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The International Sports Sciences Association is an organization that operates as a teaching institution and certification agency for fitness trainers, athletic trainers, aerobic instructors, and medical professionals. The ISSA offers a general fitness certification course for personal training and six specialized fitness certification courses, including fitness nutrition, sports nutrition, strength and conditioning, exercise therapy, senior fitness and youth fitness. The student obtains the status of "Elite Trainer" after completion of three courses, and "Master Trainer" after completion of six courses. Instruction is based on exercise assessment, nutritional planning, fitness instruction, sports medicine practice, and post-rehabilitation training. The school has enrolled over 130,000 students, both in fitness education and continuing education courses.〔(About ISSA )〕 ==History== No official requirements or standards of physical training existed until the fitness boom of the 1980s. The International Sports Sciences Association was founded in 1988, when, "recognizing the need for standardization and credibility, Dr. Sal Arria and Dr. Fredrick Hatfield created a personal fitness training program to merge gym experience with practical and applied sciences."〔Fitness: The Complete Guide, 8th edition. Hatfield, Fredrick C., MSS, PhD. ISSA, Carpinteria, CA; 2007.〕 In keeping with this standard, the ISSA became a Provisional Affiliate of the (National Board of Fitness Examiners ) in 2004. The National Board of Fitness Examiners was founded to develop nationally based and uniform standards of practice for personal fitness trainers to be used to administer an NBFE provided written and practical examination followed by registration of those who successfully pass the test process. Under NBFE’s procedure, preparation for the NBFE examination can take several forms and includes training through a number of affiliated organizations who themselves include certifying organizations for fitness professionals,〔"Certification of Fitness Professionals: Separating Myth from Fact." Herbert, David L., J.D., page 2.--(Full Article )〕 including the ISSA. In 2009, the ISSA became the first fitness organization to earn accreditation by a federally recognized accrediting agency—the Distance Education and Training Council〔(ISSA Press Room Article )〕〔(Consumer Information Disclosure )〕 (an accrediting agency recognized by the United States Department of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation). As a result, the ISSA was added to the list of GI Jobs' Military Friendly Schools in 2010, being approved by the Department of Defense for the Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Education Support (DANTES) to accept U.S. Armed Forces Tuition Assistance and the Military Spouse Career Advancement Account (MyCAA) Financial Assistance program.〔(ISSA Press Room Article )〕〔(ISSA Press Room Article )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「International Sports Sciences Association」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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