Ohio University

Jerry Lin joined the Ohio University Sports Medicine team in September of 2022 as a staff athletic trainer, working with both Bobcats’ football and swimming and diving programs. Additionally, he serves as a clinical preceptor for Ohio’s professional MSAT program. 

Lin arrived in Athens after a brief stint as Head Athletic Trainer for the Taichung Suns, a professional basketball team in Taichung City, Taiwan, where he oversaw the care for local and international players. He also managed various administrative duties such as purchasing supplies and implementing EMR systems. 

Prior to his time in Taichung, Lin spent one year as an athletic training fellow at the University of California, working primarily with the Golden Bears’ football team for the 2020-21 season. While in Berkeley, he also provided athletic training coverages for several other sports and assisted in the department’s effort to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. 

From 2018-20, Lin served as a graduate assistant athletic trainer at the University of Miami, where he worked with men’s and women’s cross country, men’s tennis, and women’s rowing teams. During his time at Miami, he also assisted with coverages to preseason training camps and practices for the Hurricanes’ football team. He received his Master of Science degree in sport administration from the University of Miami in 2020. 

A native of Taipei, Taiwan, Jerry graduated from the University of South Carolina in 2018 with his Bachelor of Science degree in athletic training. As a student at South Carolina, he gained clinical experience working with Gamecocks’ football, women’s soccer, men’s and women’s tennis, and swimming and diving teams. Additionally, he served as an athletic training student intern working with University of Maryland’s women’s basketball program in the summer of 2017 before the team competed in the Summer World University Games.

In addition to his BOC credential, Lin is a certified Corrective Exercise Specialist and holds additional training in myofascial decompression and dry needling. Outside of work, he enjoys playing tennis and pickleball.