Industry Associations
Selected Industry Associations:
- National Sporting Goods Association For more than 30 years, NSGA has provided unique industry-specific research utilized by organizations large and small. The result is historically recognized data that is the most relevant information for your everyday business needs. Members receive discounts on research offerings.
- National Association of Sporting Goods Wholesalers The National Association of Sporting Goods Wholesalers was organized in 1953 and incorporated in 1954. The Association was originally identified as the Sporting Goods Jobbers Association. In 1962 the name was officially changed, and manufacturers and reps were invited to join as Associate members. The NASGW serves as a liaison with other sporting goods associations, including the National Sporting Goods Association (NSGA), The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), The Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation(CSF), The National Rifle Association (NRA), The National Assembly of Sportsmen's Caucuses, and is also a member of The National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors (NAW).
- International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association (IHRSA) The trade association serving the global health club and fitness industry. The mission of IHRSA is to grow, protect and promote the health and fitness industry, and to provide its members with benefits that will help them be more successful.
- SHAPE America SHAPE America also known as the Society of Health and Physical Educators is committed to ensuring all children have the opportunity to lead healthy, physically active lives. As the nation's largest membership organization of health and physical education professionals, SHAPE America works with its 50 state affiliates and national partners to support initiatives such as the Presidential Youth Fitness Program, Let's Move! Active Schools and the Jump Rope For Heart/Hoops For Heart programs.
Professional Organizations
- American Council on Exercise ACE serves as a leader in the health and fitness industry by creating and delivering quality certification programs and continuing education options, and by partnering with colleges and universities on curriculum programs aimed at educating future professionals. We also serve as an advocate for our profession among policymakers both independently and through our work as a founding member of the Coalition for the Registration of Exercise Professionals, a nonprofit established to secure recognition of registered exercise professionals as health providers so that they may make structured physical activity more accessible and safe for all.
- American College of Sports Medicine ACSM is the largest sports medicine and exercise science organization in the world. With more than 50,000 members and certified professionals worldwide, ACSM is dedicated to advancing and integrating scientific research to provide educational and practical applications of exercise science and sports medicine.
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