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ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE/TEAM TRAINER
Josh Raies is in his second season as an Assistant Athletic Performance Coach for the DBU Baseball team after spending two years as a Graduate Assistant for DBU Athletic Performance. Raies entered his full-time role in the spring of 2021 while finishing his graduate course work and achieving a Master of Science in Kinesiology in May.
In his work with Patriot Baseball, Raies oversees all elements of physical development and preparation for the program including strength development, speed and power development, and diet and nutrition. Josh has been tasked with
working alongside the coaching staff/training staff in order to deliver the most holistic and comprehensive environment to develop the athlete.
During his two years as a graduate assistant under Coach David Trevino, Raies trained multiple teams in the DBU Athletic Department including Men’s Soccer, Women’s Tennis, Men’s and Women’s Track and Field, Cross Country, Cheer and Stunt, Ice Hockey, and the Patriettes.
Prior to DBU, Raies was at LeTourneau University where he served as the Strength and Conditioning Intern for the Softball, Volleyball, Women’s Soccer, and Men’s and Women’s Golf teams during the spring semester of 2019. Raies oversaw all elements of Athletic Performance for these teams at that time and worked closely with the sport coaching staffs and athletic training staff. In the summer of 2018, Raies served as a Strength and Conditioning Intern for the University of Texas Permian Basin football team.
Raies played baseball for four years at LeTourneau University where he graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Exercise Science in May 2019. While there, Raies also served two years as Student Body President. Raies is currently certified through the National Strength and Conditioning Association as a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (NCSA-CSCS).
Raies lives in Dallas with his wife Alexis and is a member of Northway Church. His favorite Bible verse is Romans 8:32.
DBU Sports Medicine enters its 17th year under the guidance of Director of Sports Medicine & Head Athletic Trainer Chris Weeldreyer. Weeldreyer is a 2004 DBU graduate with a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology and served on the Sports Medicine staff for three years as a student assistant.
In 2006, he received a Master of Science in Athletic Training from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. While at Tech, Weeldreyer gained sports medicine experience working with high schools, NAIA and NCAA Division I collegiate athletics, and by serving an
internship in minor league baseball. Weeldreyer is an active member in National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA), Southwest Athletic Trainers’ Association (SWATA) and the Texas State Athletic Training Association (TSATA). He also has certifications from the National Academy of Sports Medicine as a Performance Enhancement Specialist (PES), Corrective Exercise Specialist (CES), Functional Movement Screen Certified (FMSC), and is a certified L-1 Dry Needling provider through Structure & Function.
Weeldreyer is entrusted with the day-to-day operations of the athletic training rooms, the care and prevention of athletic injuries, and the supervision of the Sports Medicine staff.
Weeldreyer and his wife, Melissa, and son Noah, live in Midlothian, Texas, and attend Creekwood Church in Mansfield.
ASSISTANT ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE COACH JOSH RAIES
DIRECTOR OF SPORTS MEDICINE
CHRIS WEELDREYER
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