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Daniel Cleal - Tennis Strength and Conditioning Coach

Sussex
United Kingdom

My name is Dan and I have been working in the field of sports performance for over 18 years. I specialise in athletic movement and performance strategies that assist in optimising athlete development. I employ an hybrid approach to my work through having a deep understanding of the physical, mental and social demands of professional sport, and the neuromuscular-skeletal systems and strength & conditioning applications required in order to perform at the top.

Qualifications

Sports & Soft Tissue Therapist (Manual Physical Therapy)
Strength & Conditioning Practitioner
Athlete Performance Specialist
Exercise Referral Practitioner (Clinical Exercise Rehabilitation)
Master Trainer (Corrective Exercise)
Personal Trainer
Gym Instructor
First Aid

Coaching times & fees

In person – Screening, assessments, performance testing, programming, coaching and athlete management

Online – Virtual sessions that include all the above, plus – programming & athlete management

CONTACT for all pricing

Further information

CIMSPA – Chartered Institute for Sport & Physical Activity (UK)
SMA – The Association for Soft Tissue Therapists (UK)

About Me

Former Junior National Gymnast with 3 National Titles.
Former Armed Forces Member.
Honed my skills working with multi-disciplined athletes and professional organisations at a human performance level. I have worked with professional athletes and tennis players on 5 continents and over 14 different countries.
Highlights include; Working with Olympians and World Champions (Winter and combat sports). World Class Internationally capped rugby players from Australia, Ireland and UK. Working at multiple tennis Grand Slams, the Australian Open and Wimbledon Championships. Having the opportunity to work along side other world class coaches and support teams.

Experience

I have trained athletes on 5 continents, including; Olympians, World Champions, International and Professional athletes across a plethora of sports. Along side my work with senior pro-athletes, I have success in working with talented juniors and youth academy athletes, aiding in their development and transitional phases into the senior side of sport. As both a certified performance coach and registered sports & soft tissue therapist, I am able to assist with all areas of an athletes journey, from athletic movement and performance training to sports therapy & exercise rehabilitation.

Within tennis I have trained and travelled extensively with players and coaches on both the WTA and ITF circuits, working at multiple Grand Slams including the Australian Open and Wimbledon Championships, including working with former Junior Doubles finalist in 2011. Players include:

Monique Adamczak (AUS) Top 150 WTA singles and Top 50 WTA doubles
Rika Fujiwara (Japan) Top 100 WTA singles and top WTA 15 doubles
Ivana Popovic (AUS) Top 500 WTA singles & doubles
Marianna Zakarlyuk (UKR), Top 150 ITF, top 500 WTA singles
Ho Chen Tang (CHI) Former Junior Wimbledon Doubles Finalist
Diva Bhatia, (IND) Professional female tennis player
Rona Blessing, (SA) Junior Professional tennis player
Jonathan Zou, (US) Junior male Professional tennis player
LTA Junior performance tennis players (UK) & Orange Bowl players

Testimonial

As a professional female tennis player, playing on the WTA Tour for the last 10 years I have had many experiences with a variety of the best health and fitness professionals in the industry over the course of my career. I had the opportunity of working with Dan leading up to and during the Australian Open 2011, several months after my surgery in May for a torn ACL suffered prior to the French Open 2010. Dan took the time to fully understand what I needed in order to compete at a high level again. He was able to quickly observe deficiencies I had developed after my knee surgery and to align my body so I could function optimally again. He provided me with a range of stretches and exercises to aid my final rehabilitation process, to get me from a point where I wasn’t able to run, to in the space of an hour where I could! Dan has given me an array of tools that I use to improve myself as an athlete on a daily basis and to keep my body injury free and functioning at its best. In my opinion Dan is one of the best I have worked with and I am honoured to have had the opportunity to work with him.”

Monique Adamczak - Australian Professional Tennis Player

Testimonial

“Thanks so much Dan for everything you have done for me the past 8 years. It’s people like you who have made my Olympic dream even possible for me and I appreciate it so much! You are one of a kind and so knowledgeable in your work, I would recommend you to anyone! A major sports team would really benefit from someone as knowledgeable and passionate as you…seriously, thank you.”

