SPARQ Scores ?

[DaveFan'51]

Can anyone advise me about where is the best place to find the 2015 SPARQ Scores on the players entering this years Draft. I'm working up a chart, to go by during the Combine! THANKS!

 

[jjab360]

Sparq scores won't be available until after the results of the combine are recorded

 

[thehammer]

sttp://www.fieldgulls.com/nfl-draft/2014/2/11/5401602/revisiting-seahawks-sparq-nfl-super-regional-combine-hits-houston


I follow the 2 guys who posted last years sparq on twitter Zach Whitman and Davis Hsu....incredible amount of work and don't expect any numbers till late March...thy likely will start giving out sparq scores as they come in

I have always used nfldraftscout as a resource. they post all the combine workout numbers...I just compare the players to previous scores by position and other 2015 scores. I'm a big believer that short shuttle, vertical, 3 cone and lifts along with arm length height/weight help predict future success

 

[Corbin]

What the f is a sparq score?

 

[Boffo97]

What the f is a sparq score?

From Wikipedia:

Nike SPARQ is the name used under a marketing relationship between Nike and SPARQ, under which Nike sells a line of cross training footwear, apparel and equipment in the USA.

SPARQ was started in 2004 to create a standardized test for athleticism called the SPARQ Rating and to sell training equipment and methods to help improve athleticism focused on the high school athlete (a "SAT" for athletes). 'SPARQ' is an acronym it stands for: Speed, Power, Agility, Reaction and Quickness.

SPARQ's business is focused on the rating system and selling advanced functional fitness training equipment. The company does not own any training facilities or have any one specific training method. They provide training videos and tips from a number of top speed, strength and conditioning coaches on their website. SPARQ developed a training network made up of over 750 SPARQ Certified Trainers located throughout the country who are both independent coaches and trainers at chain performance centers. Some of the more well-known independent facilities include TopSpeed Strength & Conditioning in Kansas City, the Michael Johnson Performance Center in Dallas and Athletic Evolution in Massachusetts. National training companies include CATZ (the Competitive Athlete Training Zone) and Velocity Sports Performance. SPARQ has formed a broad, non-exclusive partnership with Velocity Sports Performance to provide certified SPARQ Testing at all of their centers.

 

[Corbin]

From Wikipedia:

Nike SPARQ is the name used under a marketing relationship between Nike and SPARQ, under which Nike sells a line of cross training footwear, apparel and equipment in the USA.

SPARQ was started in 2004 to create a standardized test for athleticism called the SPARQ Rating and to sell training equipment and methods to help improve athleticism focused on the high school athlete (a "SAT" for athletes). 'SPARQ' is an acronym it stands for: Speed, Power, Agility, Reaction and Quickness.

SPARQ's business is focused on the rating system and selling advanced functional fitness training equipment. The company does not own any training facilities or have any one specific training method. They provide training videos and tips from a number of top speed, strength and conditioning coaches on their website. SPARQ developed a training network made up of over 750 SPARQ Certified Trainers located throughout the country who are both independent coaches and trainers at chain performance centers. Some of the more well-known independent facilities include TopSpeed Strength & Conditioning in Kansas City, the Michael Johnson Performance Center in Dallas and Athletic Evolution in Massachusetts. National training companies include CATZ (the Competitive Athlete Training Zone) and Velocity Sports Performance. SPARQ has formed a broad, non-exclusive partnership with Velocity Sports Performance to provide certified SPARQ Testing at all of their centers.

wow! ok....

 

[DaveFan'51]

What the f is a sparq score?

Basically the " SPARQ Score" evaluates a players, Speed, Power, Agility, Reaction time, and Quickness. = SPARQ.

 

[g200meters]

Similar to SPARQ + some other athletic metrics....

2015 Draft Data

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1n5hI4kWH4G2GrFR-zKN7OEcNu41sn2H5fon-C1mDCQk/pubhtml

2014 Draft Data

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1cx-zsXhwoOBZcMH1azWPoHE524JDQvDDSZEnhY90-LY/pubhtml

 

[thehammer]

Pat Kirwan's explosion score..vertical, number of lifts at 225 +Broadjump = explosion score...great easy resource...

I look at short shuttle/3 cone and 10 yard split for quickness....also great indicators of success. Travis Carrie cb was a 7th rd pick and posted elite explosion numbers and was a day one start for the Raiders

also find functional height; arm length, vertical and measured height a useful tool..

for cb I look for total career pd(hopefully 30+) career int.(10+)to see how well they play the ball/find the ball in the air, avg 60+ tackles a year with high number of solo tackles, good functional height, short times and sparq/explosion scores to rank cb's...

 

[DaveFan'51]

Pat Kirwan's explosion score..vertical, number of lifts at 225 +Broadjump = explosion score...great easy resource...

I look at short shuttle/3 cone and 10 yard split for quickness....also great indicators of success. Travis Carrie cb was a 7th rd pick and posted elite explosion numbers and was a day one start for the Raiders

also find functional height; arm length, vertical and measured height a useful tool..

for cb I look for total career pd(hopefully 30+) career int.(10+)to see how well they play the ball/find the ball in the air, avg 60+ tackles a year with high number of solo tackles, good functional height, short times and sparq/explosion scores to rank cb's...

Hammer, do you have a link for Kirwan's explosion score!?

 

[thehammer]

Hammer, do you have a link for Kirwan's explosion score!?

just do a search Kirwan explosion score...