Steve Bork
General Manager and Director of Tennis
- United States Professional Tennis Association (USPTA) certified
- Nike ALUMNI and Professional Staff Member – helped launch products such as the Fuel-Band, conduct promotional events, helped Nike run Arthur Ashe Kids’ Day at the US Open
- Wilson Premier 360 Advisory Staff Member and Brand Ambassador
- Co-founder of Tennis Nation, a nationwide online tennis pro-shop forum
- Called on to contribute to articles for major magazines
- Authored articles for USTA publications
- Speaker at several coaches conferences
- Expert for online sports sites, ask the experts forum
- Full scholarship recipient. Played number 1 singles and doubles at Division I level
- Taught, trained, and mentored many teaching pros in metropolitan NY/NJ area
Accolades:
- Fortunate to have trained under the guidance and tutelage of some of the top-teaching professionals in the world; Oscar Wegner, Founder and Creator of The Modern Tennis Methodology who coached Gustavo Kuerten
- Was coached by the former Chairman, George Basco, of the USPTA Worldwide, which is the most prestigious teaching organization in the world
- Has been teaching and coaching tennis for twenty-five years
Background:
- Coached Junior National Champions
- Coached numerous top 100 nationally-ranked juniors
- Coached and mentored numerous Division I scholarship players, several of which have obtained Top 100 ITA Rankings
- Students hold All-Time records for wins at their High Schools and Colleges
- Students have gone on to become Academic All-Americans
- Worked with ITF, ATP, and WTA world-ranked players
- Developed numerous County and State Champions
- Coached players who were recruited by USTA Junior National Development Team
- Coached over 100 #1 singles players in NJ, PA, and NY
- Students have won many sportsmanship awards (Sectional and District)
Student Accomplishments:
- Division I scholarship
- Bachelor of Arts degree with highest honors in Early Childhood Education
- Graduated Summa Cum Laude in Early Childhood Education, was Team Captain, MVP and Small College Academic All American Honorable Mention
Education:
