Youth Fitness Specialist Exam Submission Instructions

This page contains all of the information necessary to complete the certification process.

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Youth Fitness Specialist Level 1

In order to become Youth Fitness Specialist Certified, you will need to print out and return the completed YFS Level 1 Exam and the Criminal Background Check Release Form.  The forms must be mailed via Certified Mail to (if you are an International Applicant, must be sent with receipt confirmation):

IYCA Exam
PO Box 1539
Elizabethtown, KY  42702

We can only guarantee receipt via Certified Mail or another type of snail mail with receipt confirmation.  PLEASE DO NOT FAX THE MATERIALS. 

- The YFS Level 1 Exam is a pass/fail exam, with 75% or greater being a passing score. 

- The Criminal Background Check Release Form must be completed entirely.  This form gives your consent to IYCA to have performed a criminal background check as well as the National Sex Offender Registry. 

We will notify you via email upon receipt of your exam and background release form.  If either form is incomplete or missing, it WILL delay processing.  You should expect the results of your exam and screening within 10 business days of our receipt.  You will receive those results via email. 

PLEASE NOTE:  Add @iyca.org to your whitelist, contact list or address book to ensure that important messages from Brian Grasso or the IYCA do not end up in your spam folder.

Youth Fitness Specialist Level 2

Your physical course materials will be placed in the mail within 5 business days of ordering.

In order to become Youth Fitness Specialist Level 2 Certified, you will need to print out and return the completed YFS Level 2 Exam, which must be mailed via Certified Mail to (if you are an International Applicant, must be sent with receipt confirmation):

IYCA Exam
PO Box 1539
Elizabethtown, KY  42702

We can only guarantee receipt via Certified Mail or another type of snail mail with receipt confirmation.  PLEASE DO NOT FAX THE MATERIALS. 

• The YFS Level 2 Exam consists of two sections:
  

  - 103 Multiple Choice - True/False questions
  - 20 Essay Questions

• All questions are based on the Developmental Essentials 2nd Edition textbook (included in your purchase)

• BOTH SECTIONS OF THE EXAM ARE IN A WRITABLE .PDF FILE. You must type your answer into the appropriate box and save the file. Upon completion, print the file and send it with the instructions above.

• Each section of the exam is graded separately and requires a minimum passing score of 75%. It is possible to pass one section and fail the other.

• There is a $50 fee to reissue either part of the test.

• You have 150 days from the date of purchase to submit your exam materials. After 150 days there is a $50 extension fee to re-enroll.

• We will notify you via email upon receipt of your exam. If either section is not completed as instructed, it WILL delay processing. You should expect the results of your exam within 4-6 weeks of our receipt. You will receive those results via email.

PLEASE NOTE:  Add @iyca.org to your whitelist, contact list or address book to ensure that important messages from Brian Grasso or the IYCA do not end up in your spam folder.

Youth Fitness Specialist Level 3

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Youth Fitness Specialist Level 4

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