Coach Dobratz is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) and a University of Dubuque (UD) graduate, where he was a dual-sport athlete in football and track. He holds UD records in the heptathlon and decathlon, winning conference titles in 2014 and 2015. Tyler has experience as an intern at the University of Wisconsin, Head Strength Coach at Lake Superior State University, and Assistant Director of Athletic Performance at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. He is married to Chelsea, with two young children, and they lead a 6th-grade small group at Silverdale Baptist Church.