Expert Leadership
Soccer Excellence
Coach Ivan Cifuentes joins Precision Prep as our head of soccer development. Ivan was born and raised in Albacete, Spain. He played youth soccer for Albacete Balompie, and Valencia CF. In 2016, he made his professional debut in the Segunda Division in Spain playing for Albacete Balompie. He also played for the Valencia CF reserve team helping them reach the playoffs for promotion to the second division and training with the Valencia CF first team. After playing professionally in Spain he decided to move to USA to serve as Head Coach and player for the La Liga Academy in New York. He now resides in DFW as a coach for Vedral Soccer Academy. Ivan continues to grow as a leader and a coach on a daily basis. His coaching methodology is based on helping the player to understand the tactical aspects of the game and developing the mental strength needed to perform at the next level.
Academic Excellence
Jennifer Vukelich is a tenured educational leader with over 25 years of educational leadership and teaching experience. She joins Precision Prep as a passionate educator, with a goal to help all students meet their full academic potential. She holds advanced degrees in educational leadership, elementary education and Spanish. In addition, Ms. Vukelich has served in the roles of academic director, principal, and various district leadership positions throughout her career. She has developed and led the academic and curriculum development of other sport focused schools. She is committed to helping all students reach their potential, ensuring they find their passions outside of soccer. Jennifer Vukelich believes in developing positive relationships with each student, understanding every child's learning needs, and helping students reach academic success.
Performance Excellence
Coach Jonathan Johnson has over a decade of experience in coaching and developing great athletes. He joins Precision Prep as our head of athletic performance. Jonathan Johnson is both a hall of fame athlete and an Olympian. He ran the 800 meter race at the 2004 Greece Games. He set numerous collegiate school records during his time at Texas Tech, ran professionally as a Reebok athlete, and was inducted into the Texas Tech hall of fame in 2016.
Jonathan Johnson focuses on helping our athletes reach their athletic potential through speed development and corrective biomechanics training. He uses motivation, team building, and program design to provide the best outcome for the athlete. Jonathan holds his USATF level 1 certification, is a Certified Sports Performance Enhancement Specialist through National Association of Sports Medicine, and is a Certified Corrective Exercise Specialist through National Association of Sports Medicine.