Double Success: Nicholas Sparks

Nicholas Sparks has been a standout athlete at Champion’s QUEST since June 2013. When Nick first started training, he set short-term goals to increase his strength, speed and power seen on his vertical jump. Nick also sent long-term goals were to make the Varsity team for soccer and golf for his St. Anthony’s high school team. Eventually, Nick’s goal is to play soccer or golf professionally.

To reach his goals, Nick has been attending the Speed, Strength and Power clinics to improve his athleticism in preparation of playing soccer and golf at the high school level. Nick also attended Soccer clinics at Champion’s QUEST to focus on his touch on the ball as he develops his technical skills. Nick currently plays center midfield for his Strikers FC South Coast B01 club soccer team.

Since beginning training at Champion’s QUEST 4 years ago, Nick has shown over a 300% improvement in his total athleticism. Nick improved his power by increasing his vertical jump by 6 inches. He improved his strength by increasing his plank hold time by 2 minutes and his push up score by 50 repetitions! Nick also showed improvements in his speed and lowered his 10-yard sprint and 5-10-5 change of direction times.

“Nick really enjoys going to train at Champion’s QUEST. He not only likes the training, but also the comradery of working out with his peers. I’ve seen an increase in Nick’s strength when battling shoulder to shoulder for 50-50 balls. I’ve also seen an increase in Nick’s speed and agility, especially in his first steps.” –Glenn Sparks

This past year, Nick made the Varsity team for both soccer and golf at St. Anthony’s high school in Long Beach. Nick was a starter in the midfield for the Saints in soccer and competed for the golf team as well. Keep up all the hard work Nick!