Emily Sarsfield - British Olympian

Testimonial

“My name is Simon Walsh. I am an Australian Professional Tour Coach and have been working on the WTA Tour (Women’s Tennis Association) for the last 20 years. In this time I have also been a National Women's Coach for several major Tennis Federations such as the LTA, GB Tennis and China ( CTA ) as well as having coached professional players at 64 Grand Slams. I have also taken 12 women to the top 100 & 50 on the WTA world rankings and have worked with several top ranked players such as Samantha Stosur, former world top 10 & US Open Grand Slam Champion and Jarmila Gajdosova, former world top 25. I met Daniel Cleal in 2010 whilst in Australia and immediately I was impressed by him. At the time I was working with one of Australia's best women players Monique Adamczak who was coming back from a serious ACL knee injury. I enlisted Daniel's services and expertise in helping me with Monique's recovery and that was where I first saw how unique and special he is with what he does. Through my profession I have seen and come into contact with literally hundreds of physiotherapists, fitness coaches and movement experts around the world but never met anyone like Daniel.” …continued “He made a huge difference in helping Monique's recovery and return back to full competitiveness on the women's professional tennis tour. Since then I have enlisted Daniel's services on many more occasions to work with professional players I have coached. In some cases I engaged his help with players who were also injured and he always made a significant positive difference with their progress & recovery. As I say from my experience & years in the world of professional tennis I have never come across anyone like Daniel. His unique background himself as a former top athlete combined with his specialist area and incredible understanding of corrective movement and balance for me clearly separates him with the many standard coaches/physical therapists out there. Added to this Daniel is a terrific person, he is always very passionate about helping anyone he works with to reach their full potential, he is always incredible professional with a great temperament, has a wonderful personality and positivity as a teacher. For me it's always an honour working with him and whenever he can help me with any of my players. I cannot recommend highly enough and anyone who has the great opportunity to work with him will realize how special he is.”

Simon Walsh - Pro Tour Tennis Coach

Testimonial

“I had been dealing with ongoing groin pain and while I was on the right path with my rehab and training fully with Bristol Rugby the pain was still ongoing, and I was unable to cut hard and was hesitant accelerating/decelerating sharply. Post a screening, Dan worked on getting me moving better with control. We did this through various movements activating my inner core and through the extensive ‘lunge series’ this activated my lower body/core and got my body moving, it subsequently improved my range of movement in my hip, created more space internally, which improved my range of motion with my squat. The sessions I have been able to complete with Dan have varied greatly due to my ongoing training load and match schedule. Dan has been able to adapt these sessions knowing when to push me hard and improve my endurance or on the other hand work on active recovery and maintaining good range of motion allowing me to train harder and perform better post sessions. He is an incredible motivator and always extremely patient when going through new exercises, his incredible personal functionality means he can give perfect examples of how the exercises should be completed and exactly what muscles should be activated. While my groin pain was a priority Dan has also improved my neck strength and range of motion. He has reduced inflammation in my left ankle. Relieved tendinitis in my left hamstring through glute activation and better control. An asset to any professional team or individual looking for a competitive advantage."

Ian Madigan - Former Professional & Ireland International Rugby Player

Testimonial

“Dan delivered a Bodyweight Training Workshop recently to all PT Staff within the Air Station and it’s safe to say he blew our minds! The knowledge this man has is insane. This was predominantly a practical workshop with a classroom piece at the beginning and education passed continuously. We all really enjoyed the day and are looking forward to incorporating the passed knowledge into our own line of work and training. His ability to assess the human body and rectify its faults is ridiculously impressive. One of my Staff is carrying an injury and Dan was able to quickly source the problem and provide help. Dan is genuine and passionate coach that really cares about what he does and I’d defy anyone to find a more accomplished expert in this domain.”

Chief Staff Instructor - Royal Navy

Testimonial

“Having been a dedicated sportsman for nearly 20 years and a professional sailor for the last 12 years my body was becoming a mess and it felt like I was in a downwards spiral with no obvious way out. After being introduced to Dan I genuinely felt a massive relief that I knew someone took my situation as seriously as I did. He brought me right back to zero and developed strength, movement and flexibility with no tolerance for bad practice or cheating. It has been a huge learning curve for me as Dan imparts his understanding of what is going on in a way that even a stupid sailor can understand. I truly believe that working with Dan will extend my career by a number of years."

Frederick Shanks - World Champion Open Race Yachtsman