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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.
The sports protocols have been updated several times. Below is what is believed to be the latest protocols, however you should check with official sources.
The sports that are currently available are:
basketball
football (gridiron)
soccer
hockey
Previous sport protocols are available for:
baseball and fastpitch
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.
2 Hop Jump
Shuttle Cross Pickup
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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