Frequently Asked Questions

If you have any questions regarding testing or CEUs for the Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist® (CSCS®) or NSCA-Certified Personal Trainer® (NSCA-CPT®) credentials, please log onto www.nsca-cc.org.

Log onto NSCA Recertification. Your default user id is your certification number and your password is your last name.

Recertification policies can be downloaded here: Recertification Policies and Procedures.

The next National Conference is being held in Las Vegas, NV, July 6-10, 2011 at the Paris Hotel.

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It varies with every conference. Typically the National Conference is worth 2.0 and the Coaches Conference is worth 1.6.

You can get a certificate sent to you stating attendance for past conferences by calling or emailing the conference department at conferences@nsca-lift.org or 800-815-6826.

The price to attend conference as a non-member varies. Please contact the conferene department for details at 800-815-6826.

You will need to have a current membership in order to attend the conference at the member price. You can renew your membership via phone, mail, fax, or online anytime prior to the conference. You can also renew your membership on-site with no penalty.

Yes, it can. You have 30 days to send your student verification to the membership department. If your student status has not been verified prior to the conference, you will be required to pay the full membership/conference price on-site.

There are presentation guidelines. You can download a copy at Downloadable presentation application. This form is a PDF file and will require Acrobat Reader.

Yes, the first is the NSCA Quick Series Kids Lift. This is a pocket size, laminated, spiral bound notebook that covers resistance training questions, NSCA guidelines, safety considerations, stretching, 12 different total exercises that cover the total body, and a muscle anatomy chart.

The second product is the NSCA Youth Resistance Training Literature Review and Position Statement. This product contains 145 references, and covers topics such as risks associated with youth resistance training, effectiveness of youth resistance training, motor fitness skills and sports performance, prevention of injuries, psychosocial effects, health related benefits, and recommended youth resistance training guidelines.

All these products can be ordered on our website or through our products department. You can contact us through our toll free number 800-815-6826.

The National Strength and Conditioning Association does not develop or prescribe workouts to individuals. The NSCA leaves this task up to our members who are NSCA Certified Personal Trainers® (NSCA-CPT®), or Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialists® (CSCS®). You can now locate a personal trainer in your area.

The Essentials of Strength and Conditioning textbook contains a section on organization and administration of a strength training and conditioning facility. This includes chapters on facility layout and scheduling, developing a policies and procedures manual, and facility maintenance and risk management. The Essentials of Strength and Conditioning is available from products.

The NSCA's Professional Standards and Guidelines may also be of assistance, they are available online at http://www.nsca-lift.org/publications/standards.shtml.

The NSCA does not recommend certain schools for the strength and conditioning field. The NSCA has an Educational Recognition Program. This program recognizes academic curriculums that have met the minimum standards set by the NSCA.

The NSCA personal trainer referral system is now online. Just select the state you live in, and select a trainer from the list. Go there now.

The following is taken from the NSCA Youth Resistance Training Literature Review and Position Statement. It is the current position of the NSCA that:

1. A properly designed and supervised resistance training program is safe for children.
2. A properly designed and supervised resistance training program can increase the strength of children.
3. A properly designed and supervised resistance training program can help to enhance the motor fitness skills and sports performance of children.
4. A properly designed and supervised resistance training program can help to prevent injuries in youth sports and recreational activities.
5. A properly designed and supervised resistance training program can help to improve the psychosocial well-being of children.
6. A properly designed and supervised resistance training program can enhance the overall health of children.

More Position Statements.

As a NSCA member, you and your family will receive priority treatment, and where allowed by law, member-only discounts. Call 877-211-0574 for a personalized, no obligation consultation with a Health Choice Specialist who will assess your specific insurance needs, provide a comparison of several top health insurance companies, and then analyze the best options for you. For more details please visit our NSCA member website at Health Choice One.

Yes. A full list of providers can be found here.

The NSCA and Health Choice One are now offering customized health insurance solutions for individuals, families, and the self-employed within the United States. As a NSCA member, you and your family will receive priority treatment, and where allowed by law, member-only discounts. For more details please visit our NSCA member website at Health Choice One.

The instructions to authors for Strength and Conditioning Journal are located online at http://edmgr.ovid.com/scj/accounts/ifauth.htm

The instructions to authors for Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research are located online at http://edmgr.ovid.com/jscr/accounts/ifauth.htm

The writers guidelines for NSCA's Performance Training Journal are located online at https://www.nsca-lift.org/Perform/PTJ_Writers_Guide.pdf

Thank you for your interest in the National Strength and Conditioning Association's journals. We do not sell subscriptions to our journals; they are a member benefit and are provided with membership. You can find information about NSCA membership online or you can contact our membership department by phone at 800-815-6826 during normal business hours.

Please contact Lippincott Williams and Wilkins customer service at 1-800-638-3030 to purchase back issues.

