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Anyone here every get SPARQ tested at a Nike Combine?
Posted on 2/13/15 at 12:10 pm
Posted on 2/13/15 at 12:10 pm
What were your thoughts about it? Would you recommend a freshman go through it? Did you do it multiple years and how much did you improve?
ETA: Can this get moved to the recruiting board please.
ETA: Can this get moved to the recruiting board please.
This post was edited on 2/13/15 at 12:33 pm
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Posted on 2/13/15 at 2:30 pm to dante
My son (8th grade) did 2 of them last year in here in Texas. It is a good experience 1 time, but after that, I would concentrate more on camps. Then later on (Jr/Sr Year) maybe try one again. Rivals also has regional combines. NIKE cut back this year on the number of SPARQ combines, so expect them to have over 1500 kids (unless they limit the numbers). Try going to Rivals Camp Series and see if there is one in your region. Good Luck!
Posted on 2/13/15 at 2:40 pm to BJac14
quote:he is doing the rivals/under armour combine the day after the Nike combine.
Try going to Rivals Camp Series and see if there is one in your region. Good Luck!
Posted on 2/13/15 at 2:41 pm to dante
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What were your thoughts about it? Would you recommend a freshman go through it? Did you do it multiple years and how much did you improve?
I would recommend it to anyone who is a fierce competitor. A lot of people are competitors on the football field, but when it comes to weights and other things they kind of slack. No one should go in there without the knowledge that every kid there is legitimately competing against one another.
It was just starting to get popular when I was in high school and while I didn't get a scholarship to any D-1 schools, I did receive preferred walk on offers and I always like to think that doing every camp or Nike event I did helped.
This post was edited on 2/13/15 at 2:42 pm
Posted on 2/13/15 at 2:47 pm to McCaigBro69
quote:He has made up his mind he wants to play in college.....obviously at which level is yet to be determined. I think absolute best case scenario for him at this point would be the lower end of D1 or upper 1-AA. Division II IMO is the most likely.
I would recommend it to anyone who is a fierce competitor. A lot of people are competitors on the football field, but when it comes to weights and other things they kind of slack. No one should go in there without the knowledge that every kid there is legitimately competing against one another.
It was just starting to get popular when I was in high school and while I didn't get a scholarship to any D-1 schools, I did receive preferred walk on offers and I always like to think that doing every camp or Nike event I did helped.
Posted on 2/13/15 at 2:55 pm to dante
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He has made up his mind he wants to play in college.....obviously at which level is yet to be determined. I think absolute best case scenario for him at this point would be the lower end of D1 or upper 1-AA. Division II IMO is the most likely.
Then he should certainly take part IMO. The only way to get noticed, unless your someone like Dylan Moses, is to get yourself out there and there's no better way than going to these things.
A bit of advice, my parents did a lot of my recruiting because it was somewhat obvious that I wasn't going to play for LSU or another big D-1 school, but if DII is what you're thinking then be prepared to send out a lot of tape yourself unless you live pretty close to a DII school or your kid has a caring coach. That's what my parents and I did because my coach was a dick and wouldn't send out tape unless college coaches asked and paid for it.
Things may have changed since then though, that was close to six years ago.
Regardless, I regret not walking on at Texas State every day of my life.
This post was edited on 2/13/15 at 2:56 pm
Posted on 2/13/15 at 2:57 pm to McCaigBro69
quote:I have already registered him with a recruiting service, which is great for connecting with smaller schools not in the immediate area.
A bit of advice, my parents did a lot of my recruiting because it was somewhat obvious that I wasn't going to play for LSU or another big D-1 school, but if DII is what you're thinking then be prepared to send out a lot of tape yourself unless you live pretty close to a DII school or your kid has a caring coach. That's what my parents and I did because my coach was a dick and wouldn't send out tape unless college coaches asked and paid for it.
Posted on 2/13/15 at 3:01 pm to dante
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I have already registered him with a recruiting service, which is great for connecting with smaller schools not in the immediate area.
On top of it, I like it. Good luck to you guys!
Posted on 2/13/15 at 5:30 pm to McCaigBro69
Everything I have been told regarding SPARQ is to wait until your Jr year. If you score poorly you will have a difficult time recovering from a poor grade.
Better to do camps and wait on SPARQ. Also consider DIII schools. Many kids at D2 are academic casualties from DI and the environment is not positive. DIII typically has better academics and the financial aid packages can be significant.
Better to do camps and wait on SPARQ. Also consider DIII schools. Many kids at D2 are academic casualties from DI and the environment is not positive. DIII typically has better academics and the financial aid packages can be significant.
Posted on 2/13/15 at 5:33 pm to PBJ
quote:If you wait till your junior year then you can never recover....if you post a low score as a freshman you have 2 more years to recover.
Everything I have been told regarding SPARQ is to wait until your Jr year. If you score poorly you will have a difficult time recovering from a poor grade.
Posted on 2/13/15 at 5:47 pm to dante
I would suggest you let go just to see were he compares to Others. My son did it coming into his9th grade year and scored 59 and was with no training. Some kids all they do now is train for sparq.
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