Joe Powell - Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach / Football - Football Support Staff

Joe Powell

Title:
Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach / Football
Email:
powell@ath.msu.edu
Phone Number:
355-1647

Joe Powell is in his sixth season as an assistant strength and conditioning coach for football at Michigan State.

Before arriving to East Lansing in 2020, Powell spent two seasons (2018-19) as an assistant strength and conditioning coach for Utah State’s football team. He also served as the head strength and conditioning coach for softball and women’s basketball for the Aggies. Powell’s duties at USU included assisting in the design and implementation of the year-round strength and conditioning program, along with the transitional rehab/return program for student-athletes.

Prior to Utah State, Powell spent three years as an assistant strength and conditioning coach for Central Michigan’s football team. Powell also served as a football strength and conditioning intern at Michigan. Before his time in Ann Arbor, Powell was a strength coach in the private sector at Total Performance Training Center, specializing in speed and agility training in athletes ranging from youth to professional.

The native of South Lyon, Michigan, earned both his bachelor’s degree in exercise science (2014) and master’s degree in exercise physiology (2016) from Central Michigan.

Powell is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS), a Certified Functional Range Mobility Specialist (FRCms), a Metabolic Analytics Practitioner and is certified in CPR/AED.