Just finished participating in the Canadian World Jr training camp in Newfoundland. It was a unique experience to participate in the camp and meet Canada’s top and up-and-coming talent. I was a member of the trainers providing the athletic testing.
The Nike Spark testing for hockey consists of:
-20 metre sprint
-2 hop jump
-Rotational MB Throw
-Shuttle Cross Pick-up
-Yo-Yo Intermit Recovery, Level 1
It will be interesting to test my own athletes in the near future and compare the result.
I will be adding my thoughts and perspective to this thread over the next few weeks as I review the event.
I helped to run some of the Sparq tests (SLJ) back in 2005 (based out of a Velocity SP center) at the Nike outdoor nationals (high school track) in Greensboro, NC.