YOUTH RECORD ATTEMPT
From First Attempt to Six World Record Performances
Lucas was eight years old when I introduced him to Frisbee on Ice. Within a month, he had established three U9 Boys WFDF world records. Two years later, he returned as an U11 athlete and broke all three records again.
RECORDS ATTEMPTED
U9 and U11 Boys Maximum Time Aloft, Throw, Run and Catch, and Self-Caught Flight on Ice Skates
THE OPPORTUNITY
He was the first kid who actually said yes.
I first met Lucas and his dad, Roman, in January 2021 and introduced them to Frisbee on Ice. At the time, I had been encouraging kids to try Self-Caught Flight on skates for years. I had challenged tens of thousands of students through my school programs, but nobody had actually taken the next step and attempted the youth records.
Lucas was immediately interested.
He already loved skating, and Frisbee on Ice gave him a chance to combine that speed with something completely new. I gave Lucas and Roman a frisbee, shared some tips with them, and they started going out on their own to practise.
Most of the work happened between Lucas and his dad. They went to the lake, experimented with the throws and catches, and kept working at it together. What started as me showing an eight-year-old something fun to try quickly became a real target — and once Lucas had something measurable to chase, he wanted to see how far he could take it.
THE ATTEMPT
One set of records became a reason to keep improving.
On February 20, 2021, Lucas made his first official WFDF world record attempts in Calgary. He competed in Maximum Time Aloft, Throw, Run and Catch, and Self-Caught Flight on ice skates — three disciplines that combine throwing, skating, timing and catching.
By then, Lucas and Roman had spent weeks practising together. It wasn’t always smooth. There were bumps, bruises and plenty of missed attempts, but Lucas kept wanting to go back out and try again.
That persistence paid off. Lucas successfully established all three U9 Boys Frisbee on Ice world records.
What stood out to me was how quickly the record stopped being a one-time challenge. Lucas enjoyed seeing himself improve, and the first three records gave him a benchmark he could continue building on.
Two years later, on February 25, 2023, Lucas returned to the same three disciplines as an U11 athlete. This time he wasn’t simply establishing records for the first time. He had his own previous performances, two more years of growth and a new age category to compete in.
He went on to break all three U11 Boys world records, giving him six world-record performances across the two age categories.
That progression — from discovering something new at eight years old to coming back two years later and improving again — is what makes Lucas’s story especially meaningful to me.
WATCH THE STORY
Lucas Takes on Frisbee on Ice
WHAT IT CREATED
The first record became a starting point.
Lucas’s story has always stood out to me because I didn’t spend months coaching him through every practice. I introduced him to an opportunity, gave him some ideas and helped make the possibility visible. Lucas and his family took it from there.
Roman became his practice partner, supporter and teammate. They went out together, worked through the difficult parts and kept finding reasons to try again. The record gave Lucas a target, but it also gave the two of them something they could share.
What I like even more now is that the first record wasn’t the end of the story. Lucas came back two years later with a new benchmark to chase. He already knew what it felt like to prepare, improve and perform under record-attempt conditions, but the challenge had moved forward with him.
That progression reflects one of the ideas behind World Record Mindset™ particularly well. A record gives you a finite target, but once you achieve it, you can decide what happens next. The first personal best becomes the starting point for another one.
Lucas was the first young athlete who really took me up on the challenge of pursuing these records. What began as an introduction to something playful turned into a pursuit he returned to years later — not because he had to, but because he wanted to see what else he could do.
The first record gave Lucas something to achieve. The next one gave him something to improve.
YOUR NEXT RECORD
What could your next record be?
Whether it’s a world record, an organizational record or a personal best, the first step is identifying a target worth changing for.