Wellcoaches and the American College of Sports Medicine
Through a strategic partnership that reached its sixth anniversary in July 2008, the
American College of Sports Medicine assists Wellcoaches in the ongoing development and delivery of gold standard coach certifications and certificate programs in the healthcare field. ACSM endorses and promotes Wellcoaches coach training and certification programs for healthcare providers. ACSM and Wellcoaches are collaborating to build the new professions of fitness coach, health coach, and wellness coach.
ACSM certifications are NCCA-accredited and hence follow the certification standards of the National Commission of Certifying Agencies or NCCA (visit www.noca.org). ACSM is assisting Wellcoaches in meeting NCCA standards and earning NCCA accreditation for its coach certifications.
Founded in 1954, the American College of Sports Medicine (www.acsm.org) is the
world’s largest organization for sports medicine and exercise science with more than
20,000 members in 80 countries. The ACSM and its research members contribute to federal guidelines and policy on obesity and exercise for healthy and clinical
populations. The ACSM is world-renowned for setting the gold standard for
certifications of basic and advanced exercise professionals.
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