PARIS – The sound of Frisbees clattering against the floor echoed throughout the community room of the Paris Fire Station. For an hour Tuesday morning freestyle Frisbee champion Todd Brodeur entertained nearly 100 children.

Brodeur, of Massachusetts, is a two-time freestyle world champion. He was invited here by the Paris Parks and Recreation Committee for its Daytime Children’s Program.

“We first saw Todd perform a couple years ago, and we just loved it,” committee member Becky Burke said. “He has a website to set up shows and we decided to invite him back to Maine to perform. We usually do it in the park, but the parents felt that doing it inside would help him get more attention from the kids.”

From 10 to 11 a.m., Brodeur wowed the children with a series of freestyle Frisbee tricks, but before he began the show, he made sure each child warmed up and stretched properly.

Brodeur then demonstrated a number of tricks, which the children were asked to copy using his collection of Frisbees.

“Can you toss the Frisbee in the air and catch it, like this?” he yelled as he tossed his Frisbee high over his head and clapped his hands twice before catching it.

Nearly a hundred Frisbees launched into the air, followed by the same number of claps.

“Now, see if you can balance it on your head!” Brodeur yelled.

The chidren placed their Frisbees on their head and beckoned for Brodeur to watch.

Later, Brodeur sat on the floor and told the children to hold their Frisbee in front of them “like you’re driving.”

“But remember: no texting and driving,” Brodeur said as he began to turn his Frisbee back and forth as if it were a steering wheel.

As the performance came to an end, Brodeur told them to always follow their dreams, no matter what.

“I first started playing Frisbee when I was about your age,” he said. “When I started, I wasn’t very good, but I kept practicing and practicing, and eventually, I became a world champion of freestyle Frisbee. Whatever you decide to do in your life, remember to never give up on your dreams. Eventually, you’ll be able to become a champion in your own life.”

According to his website, Brodeur first started playing Frisbee with his friends and family. It wasn’t until 1981, when his uncle brought him to a tournament in Philadelphia, that he thought about pursuing it as a career.

He first started competing in 1983 and won his first state tournament in 1989. He competed in the Freestyle World Championships with his teammates, Paul Kenny and Larry Imperiale, in Italy in 2004 and won the world title. He won again with Kenny and Imperiale in Berlin, Germany in 2006. Since he began competing, Brodeur has won more than 40 state and regional titles.

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