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  • YOUTH FITNESS STANDARDS

    Welcome to the YFS Area! 

    Here you can access all things related to preparing for and taking the online YFS Exam to obtain your YFS Certification! 

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  • YOUTH FITNESS STANDARDS

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  • YOUTH FITNESS STANDARDS EXAM

    This is an open-book exam.  We encourage you to review the training materials provided previously prior to completing the exam.  Once you begin, you cannot save your work and return; so please be sure you have adequate time to complete all 50 questions.  A minimum score of 40 correct (80%) is required to pass.

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  • Affiliate (Owner) or Employee?*
  • 1 - Exercises that cause undue stress on the neck, back and/or knees are:*
  • 2 - Components of a Stretch-n-Grow Class include*
  • 3 - The main components of fitness include*
  • 4 - An example of aerobic exercise is*
  • 5 - Rhythmic limbering stretches should be performed during?*
  • 6 - The RICE method is used for*
  • 7 - Movement of a limb toward the mid-line of the body produces*
  • 8 - The muscles that horizontally adducts the humerus is the*
  • 9 - A child with diabetes should at all times carry*
  • 10- The type of exercises or stretches that involve bouncing or pulsing are*
  • 11 - High intensity cardio-training followed by periods of resistance training are*
  • 12 - Which national organization issued Physical Activity Guidelines for children under five?*
  • 13 - How many glasses of water are recommended in a day?*
  • 14 - At what temperature is it a danger for children to exercise longer than 20 minutes?*
  • 15 - Stretch-n-Grow encourages affiliates to perform fitness testing during class.*
  • 16 - The phrase "Catch a Bubble in your mouth and blow it out" helps children visualize proper breathing.*
  • 17 - Anyone teaching SNG classes is required to be CPR certified.*
  • 18 - Balance, timing and muscle control are elements of*
  • 19 - AFAA recommends that muscles be stretched prior to any fitness related movement.*
  • 20 - Exercise in which a muscle is gradually overloaded by increasing with is considered*
  • 21 - The movement that takes the joint past its normal range of motion is*
  • 22 - Heal raises, jumping rope and hopping work which muscles?*
  • 23 - Walking, running and hopping are considered to be which type of skill?*
  • 24 - Stretch-n-Grow, the world's largest network of fitness professionals,was founded in what year?*
  • 25 - The purpose of the cool-down is to return the body to its normal state and:*
  • 26 - The science of human movement is*
  • 27 - Plyometrics is*
  • 28 - The range of motion around a joint from a position of extension to flexion or vice versa is*
  • 29 - NASPE recommends a minimum of how many minutes of structured physical activity for preschoolers:*
  • 30 - The gluteus maximus is responsible for hip extension:*
  • 31 - Abdominals are exercised by planks and crunches.*
  • 32 - Microtrauma to muscles, tendons and ligaments is a result of*
  • 33 - Squats, knee extension and lunges are exercises of the*
  • 34 - Balance needed to maintain equilibrium while in motion is*
  • 35 - The three most common health problems in children are*
  • 36 - The "stork standing" test measures*
  • 37 - Throwing a ball is an example of what type of skill:*
  • 38 - Lengthening the lever increases*
  • 39 - Bone density is increased via impact*
  • 40 - A deep knee bend indicates a knee that is*
  • 41 - A horizontal jump in which a significant amount of ground is covered is*
  • 42 - Adding more variety and intensity to the same base move is*
  • 43 - Pushing and pulling involves which fundamental motor skill?*
  • 44 - Most children can jump in place with both feet by the age of*
  • 45 - The sing/talk rule is a way to measure*
  • 46 - Which of the exercises below is an example of safe and effective exercise that create resistance?*
  • 47 - Children who do not acquire the necessary motor skills by five years old may never realize their full potential to perform them.*
  • 48 - Toddlers cannot be expected to walk backwards.*
  • 49 - An exercise that overstretches the knee ligament is the*
  • 50 - An overhanded throw can usually be executed by a child who is ___ years of age.*
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