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SPARQ Ratings

SPARQ is an acronym for Speed, Power, Agility, Reaction and Quickness. The SPARQ Rating is a scoring system designed to measure sport-specific athleticism. The results from various tests in each of the areas of speed, power, agility, reaction and quickness are combined and weighted using a sport specific formula.

The SPARQ Rating tells you in which areas you should concentrate your training and where you can improve. A companion system, SPARQ Training, gives the athletes a variety of drills, programs and information to improve in their sport.

In 2008, many of the sports protocols were updated.

The sports that are currently available are: baseball / fastpitch basketball football (gridiron) soccer hockey contact sports / boxing The general SPARQ Athletic Assessment Protocols include the following tests: Vertical Jump Kneeling Power Ball Throw 20 Meter Sprint 20 Yard Shuttle Yo-Yo Intermittent Recovery Test

This is the complete list of tests that are currently used or have been previously used in SPARQ assessments, depending on which sports are being tested. Vertical Jump (also One Step Vertical Jump) Max Touch Rotational Power Ball Throw Overhead Power Ball Throw Kneeling Power Ball Throw or Chest Launch Hand Grip Strength 20 Yard Shuttle Yo-Yo Intermittent Recovery Test 20 Meter Dash 30 Meter Dash 30 Yard Dash 40-yard dash Sprint 3/4 Court 30 Second Endurance Jump Multi-stage Hurdle Jump Test Agility Cone or Compass Drill Arrowhead Agility Lane Agility Drill Bench Press Quick-Strike Punch Power Upper-Body Arm Crank Agility Jump Light Board

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• Nike SPARQ testing shoe — the first ever running shoe designed specifically for fitness testing
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Related Links

• SPARQ Training website