Joel Raether

Joel Raether has been with the Mammoth organization since 2007, working with the players to improve conditioning, nutrition and on-field performance and recently getting the team over the championship hump after seeing the team capture the league-best honors during the 2021-22 campaign. An integral part of the team, in 2018, Raether received the Mammoth’s President’s Award: the team’s highest honor recognizing the highest standard of excellence. Raether also serves as the Director of Sport Performance at Authentic Performance Center in Denver, Colorado. He served as the Education Programs Coordinator for the National Strength and Conditioning Association from 2009-2011. Having coached and trained athletes of all levels, Raether’s coaching career includes stints as the assistant strength and conditioning coach for the University of Denver from 2002-2009 and the University of Nebraska Kearney from 2000-2002. Raether earned his bachelor’s and master’s degree in exercise science from the University of Nebraska Kearney and is a certified strength and conditioning specialist with distinction (CSCS*D) by the National Strength and Conditioning Association. Raether has co-authored books and has published numerous peer reviewed articles and popular literature contributions, as well as training DVDs. He is a highly sought-after presenter who has presented nationally and internationally on sports performance. Raether is also the co-founder of Performance Sandbag Training Systems (PST).