SHAPE America


The Society of Health and Physical Educators, known as SHAPE America, is an American organization that provides support to professionals in health, physical education, recreation and dance.
SHAPE America has had six previous names, most recently the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, and previously the American Association for Health, Physical Education and Recreation.

Related and/or sister organizations

  • American Association for Health, Physical Education, and Recreation
  • American Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Dance and Sport
  • American Association for Physical Activity and Recreation
  • American Association for Health Education
  • National Association for Girls and Women in Sport
  • National Association for Sport and Physical Education
  • National Dance Association
The alliance at the September 2009 Board of Governor's meeting voted to move forward on motions for the exit of the American Association for Health Education and the restructuring of the National Association for Girls and Women in Sport.

National standards

Associations allied with SHAPE America have developed the following national standards.
  • Physical education: NASPE publishes standards for K-12 physical education, for sport coaches, and for beginning physical education teachers.
  • * Moving into the Future: National Standards for Physical Education, 2nd Edition: Voluntary national standards for K-12 physical education.
  • *Quality Coaches, Quality Sports: National Standards for Sport Coaches: Fundamental competencies that athletic coaches from beginning coach to master coach should possess.
  • *National Standards for Beginning Physical Education Teachers, 2nd Edition: Knowledge, skills, and dispositions that the beginning teacher of physical education should possess. Serve as the basis for teacher certification and program development for preparation of physical education teachers.
  • *National Standards & Guidelines for Physical Education Teacher Education, 3rd Edition: This publication provides the knowledge, skills, and dispositions that the beginning teacher of physical education should possess. It serves as the basis for teacher certification and program development for preparation of physical education teachers.
  • Health education: AAHE publishes standards critical to the healthy development of children and youth.
  • *Health Education Standards, Second Edition: National Health Education Standards provide a foundation for curriculum development, instruction, and assessment of student performance. National Health Education Standards provide a guide for enhancing preparation and continuing education of teachers.
  • Dance education: NDA standards were completed as part of a project developed by the Consortium of National Arts Education Associations and prepared under a grant from the U.S. Department of Education, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the National Endowment for the Humanities.
  • *The National Standards for Dance Education: The dance standards guide content and achievement at grades K-4, 5–8, and 9–12. The standards help ensure that the study of dance is disciplined and well focused and that dance instruction has a point of reference for assessing its results.

    Districts and states

SHAPE America has the following districts:
Each state has a separate association.
#StateName of association Website
1AlabamaAlabama State Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance
2AlaskaAlaska Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance
3ArizonaArizona Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance
4ArkansasArkansas Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance
5CaliforniaCalifornia Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance
6ColoradoColorado Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance
7ConnecticutConnecticut Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation & Dance
8DelawareDelaware Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance
9FloridaFlorida Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Dance and Sport
10GeorgiaGeorgia Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance
11HawaiiHawaii Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance
12IdahoIdaho Association of Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance
13IllinoisIllinois Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation & Dance
14IndianaIndiana Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance
15IowaIowa Association For Health, Physical Education, Recreation And Dance
16KansasKansas Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance
17KentuckyKentucky Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance
18LouisianaLouisiana Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance
19MaineMaine Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance
20MarylandMaryland Association of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance
21MassachusettsMassachusetts Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance
22MichiganMichigan Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance
23MinnesotaMinnesota Society of Health and Physical Educators
24MississippiMississippi Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance
25MissouriMissouri Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance
26MontanaMontana Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance
27NebraskaNebraska Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance
28NevadaNevada Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance
29New HampshireNew Hampshire Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance
30New JerseyNew Jersey Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance
31New MexicoNew Mexico Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance
32New YorkNew York State Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance
33North CarolinaNorth Carolina Association for Athletics, Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance
34North DakotaNorth Dakota Society of Health and Physical Educators
35OhioOhio Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation & Dance
36OklahomaOklahoma Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance
37OregonOregon Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance
38PennsylvaniaPennsylvania State Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance
39Rhode IslandRhode Island Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance
40South CarolinaSouth Carolina Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance
41South DakotaSouth Dakota Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance
42TennesseeTennessee Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance
43TexasTexas Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation & Dance
44UtahUtah Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance
45VermontVermont Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance
46VirginiaVirginia Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance
47WashingtonWashington Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance
48West VirginiaWest Virginia Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance
49WisconsinWisconsin Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance
50WyomingWyoming Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance