by Rob McLeod | Nov 4, 2020 | Main, Schools, Video
I spent 2 days teaching frisbee workshops to more than 250 students from Kindergarten to Grade 6 in south Calgary. They learned all about throwing & catching, disc golf, freestyle, creating throws, and inventing games. Thanks Tina for the opportunity and thanks to...
by Rob McLeod | Oct 14, 2020 | Main, Schools, Video
For the first time in 7 months, I spent the day teaching frisbee at a school. Some things are different – the masks, sanitization, and smaller class sizes. But some things are the same – the laughs, the excitement, and the fun! Thanks Byjonka for having me...
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 | Mar 15, 2020 | Main, Schools, Video
After speaking at Ghùch Tlâ Community School in Carcross, Yukon I stopped at the Bove Island lookout point to do a trick shot with an XDisc. You can buy XDiscs online at...
by Rob McLeod | Mar 15, 2020 | Main, Schools, Video
I spent my last day in the Yukon speaking and teaching frisbee to 150 students from Kindergarten to Grade 7 at Johnson Elementary School. They learned about what’s possible with frisbee including throwing & catching, disc golf, ultimate, freestyle, creating...
by Rob McLeod | Mar 13, 2020 | Main, Schools, Video
I spent the day teaching 50 students from Pre Kindergarten to Grade 9 what’s possible with frisbee including throwing & catching, disc golf, ultimate, freestyle, creating throws, and inventing games. They learned about the value of not giving up and learning...
by Rob McLeod | Mar 11, 2020 | Main, Schools, Video
I spent the day speaking and teaching frisbee to more than 200 students from Grade 7-11 at Porter Creek Secondary School. They learned what’s possible with frisbee including throwing & catching, disc golf, freestyle, ultimate, creating throws, and inventing...
by Rob McLeod | Mar 9, 2020 | Main, Schools, Video
I spent the morning speaking and showing what’s possible with frisbee to 140 students from Kindergarten to Grade 7 at Takhini Elementary! They learned about throwing & catching, disc golf, ultimate, freestyle, guts, inventing throws, and creating games. I...
by Rob McLeod | Mar 8, 2020 | Main, Schools, Video
Students at six schools in the Yukon are in for a treat this 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. Rob’s schedule will be: Mon, Mar 8:...
by Rob McLeod | Mar 6, 2020 | Main, Schools, Video
I spent the afternoon teaching students at Witset Elementary from Pre K to Grade 7 what’s possible with frisbee including throwing & catching, ultimate, disc golf, freestyle, creating throws, and inventing games. I also shared messages of physical literacy,...
by Rob McLeod | Mar 5, 2020 | Main, Schools, Video
Seth, a grade 5/6 student from Granum School, tried again and again to hit a flying disc freestyle combo that involved throwing the disc under his leg, air brushing the disc twice, and then catching the disc under his leg. For 15 minutes he didn’t get up until...
by Rob McLeod | Mar 4, 2020 | Main, Schools, Video
After spending two days speaking and teaching frisbee to 150 students from Kindergarten to Grade 7 at Silverthorne Elementary, I sat down with the principal, Julie Krall, to talk about the value of providing opportunities to her students all the way from a breakfast...
by Rob McLeod | Mar 2, 2020 | Main, Schools, Video
Great start to my road trip! I spent the day speaking and teaching frisbee to 330 students from Kindergarten to Grade 7 at Walnut Park Elementary in Smithers, BC. They learned what’s possible with frisbee including throwing & catching, ultimate, disc golf,...
by Rob McLeod | Mar 1, 2020 | Main, Schools, Video
Students at three schools in School District No. 54, in the Bulkley Valley, are in for a treat this 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...
by Rob McLeod | Feb 28, 2020 | Main, Schools, Video
Finished the week off speaking and teaching frisbee to students from Kindergarten to Grade 12 at Huntsville school! They moved Pink Shirt Day to coincide with my presentation so it was a full day of kindness, resiliency, and...