Rob McLeod, a resident of Calgary, will travel to Beijing, China from November 30 to December 4, 2011 to set a Guinness World Record in the sport of frisbee on China Central Televison (CCTV). “Ever since I was a kid…
My favourite frisbee quotes both come from the same man, Stancil Johnson. According to Wikipedia, Stancil Johnson is a psychiatrist and frisbee enthusiast, a member of the International Frisbee Hall of Fame and the Disc Golf Hall of Fame, and…
A tremendous all-around competitor, Kirkland was voted the disc athlete of the seventies. He won the men’s World Overall Championships in 1977 and finished second on three other occasions, as well as winning several individual world titles. He is still…
I was contacted by a television network in China and they’d like me to fly to China to attempt some frisbee world records on their show live in front of their audience. However, the world records I suggested won’t…
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Guelph vs Carleton in the CEUUC 2011 Finals. Guelph were the 2010 Canadian University Champions and Carleton finished third.
Most of us have played other team sports since we were kids so we have gotten used to the initial period when you first join a team and you get to know the other players. However, no matter the sport…
So many times I get asked for tips on throwing, cutting, playing defense, catching and all other areas of ultimate. However, what it all comes down to is practice. There is no substitute for hard work and determination. You must…
Eleven years ago, I bought a frisbee at the University of Alberta’s club week from the University of Alberta Ultimate team. I started throwing that disc in a field close to my aunt + uncle’s house and would throw 3-4…
Robert McLeod, an ultimate frisbee player and coach from Calgary, Alberta, Canada, will be travelling to Fort Collins, Colorado on July 18 to compete in the 2011 WFDF World Flying Disc Championships. McLeod, who has been throwing frisbees for 11…
I’m heading to Fort Collins next week to compete in the 2011 WFDF World Flying Disc Championships and as part of my fundraising efforts, Fitter First has generously donated a Bongo Board which I auctioning off to one of my…
I will be competing in the 2011 WFDF World Flying Disc Championships in Fort Collins, Colorado. One of the events I’m looking to do the best in is MTA or Maximum Time Aloft. Basically you get scored on how long…
Faking is an art and, whilst it looks easy, making good fakes requires subtlety, disguise and deception. The movements a player makes whilst faking should mimic exactly the movements that a player makes when they throw but halt at the…
For 2 years I’ve run Ultimate Rob (www.ultimaterob.com). In that time, I’ve published roughly 50 articles and posted more than 60 videos. My goal when I started the website was for it to be the go to website for ultimate…
I find that players will very easily over complicate the game of ultimate, especially the way they play defense. If you’ve played ultimate for long enough to have played with a few different teams, you’ll notice that the half time/timeout talks are…
Handling in a zone can be intimidating, especially if you’re an inexperienced handler. The best way to get more comfortable handling in a zone is to get experience playing against a zone – which comes with playing tournaments. There are…
There are a few things to keep in mind going from a cutter to a handler: As a handler, it’s important to throw leading throws to the cutters. As a cutter, you know what throws you like and what you don’t…
I’m teaching a group of teachers how to teach ultimate to kids at the 2011 Health and Physical Education Conference in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. As part of the program, I have prepared handouts for the 2 sessions. You can download…
Well shoot. I’ve been wanting to do a frisbee trick shot video for about a year but just never seemed to fit it in amongst my other videos. I gotta give props to Brodie Smith for doing a sweet trick…
I get asked by a lot of people about laying out – namely how to do it, when to do it (which may seem obvious) and how to practice laying out. This post will be focused on the landing and…
Forcing is a strategic attempt, by the defense, to force the thrower to throw the disc into an area of the defense’s choosing or to pressure the thrower into making an error. As such the defender forcing the disc has…