SPARQ Verified Profiles
SPARQ ratings could be the difference in where you get recruited…Hudl knows it’s that important.
Collection of my research, assumptions, and problem solving design for Hudl. If we can fully understand the struggles of our audience, we can create a better foundation for our product.
At Hudl, we have a unique opportunity to partner with some great companies. Nike happens to potentially be one of them via their relationship with SPARQ. The objective of teaming with a company like that is to leverage our platform to broaden the student-athlete education around the benefits of proper training.
Educating Hudl Athletes
The biggest benefit to having access to over 1M high school athletes is that Hudl can play a huge role in helping educate them on best practices to be successful now and in the future. Your speed grade can be the difference in going D I or D II. Recruiters can even look for that as a factor in reviewing tape on a WR.
Wow. I didn't know that….wait, what the heck is SPARQ?
What are SPARQ Ratings
The SPARQ Rating is a sport-specific assessment of athleticism. SPARQ has test protocols for six sports — football, boys’ soccer, girls’ soccer, baseball, fastpitch, boys’ basketball and girls’ basketball, as well as a test for general athleticism.
The tests are designed to test the skills and athleticism demanded by each sport.Some famous athletes who have recorded SPARQ Ratings are:
- Reggie Bush (93.38)[4]
- Tim Tebow (96.92)[5]
- Jonathan Stewart (97.54)[6]
- Jacoby Ellsbury (102.31) [7]
- Gold Medalist decathlete Bryan Clay recorded a football rating of 130.40.[8]
Mike Mitchell holds the national record SPARQ Rating. He set it with a score of 154.47. He committed to Ohio State University
The Design Problem:
SPARQ ratings within Hudl profiles need to have more onboarding, education and real estate to convey their ultimate value.
Over the next few months I will share the journey we take at Hudl into solving this problem for our athletes.
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