom Champions LIVE for Movement Monday on May 18 to talk about what’s possible with frisbee, teach some foundational freestyle tricks, and share an activity where I got kids to build a paper airplane. Use...
by Rob McLeod | May 22, 2020 | Main, Video
Even though we can’t be out throwing frisbees with the Triangle Boys & Girls Clubs youth we still want everyone to stay active & have fun! This week we are challenging the kids from Boys & Girls Clubs to participate in the Juggling Challenge! Clubs...
by Rob McLeod | May 21, 2020 | Main, Video
Although I only met Don Cain once, I was fortunate enough to get his story on camera and meet one of my idols. Almost 36 years ago, Don Cain broke the MTA World Record when he threw a Fastback into the air and caught it with one hand 16.72 seconds later. To this day,...
by Rob McLeod | May 15, 2020 | Main, Video
Even though we can’t be out throwing frisbees with the Triangle Boys & Girls Clubs youth we still want everyone to stay active & have fun! This week we are challenging the kids from Boys & Girls Clubs to participate in the MTA (Maximum Time Aloft)...
by Rob McLeod | May 14, 2020 | Main, Video
Lightnin’ Lyle Jensen’s love affair with flying discs began in the summer of 1957 and by the spring of ’75 he and a handful of friends founded the Minnesota Frisbee Association. Over the next 35 years, Lightnin’ became a prominent fixture on...
by Rob McLeod | May 13, 2020 | Main, Video
Another one from the vault….I had the opportunity to have a conversation with Jenn Carson about the work she’s doing to promote and develop digital literacy in the library, her community, and at home with her boys. Whole person literacy is extremely...
by Rob McLeod | May 12, 2020 | Main, Video
Danielle Duplisea started playing ultimate at the age of 11. After competing at the Canadian Ultimate Championships, she also started competing in disc golf, including finishing as the top Canadian at the 2015 World Amateur Disc Golf Championships, and was the...