St. Thomas University Bobcats

Ian Ryan is a Strength & Conditioning Coach with experience supporting athlete development at both the college and high school levels. Before returning to St. Thomas he most recently worked at IMG Academy, where he designed and implemented training programs for over 260+ student athletes across multiple sports, but primarily tennis, football, and basketball athletes.

 Prior to IMG, Coach Ryan gained experience at Florida International University starting as an intern and being promoted to an Assistant Strength Coach. While at FIU he assisted with Football, while being in charge of programming for Softball and Women’s Tennis. He also spent time at the University of Miami as a Strength and Conditioning Assistant, working with Women's Soccer, Rowing, Track and Field and Men's and Women's Basketball.

He started his S&C career at St. Thomas University as the first intern under Coach Scola. He holds a master's degree in Applied Physiology, with a concentration in Strength & Conditioning from the University of Miami, a bachelor’s degree in Sport & Exercise Science from Barry University and is a Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) as well as holding a USA Weightlifting (USAW) Level 1 Certification

Coaching Experience:
St. Thomas University – Assistant Strength Coach – 2025-Present
IMG Academy – Strength and Conditioning Coach – 2022-2025
Florida International University – Assistant Strength Coach – 2021-2022
University of Miami – Strength and Conditioning Assistant – 2021
St. Thomas University – Strength and Conditioning Intern – 2019-2020