Jeff Wills

     Jeff Wills, a 1998 Youngstown State graduate, begins his second year as an assistant athletic trainer for the Penguins. Wills will be the athletic trainer for the women's basketball program and assist Head Athletic Trainer John Doneyko with football and various other duties.
    Wills worked as an athletic trainer on the scholastic level since 1999. He spent four years as an athletic trainer for Hubbard Exempted Village Public Schools prior to coming to YSU. He also was an athletic trainer for Salem City Schools and Warren City Schools.
    He has an extensive athletic training background. Prior to joining the YSU staff, he spent two years at Action Physical Therapy in Hubbard. He worked for two years in the Sharon Regional Health System while also working as a fitness and health instructor on the high-school level.
    Wills is certified by the National Athletic Trainers Association owns and Ohio OT/PT/AT License and is American Heart Association CPR and AED certified.
    While attending YSU as a student trainer, he was a two-time recipient of the Willard Webster Outstanding Student Trainer Award. He also helped the Ohio Department of Education develop the ITAC for Fitness/Sports Medicine careers.
    Wills is a native of Warren, Ohio.