Talk:National Academy of Sports Medicine

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Notability of NASM[edit]

The organization has over 100,000 members in over 80+ countries. It's the de facto certification authority for personal trainers. Clearly this non-profit is notable.^[1] Paul Smith111977 (talk) 12:11, 8 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

References

^ NCHPAD info about NASM

Better Business Bureau[edit]

This non-profit has been rated an A+ by the Better Business Bureau.^[1] Paul Smith111977 (talk) 12:11, 8 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

References

^ BBB info about NASM

Accreditation[edit]

NASM is accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Agency (NCCA).^[1] Paul Smith111977 (talk) 12:22, 8 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

References

^ More info on NASM's NCCA accreditation

@Paul Smith111977: First, I have reorganised this talk-page, so as to group your arguments about NASM's notability, if you don't like this, feel free to revert the change in organisation. Second, point taken, you don't not worry about the subject's notability anymore. However, you may want to go through Wikipedia's guide for citing sources, as, the references given by you are either primary or are not reliable. I would also suggest going through Wikipedia's guide for creating an article. Further, do you have a conflict of interest here? If so, you should go through WP:CoI. All the best!
Regards, SshibumXZ (Talk) (Contributions). 12:32, 8 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

No conflict. I've edited many articles in the past few years that have nothing to do with personal training or NASM. I added a bunch of sources, sorry if I did not put them in the right format (I'm somewhat new to Wikipedia) Paul Smith111977 (talk) 12:42, 8 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Citation style[edit]

@Paul Smith111977: References should give the details of the information source, not just a phrase indicating their content. They should be as complete as those in an academic paper or serious published book, so that someone looking at the article offline or printed out could retrieve the information. A full reference also helps any reader to evaluate the information sourced. References to websites should give the access-date, as websites can change over time. See WP:CITE. I've upgraded a couple of refs as examples. Thanks. PamD 21:46, 10 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

American Fitness[edit]

This organization might be directly connected to the Athletics and Fitness Association of America. I have been working on updating that page and I included the information for the journal/magazine called American Fitness. However, looking at the journal publication information the publisher shows: (Assessment Technologies Institute, LLC d/b/a National Academy of Sports Medicine). That is when I noticed both organizations are in the same geographical region in Arizona. Either NASM acquired the journal/magazine from AFAA or both organizations are somehow linked. Documenting this generally on both talk pages for reference. Adam MLIS (talk) 02:04, 26 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

[1] NCHPAD info about NASM

[2] BBB info about NASM

[3] More info on NASM's NCCA accreditation

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