Jason Riley (trainer)
Jason Riley | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1975 (age 49–50)[1] |
| Education | University of Nebraska–Lincoln |
Jason Riley is an athletic trainer and nutritionist.[2][3] He has trained athletes in the NFL,[2] MLB,[2] NHL,[4] professional tennis players,[2] and Olympians.[5]
Early life and education
[edit]Riley is a native of Omaha, Nebraska, and he graduated from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, earning a degree in kinesiology and exercise science.[2] During college, he helped train the Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, which won three national championships (1994, 1995, and 1997).[2]
Career
[edit]In 2000, Riley moved to Florida to work at IMG Academy.[2] He initially sought out to become a physical therapist before his time at IMG.[1]
In 2009, Riley, Charlie Sly, and Janis Krums[1] co-founded Elementz Nutrition, a nutritional supplement company.[6] He was largely credited for Derek Jeter's career resurgence, having trained Jeter from before the 2008 season to his retirement in 2014.[7] Riley's training was praised by Men's Fitness magazine, calling him "baseball's M.V.P. of the post-steriods era".[6] Riley targets specific weaknesses of each athlete, while also working to integrate those new routines into a mindful practice for the whole body.[8][9][10]
In 2014, Riley was part of the opening of a new gym, the Performance Compound, with former NFL players Llewellyn “Yo” Murphy and Anthony “Booger” McFarland, and Scott Lee, who worked with HealthEdge Investment Partners at the time.[11] Riley was sued by Murphy and McFarland, who alleged that Riley was stealing clients and sabotaging marketing efforts. Riley denied these claims, and the lawsuit was eventually dropped.[2][1]
In the 2016 Al Jazeera America sports doping report, which was documented in The Dark Side: Secrets of the Sports Dopers,[2] Charlie Sly, the pharmacist connected to the distribution of HGH to professional athletes, used Riley's home address when applying for a pharmacist license.[7] Nearly all the athletic clients that Sly named in a recorded interview were connected to Riley.[6] Riley was not named or cited by the documentary.[2] In the MLB's report on the documentary, the league did not find any proof that Riley engaged in any wrongdoing.[12]
Riley is the director of the Positive Sports Lab, which is based in Florida.[5] He has previously worked with the Division II North American Soccer League,[13] and served as the director of performance at the Saddlebrook Resort.[14]
Athletes
[edit]| Athlete | Source |
|---|---|
| Derek Jeter | [2] |
| Tyler Clippard | [2] |
| Ryan Howard | [6] |
| Ryan Zimmerman | [6] |
| Grant McCray | [15] |
| Sammy Watkins | [2] |
| Mike Neal | [6] |
| Dustin Keller | [6] |
| Rex Grossman | [1] |
| Dante Fowler | [16] |
| Allen Robinson | [13] |
| Sedrick Ellis | [10] |
| Maria Sharapova | [1] |
| Tommy Haas | [2] |
| John Isner | [2] |
| Summer McIntosh | [5] |
| Brad Richards | [4] |
Personal life
[edit]Riley is a devout Christian.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f Denton, Beau (31 July 2012). "Innovator: Jason Riley". Sarasota Magazine.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Hobson, Will; Wagner, James (26 January 2016). "Top sports trainer tries to clear name following steroid documentary". The Washington Post.
- ^ "Howard refused to eat away career". Yahoo! Sports. 27 October 2009.
- ^ a b Klein, Jeff (6 July 2011). "New Ranger Eager to Get Settled In". New York Times.
- ^ a b c Heroux, Devin (28 March 2023). "Summer McIntosh sets world record in 400m freestyle at Canadian swimming trials". CBC.
- ^ a b c d e f g Powell, Michael (5 January 2016). "Finding a Common Thread in the Al Jazeera Doping Report". New York Times.
- ^ a b Red, Christian; O'Keefe, Michael (6 January 2016). "Derek Jeter's former trainer, Jason Riley, linked to key figure in Al Jazeera doping film". New York Daily News.
- ^ O'Conner, Ian (19 November 2010). "Trainer: Derek Jeter plans big comeback". ESPN.
- ^ Kilgore, Adam (1 March 2013). "Nationals reliever Tyler Clippard makes most of his work at the Performance Compound". The Washington Post.
- ^ a b St. John, Allen (25 April 2008). "How to Run a 4.2". Wall Street Journal.
- ^ "Franchising fitness for the masses". Florida Trend. 28 October 2014.
- ^ Kuty, Brendan (7 January 2016). "MLB says no proof Derek Jeter's ex-trainer has done wrong". NJ.com.
- ^ a b Rice, Jeff (21 February 2014). "Column: Robinson ready to burn". 247 Sports.
- ^ "Jason Riley's Diamond-Ready Moves". Men's Fitness. 23 April 2018.
- ^ Maffezzoli, Dennis (8 July 2022). "Lakewood Ranch's Grant McCray having a Giant season in San Jose". Sarasota Herald Tribune.
- ^ Pelissero, Tom (7 April 2015). "Fowler Ready For Prime Time". USA Today.