Ryan Arnold

Ryan Arnold is the Program Director for the Quad Cities Sports Acceleration Programs, located on 3885 Elmore Avenue; Suite A,  Davenport, IA  52807.

Ryan has a B.A. from the University of Northern Iowa. He offers a wealth of personal experience as a former All-Conference and Don Hansen’s National Football Gazette’s All-American. His sports experience adds incredible value to his athletes. While at the University of Northern Iowa, Ryan worked under the 1999 NSCA Strength Coach of the Year, Jim Kramer, who served as the Coordinator of Strength and Conditioning for Olympic Athletes at the USOTC in Colorado Springs, CO before landing the Head Strength and Conditioning Coach position at North Dakota State.

In addition to Ryan’s duties as the Program Director at Acceleration, he is in his 3rd year as an assistant football coach at Pleasant Valley High School. On top of that he helps coordinate strength programs for all sports within the school. He also served as the Strength and Conditioning Coach for the Augustana Vikings Volleyball Program.

Through some of his responsibilities with Acceleration, Ryan has trained the “Ruthless” Robbie Lawler; Strike Force, Jason Pierce; MMA, Brandon Adamson; MMA and the 2009 AFL 2 Olympic Steel Man of the Year, Jesse Schmidt.

Ryan Holds numerous certifications, including:

• NSCA-CSCS (2006)
• Athletic Republic^® Administration (2006)
• Sports Performance Coach, USA Weighlifting (2007)
• CPR & AED Certification from American Red Cross (2005-2011)
• USA Level 1 Track & Field Coach (2010)

Ryan also served as the Strength and Conditioning Coach for the Quad City Steamwheelers, Quad City Mallards and the Junior Flame.