NAFTA Child Youth Services Functional Fitness Instructor
Certification Details
CORE OBJECTIVE
The core objective of this course is to provide students with the foundational knowledge and practical skills necessary to safely design, teach, supervise, modify, and progress developmentally appropriate strength and power training programs for children and adolescents ages 7 to 18.
Students will develop an understanding of youth fitness fundamentals, program assessment and training guidelines, proper exercise technique, safe equipment use, progressive training principles, and multiple methods of resistance training. Students will apply these concepts to the design and implementation of preparatory, basic, intermediate, and advanced strength and power programs appropriate to the age, ability, and training readiness of youth participants.
Topics Covered
- Understand Youth Growth and Development
- Apply Age and Developmentally Appropriate Training Principles
- Promote Physical Literacy and Fundamental Movement Skills
- Apply Functional Fitness Concepts
- Apply Basic Anatomy and Kinesiology
- Implement Safe Youth Strength and Resistance Training
- Develop Core Strength, Balance, and Stabilization
- Develop Speed, Agility, Quickness, and Reaction Skills
- Teach Safe and Effective Exercise Technique
- Implement Appropriate Warm-Up, Cardiovascular, and Flexibility Training
- Design Developmentally Appropriate Functional Fitness Sessions
- Use Circuit and Functional Training Methods
- Apply Effective Youth Instruction and Classroom Management
- Promote Safety, Hydration, and Injury Prevention
- Understand Youth Nutrition and Healthy Lifestyle Principles
- Support Children of All Fitness and Ability Levels
- Monitor and Evaluate Participant Progress
- Create Positive Exercise Experiences
- Promote Lifelong Physical Activity
- Demonstrate Practical Instructional Competency
Requirements
The following eligibility requirements have been implemented for the certification exam:
- Have completed high school (or equivalent).
- Be at least 18 years old.
- You must be at least 18 years of age.
Recertification
To get recertified in this certification you either need to earn 15 CEU's or take a new certification workshop. To apply for recertification, please log in to your account.