Strength & Speed CLINIC 2025 Schedule
Introducing Strength Coach & Educator Dan Dvorak
We are excited to have Strength Coach and Educator Dan Dvorak coming to Excel Soccer Skills to work with our athletes on strength and speed training. His experience and expertise are well known in the industry and we are proud to work with him in 2025. Both Dan and Tibi have worked with each other for almost two decades. Their work together goes back to the time for more than a decade of building the most successful team in Laurel high school soccer women’s history.
As you know, Coach Tristan has offered speed and acceleration but this shows how much Excel Soccer Skills has grown in the past couple of years. Running training sessions throughout the season for 6 days per week takes up most of his time. This doesn’t give enough time for him to rest so that is why we have partnered with Dan Dvorak to provide these clinics.
We are pleased to launch the 2025 schedule for strength and speed. Excel Soccer Skills will be offering 4 series of 5-week clinics focused on speed, agility, and quickness offered by Strength Coach and Educator, Dan Dvorak.
Coach Dan provided this overview of the sessions:
"I have always been a teacher and educator first. I want the students to know why we are doing certain drills and skills. If they understand the "why," then there is more belief in it, and the better results they will get. After 25 years of training, I have learned that strength and speed are about finding the minimum effective dose. Speed comes down to 2 things- force production and mechanics = we will work on both every session.” - Dan Dvorak
Training all 3 phases of speed:
PHASE 1-acceleration- horizontal force production) - Your first few steps up to 15 yards.
PHASE 2-top end speed- vertical force production) - After 15 yards, when you reach peak speed.
PHASE 3-agility-lateral force production) - Moving in a variety of directions, but also having the ability to stop fast.
"The faster athlete has the advantage!" - Dan Dvorak
These 60 minute clinic sessions will be held on Sundays at 9:30 am. We will include ages 10 and above.
Clinic Dates:
Round 1: February 16, 23 and March 2, 9, 16th
Round 2: April 13, 27 and May 4, 11, 18th
Round 3: July 13, 20, 27 and August 3, 10th
Round 4: November 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
Participating athletes should commit themselves to all 5 weeks of the clinic to maximize their experience. The cost of the clinic is $160. Excel Soccer Skills class passes are not utilized for this clinic and no pro rata purchases. We do have a minimum requirement for the attendance. Once we have the minimum amount confirming interest in each session, we will then confirm the class and send an e-invoice for payment. To register, please email tibi@excelsoccerskills.com. Please share your interest and age of your athlete.
Background on Strength Coach & Educator,
Dan Dvorak
Dan Dvorak played football at Baldwin Wallace University. His background started in Powerlifting. Has been a strength coach and educator since 1999, when he graduated with a degree in Exercise Science / Sports Management, Baldwin Wallace. He is certified with National Strength and Conditioning Association, National High School Strength Coaches Association, the International Youth Conditioning Association- as a speed and agility specialist. He is also a member of the Ohio High School Strength Coaches Association. He contributes to the organization by writing articles on training female athletes. He started training athletes in 1999. His specialty is in acceleration and speed. He is the Director of Strength and Conditioning at Laurel School since 2010. Before going to Laurel, he was in the private sector with a personal training business., where he served as the Director of Strength and Conditioning at the Cleveland Skating Club, focusing on tennis and hockey athletes.(2001-2010) He also helps the wellness program at Laurel, educating a variety of topics such as nutrition, social stigmas on nutrition, body image, and misinformation strength training for girls.
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