Rob McLeod is a frisbee ambassador and motivational speaker who holds 6 Guinness World Records, 13 World Championships, and the Canadian Distance Record. He created ultimaterob.com in 2009.
Everyone has traveled – but how many times are they called on it? When is a good time to call a travel on someone? When is a bad time to call a travel on someone? These are all important questions but it’s… Read More »Rule of the Week – Traveling
My buddy Tyler and I went throwing outside and I set up the video camera to capture our throws. Getting out and throwing with someone is a great way to work on your throws but make sure to focus on… Read More »Ultimate Frisbee Throwing Outside – Part 2
My buddy Tyler and I went throwing outside and I set up the video camera to capture our throws. Getting out and throwing with someone is a great way to work on your throws but make sure to focus on… Read More »Ultimate Frisbee Throwing Outside – Part 1
I ran a throwing clinic during one of our byes at an indoor tournament in Saskatoon. Two of the main questions I had from people were about getting more spin on forehands and throwing a better hammer.
I explain what I mean by practicing throwing on your own as a way to develop your throw more effectively. This is one of my favourite drills for improving my mechanics, technique and the consistency of my throws.
I don’t claim to be a personal trainer by any stretch, but I have been playing sports my whole and have been successful at every sport I’ve played – a large part of which is due to my speed so… Read More »Some Thoughts on Offseason Training
This video, requested by Simbadwashere90 on Youtube, talks about the various grips for throwing a disc and which ones I recommend using. Let me know if you grip the disc differently to the ones I show in the video!
I discuss what I think the elements of Spirit of the Game are. Knowledge of the rules, willingness to discuss a call, respect for the other team/your own team and more. Let me know what you think Spirit of the… Read More »What is Spirit of the Game?
A huge benefit to the ultimate community being global is that we have the collaboration of coaches and players who contribute drills and plays to help other teams work on their skills. One of the best sites for creating plays… Read More »Ultimate Frisbee Plays and Drills
This video shows me throwing a scoober, thumber, hammer, push pass, high release backhand and air bounce backhand.
Find out how to throw a push pass, how to practice throwing, when it’s useful, how to defend against it and a few other tips.
Find out how to throw a scoober, when it’s useful, how to get better at throwing a scoober, and some common mistakes people make when trying to throw.
Find out how to throw a thumber including the different kinds of grips, how to practice throwing thumber, when to throw it and when not to and some tips for the thumber. An article discussing the finer points of the… Read More »How to Throw a Thumber in Ultimate
This video, requested by a fan on Facebook, talks about throwing an air bounce backhand. I talk about how to throw it, when it should be thrown and some tips about the throw.
This video, requested by a fan on Facebook, talks about throwing a high release backhand. I talk about when you should/shouldn’t throw it, how to defend against the throw and a few tips for throwing.
In this video I talk about the 2 different ways you can catch a disc. The key is to practice catching and figure out what way works best for you.
This video explains how to catch a disc that has a lot of spin. Instead of catching the disc with your inside hand (so the disc is spinning out of your hand), it’s best to catch with your outside hand… Read More »Catching a disc that has a lot of spin (video)
I think it’s important to know the history of ultimate (and the frisbee) if you’re a player; partly because it’s interesting how ultimate started and partly because then you get an idea of how far ultimate has come since starting… Read More »History of ultimate frisbee
Another type of throw in ultimate frisbee is called the thumber. It’s called a thumber because the disc is held between the thumb and the rest of the fingers and the spin on the disc is generated when you throw… Read More »How to Throw a Thumber
What factors are involved in becoming a good thrower? Obviously you need to have a lot of practice. But is there more than that? I believe that there are 2 elements to becoming a good thrower: determination and the ability… Read More »Elements of Becoming a Better Thrower
From my experience coaching and playing sports, I’ve come to a few conclusions: 1. The best players aren’t usually the best coaches (more often than not they aren’t) 2. The best teams are the one who play together as a… Read More »Running tryouts and making cuts