The Accreditation Task Force and Standards Task Force provided preliminary reports to representatives in May 2006. At the 2006 NASSM Annual Conference, a roundtable discussion was held to collect feedback from the NASSM membership regarding sport Management accreditation.
The formation of the Commission on Sport Management Accreditation (COSMA) was proposed in January 2007 and draft accreditation manuals were provided to NASSM and NASPE members for review and feedback. Additional meetings were held at the 2007 NASSM and AAHPERD Annual Conferences to present the refined model.
In September 2007, NASSM and NASPE identified a timeline to officially launch the COSMA organization in July 2008.
*In 2014, AAHPERD officially re-branded as SHAPE America - Society of Health and Physical Educators.