Steve Bork

Steve Bork

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

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

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)

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