Why Does Canada Have Poor Spirit of the Game?
April 20, 2025
Canada’s ultimate scene faces a Spirit crisis. It’s time to stop pretending we’re different and start practicing what we preach – on and off the field.
Latest Posts
An Ultimate Disc is NOT Dog Safe
February 15, 2025
Ultimate discs are too heavy, hard, and slippery for dogs. Protect their teeth and play safely with dog safe discs.
Why Teenagers Shouldn’t Play Ultimate Frisbee Year-Round
February 10, 2025
Teenagers need a break from ultimate to grow, avoid burnout, and build new skills.
Score Big with Davenport University’s Ultimate Frisbee Scholarships
November 24, 2023
Davenport University in Grand Rapids, Michigan, is offering athletic scholarships for their Ultimate Frisbee Team!
Ultimate Frisbee at a Calgary Stampeders Halftime Show
November 10, 2022
The top ultimate frisbee players from Calgary and Edmonton took to the field during the October 14 Calgary Stampeders halftime show in the first ever
Wham-O Ultimate Frisbee Disc Review
August 23, 2021
The newly designed Wham-O Ultimate Frisbee Disc is great for throwing and catching, and playing ultimate.
Pulling
Throwing Analysis – Ryan Lowe Backhand
April 4, 2019
I was asked by Ryan Lowe to analyze his backhand (pull and huck). Ryan Lowe has been releasing some great content, most recently 8 Tips to Throwing a Longer Forehand. I haven’t
A Good Pull is Like Having an 8th Defender
November 16, 2018
A good pull is like having an 8th defender on the field. The goal is to get the disc as far down the field with as much hang time as possible, to
The Art and Psychology of the Ultimate Pull
July 30, 2018
I retired from playing and competing in all disc sports exactly thirty years ago. Playing since the 1960s, injuries and my age over a twenty-year career said it was time to move
How to Improve Your Pull
February 1, 2015
I’ve been writing and talking about ways to improve your pull for more than 5 years. In this video, I reference some of the content I’ve already published but I bring forward
Improving Horizontal Offense Initiation Plays
October 25, 2013
Receiving a pull is an area in which a team should be extremely proficient, as it is an event that occurs hundreds of times over a season. It is a mistake to
Common Throws in Ultimate Frisbee
October 8, 2013
Whether you’re new to the sport or you’ve been playing a long time, there are some throws which are crucial to being a good handler. Some of these throws you will use
Drills
Bring Your Disc #zipstips
September 10, 2018
Carry around a frisbee while you walk from class to class or while sitting and watching TV and just mess around with it.
The 3 Disc Partner Throwing Challenge
July 18, 2018
This is a great drill/game to work on your quick release, catching, throwing, disc awareness, eye/hand coordination, and timing of your throwing & catching. Comment
Training Hex offence with your team
January 28, 2016
Hex is a new offence which most of your team will not have seen or played before – introducing it can be both fun
Freestyle the “Ultimate” Edge
August 25, 2014
(A fast-freestyle playing exercise/guide for learning and practicing disc handling skills used in ultimate) In the early days of Frisbee before disc sports, the original
Indian National Youth Camp – Day 3
May 28, 2014
25th May 2014 Day 3 was spent in preparation for the upcoming tournament which starts in a day. The teams had two session of Ultimate
Effective Coaching of Drills
March 2, 2014
As an intermediate player I used to wonder why our captains and coaches insist on running the same drills over and over again. Frankly, I
About Ultimate Rob
Rob McLeod is a motivational speaker and frisbee ambassador living in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
He has 13 Guinness World Records, 14 World Championships and the Canadian Distance Record.
He started playing ultimate in 2001 and recently won silver at the 2022 WMUCC in Limerick, Ireland with FIGJAM.