Cole Ivey
He ran strength and conditioning for fourteen teams and nearly four hundred and fifty athletes. Now he builds one program at a time.
GOLF PERFORMANCE COACH
Seattle Golf Fitness · Mercer Island, WA · cole@seattlegolffitness.comFrom the collegiate weight room to the golf course
Cole came to Seattle Golf Fitness from Upper Iowa University, where he was Associate Director of Strength and Conditioning and ran programming for 14 teams and close to 450 athletes. Carrying that much volume teaches you two things quickly: how to build programs that hold up, and how to spot the athlete in front of you who needs something different from what is written on the board.
He started in the SEC, as an intern with the University of Arkansas football program, and stayed two years. From there he took a graduate assistantship on the strength staff at Jacksonville State, working with golf, football, basketball, and soccer. Along the way he earned his SCCC, the certification collegiate strength programs are built around, which requires a 640-hour supervised practicum and a practical exam in front of a panel of Master Strength and Conditioning Coaches.
His master's is in Education with an emphasis in Nutrition. That is a valuable pairing in this field, and it means fueling and recovery are part of the conversation in his sessions rather than something handed off to someone else.
Cole grew up in Kansas City playing football, basketball, baseball, and track. Four sports is four different ways of learning what a body can be trained to do, which is a useful thing to bring into a weight room.
BACKGROUNDEDUCATIONMS, Education with Nutrition emphasis, Jacksonville State University
BS, Kinesiology and Exercise Science, University of Arkansas
CREDENTIALSCERTIFICATIONSSCCC, Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association
EXPERIENCEGolf Performance Coach, Seattle Golf Fitness
Associate Director of Strength and Conditioning, Upper Iowa University
Graduate Assistant, Strength and Conditioning, Jacksonville State University
Strength and Conditioning Intern, University of Arkansas Football
WHAT I WORK ONStrength that transfers
I spent years building programs for athletes in sports with obvious physical demands. Golf hides its demands better, but the principles do not change. Build a base, then make it fast.
Fueling and recovery
How you eat and sleep around training decides how much of it you keep. I will ask about both, and give you practical adjustments rather than a meal plan.
Golfers from other sports
A lot of golfers played something else first, and bring those movement patterns with them. Some help, some get in the way, and the evaluation tells us which is which.
Train with Cole
Every client starts with a performance evaluation. Submit a form with your preferred times and we will come back within 24 hours with availability and more information.