You must be NSCA certified as a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist® (CSCS®) or as a NSCA Certified Personal Trainer® (NSCA-CPT®), and your certification must be in good standing.

The cost of the insurance is included with the Certified Professional with Liability Insurance membership. The fee is $352 (add $15 postage to Canada) for the policy period of February 1, 2011 through January 31, 2012. The cost is pro-rated according to when you sign up and when your current membership expires.

The policy runs from February 1st through January 31st. Once payment is taken out of your account the policy becomes 100% effective and coverage begins immediately.

Coverage is provided for allegations of bodily injury to individuals you are working with as a result of YOUR negligence up to a limit of $1,000,000 primary / $2,000,000 excess, $3,000,000 total limit. The insurance company will defend you until such time as it is determined either no coverage exists, or until the matter is resolved. The defense costs are in addition to the limit of liability.

For a copy of your certificate of Certified Professional with Liability Insurance membership and/or certificate of Additional Insured, call 800-815-6826 or email insurance@nsca-lift.org.

An Additional Insured, such as a gym, school or other facility, provides insurance coverage for that gym, school or other facility for YOUR activities. If the gym, school or other facility is named as a defendant in an action involving your training activities, the insurance will provide defense and/or indemnification.

Yes, you can. Call 800-815-6826 for details.

No, coverage is not extended to your employees. Coverage only applies to YOUR activities. Employees need to carry their own general liability insurance.

No, coverage is for you as an individual only.

If you require insurance coverage for your personally owned studio, please contact ESIX Insurance directly at toll-free 800-342-4371 ext. 125 or visit their website http://www.esixglobal.com/nsca for more information.

No, if at anytime your NSCA certification lapses, your liability insurance is null and void.

Contact the NSCA Certification at 800-815-6826

The price of membership varies by membership category. You can find a complete listing of membership categories and rates on our rates page.

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Members are required to notify the NSCA of an address change 60 days in advance. The U.S. Post Office does not forward publications mailed third class. Instead, journals that are undeliverable due to an incorrect address are destroyed. All requests for missing journals must be made in writing to the NSCA National Headquarters, 1885 Bob Johnson Drive, Colorado Springs, CO 80906 within 60 days of issue.

Once your membership has been accepted by NSCA, it is not refundable or transferable.

We offer eight grants and scholarships, in addition to the Student Assistantship program. Find the details online >>

No, membership is based on an anniversary calendar year and the certification is on three-year cycle. In order to be recognized as a Certified Professional, Certified Student, or Certified Professional with General Liability Insurance member, you must maintain your certification status at all times. Contact the NSCA Certification Department directly if you have questions about your certification expiration date and the requirements to maintain it at 800-815-6826.

No, membership and certification are separate. Membership does not require certification, nor does certification require membership. However, as a member, journals support and enhance your certification.

Absolutely, just contact the NSCA Membership Department at 800-815-6826 or sign them up online under the Join button.

As a member of the NSCA you receive a myriad of benefits and services (in alphabetical order):

• 12 issues of the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research
• 12 issues of the NSCA electronic Bulletin
• 6 issues of the Strength and Conditioning Journal
• Access to our Career Center
• Award Recognition programs at Awards
• Career Enhancement opportunities at NSCA benefits
• CellCharge program
• Coach Practitioner Distinction
• Discounts on NSCA certification materials and registrations at exams
• Discounts on NSCA conferences/clinics/symposia
• Educational product discounts
• Forum discussion groups at NSCA online forums
• Free marketing on our Certified Personal Trainer Locator
• Health insurance programs
• Join, renew, and change information online
• Liability insurance programs
• Grants and Scholarships at NSCA Foundation
• Searchable journal archives at NSCA publications
• Student Assistantship program

Students are given discounts on membership and conferences. In order to justify giving students these discounts, the NSCA has developed a policy regarding who qualifies and how they must prove their student status.

The NSCA Certification will ask for student supporting information as well from students taking the Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist® exam. The Membership Department has separate records and requires its own copy of the student verification. Membership will accept the following forms of verification:

• Letter from a Dean or Advisor stating full-time status
• Class Schedule
• Current enrollment or registration form
• Online Student Supporting Information Form

Students are given 30 days after they join to submit their supporting information. When this is not received, the National Headquarters staff will try and contact them via letter and email. If there is no response, then the membership is changed to reflect that the verification was not received.

Yes, we require students submit their information every time they renew.

As long as you are a full-time student at the time that you join/renew, you can get the discount for the following year.

Full-time attendance is usually 12 credit hours undergraduate and 6-9 credit hours graduate level. If your college varies, please submit a letter from your Dean or Advisor stating that you are considered full-time at that institution.

The student discount is only available to members in the U.S. and Canada.

You can call NSCA's Products Department at 800-815-6826 or 719-632-6722.