Sparks rowing and running camps, with 1:3 to 1:5 staff ratios

Committed to growth

Success at Sparks is knowing how to meet a challenge in the way that serves your performance best.

Our Mission

Sparks teaches athletes to coach themselves.

The Sparks Story
Since 2010Coaching athletes
Eight countriesCamps and experiences
1:3 to 1:5Staff-to-athlete ratio, every program
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Our Values

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Growth

Athletes learn to see change and explain it.

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Kaizen

Athletes work on one idea at a time with feedback: they focus on one change, test it and name what shifted.

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Endurance

The work is hard. We ask athletes to stay in the difficult moments long enough to learn from them.

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The Recruitability Series

Recruiting in rowing runs on a short list of inputs: a 2K, a transcript and what a coach can learn about an athlete from a conversation and a season of results.

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What Sparks offers

Our thoughtful, highly qualified coaches and educators help our students grow through sport

Our people

Our coaches and educators help athletes grow through sport.

Meet Our Team
Sparks has over 15 years of experience helping the next generation of athletes meet their goals

Our experience

Our coaches work at collegiate and national-team programs. Sparks has coached athletes since 2010.

Our Story
Over the years, Sparks has extended into a friendly community of rowing and running athletes near and far

Our community

Sparks alumni form a community of athletes who support one another.

Our Community