XCELFIT, owned and operated by Patrick Marsh, is one of the few Nike SPARQ authorized trainers in the Baltimore area.
Working with youth sports training and youth conditioning is one of the fastest growing segments in the health and fitness marketplace. Just like you would with any other professional service provider, do some research on the providers credentials. Being an athlete, taking an online certification or having an interest in youth and fitness does not qualify one to work with young people. Youth have very specific needs in terms of nutrition and physical development that are far different than adults so you want to be sure your fitness coach has the appropriate background to work with this population.
To see Pat’s bio at the Nike SPARQ website click on picture below.
Nike SPARQ originally started out as sparqtraining.com which was then merged into Nike about 2 years ago. Nike SPARQ is a training and rating system used by sports programs throughout the world but is probably most widely known for it’s use in the NFL and with football combines throughout the country. Tim Tebow was featured in 2010 getting his SPARQ rating.
Through Nike SPARQ athletes can be tested - only Nike SPARQ authorized trainers can do “official” ratings for anyone interested in being tested. Athletes and coaches alike can find incredible training information and Nike SPARQ equipment and clothing as well at the Nike SPARQ website. If you go to the Nike.com site you simply would click on the “more” link which will them pop up the link to SPARQ.
Click on the picture below to go to the Nike SPARQ website.
S = Speed
P = Power
A = Agility
R = Reaction
Q = Quickness
To contact XCELFIT about coming to your team to run a SPARQ training/rating clinic fill out the contact form below.
