Ivy soon found work as a scout for the New York Giants, then was hired as an assistant coach with the team on February 3, 1965. After two seasons, the last a disastrous 1–12–1 campaign, Owner Wellington Mara enacted a new Club rule stating that all coaching staff must live in the New York/New Jersey area year round.
Ivy began her career as a scout for the New York Giants and was soon promoted to assistant coach with the team on February 3, 1965. Two seasons later, the final one being an unmitigated failure at 1–12–1, Owner Wellington Mara introduced a new rule requiring all coaching staff to be based in the New York/New Jersey area permanently.