Credentials / National Exercise Trainers Association

NETA Youth Fitness Specialty Certification

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Verified: this record was checked against its official source. Last verified 2026-09-03.

At a glance

Credential type

specialization

Status

active

Target professional

Fitness professionals working with youth

Country

unknown

Official page

https://www.netafit.org/certifications/specialty/

Recertification page

unknown

Accreditation

No accreditation on record — status unknown. Absence of a claim is recorded honestly rather than guessed.

Renewal & CEU requirements

2 yr

renewal cycle

CEUs per cycle

$35

renewal

Recertification required

yes

CEU unit system

NETA CEC (0.1 ACE CEC / 0.1 NASM CEU / 0.1 AFAA CEU = 1.0 NETA CEC)

Ethics requirement

unknown

CPR/AED at renewal

yes

Deadline rule

Certificate valid two years from date of issue; all 10 CECs must be earned between issue date and expiration date. NETA advises submitting the renewal packet two months prior to expiration. Automatic 180-day reinstatement grace period after expiration (status is 'expired'); if grace period lapses, the workshop/course and exam must be retaken.

At least 6 of the 10 CECs must come from NETA workshops or home study courses purchased directly from NETA. Renewal requires the application, photocopies of Certificates of Completion for all CECs, a photocopy of a current Adult CPR/AED card (front and back) from a recognized provider (e.g., AHA, ARC, ASHI, NSC) that included a live hands-on skills evaluation (fully online CPR not accepted), and the fee. CPR/AED courses do not award NETA CECs. Excess CECs beyond the required 10 do not carry over to a future period. Renewal can be completed online or by mail; incomplete applications are returned.

CEU recognition

ACE (American Council on Exercise) — accepts ceus from
Automatically accepted if ACE pre-approved; 0.10 ACE CEC = 1.0 NETA CEC. Certificate of Completion required.
NASM — accepts ceus from
Automatically accepted if NASM pre-approved; 0.10 NASM CEU = 1.0 NETA CEC.
AFAA — accepts ceus from
Automatically accepted if AFAA pre-approved; 0.10 AFAA CEU = 1.0 NETA CEC.
NETA (petition process for non-approved activities) — petition accepted
Coursework/activities not pre-approved by NETA, ACE, AFAA, or NASM may be petitioned via CE Petition Application with supporting documentation and a fee ($25 per college/university course, grade of C or higher, completed within the recertification period); reviewed case by case.
ACE (as CEC provider for the Youth Fitness course itself) — approved ceu provider
NETA Youth Fitness Specialty course awards 8 NETA / 0.8 ACE credits (live workshop) or 6 NETA / 0.6 ACE (on-demand).

Sources (4)

Fitness Specialty Certifications | Affordable, Live or On-Demandtier 1 primary
official provider page · retrieved 2026-09-02
https://www.netafit.org/certifications/renewals/specialty-certification-renewal/tier 1 primary
official recertification handbook · retrieved 2026-09-04
https://www.netafit.org/wp-content/uploads/Specialty-Certification-Renewal-Application.pdftier 1 primary
official recertification handbook · retrieved 2026-09-04
https://www.netafit.org/certifications/specialty/youth-fitness/tier 1 primary
official recertification handbook · retrieved 2026-09-04

Latest verification activity: initial verification → confirmed (2026-09-04) · reverification → confirmed (2026-09-03) · initial verification → confirmed (2026-09-02)