Steve has created a complete package of technical, mental, and physical training and strategies necessary to develop champions in the sport of tennis and in life. He is passionate, 100% committed and present in every interaction, which brings out the best in every player. Great Coaches are often great communicators-Steve is THE best I have seen at distilling complex thoughts into simple sound bites, while minimizing the noise that plagues so much of tennis instruction these days.Steve combines this with his on-court and off-court guidance to create a total tennis experience that inspires and motivates. Our son has been training with him for just over 6 months now, and he has not only dramatically improved his performance on the court, but is much more confident, assured, and technicallysound as a player and athlete. We completely trust Steve with our son's tennis-we are extraordinarily fortunate to have him on our side.
V. and E. Bapat May 2016
" Steve coached our two boys for six years, and I can honestly say his involvement was a major reason for their accomplishment on the National stage..." R.A. - Nov. 2015
“Steve was my mentor for my very first Team USA Camp at Newk’s in Texas many years ago. As a former Grand Slam Doubles Champion I thought I knew quite a lot about tennis and coaching. Since that first camp Steve and I have run numerous camps together and all I can say is how lucky I have been to learn from him and call him my friend. Steve is genuine, passionate and deeply knowledgeable and experienced about the game and all of its different challenges for junior players and their parents.”
L. Warder -Dec 2015
- Team USA National Coach and '93 Australian Open MD Champion
"We decided to approach Steve a year ago for coaching our 12-year old not only because of his reputation as a successful national level coach but also because of his broad perspective of competitive sports in general and junior tennis in US in particular. Consequently we have experienced phenomenal trajectory in various aspects of our child's game including stroke technique, footwork, fitness, temperament, ability to adapt to different styles of play and so on. Equally importantly Steve has spent considerable time with us (parents) to guide us from time to time on how to prepare our child for competitive sport, what to expect at various levels of competition etc. Most of all Steve has been extremely supportive of balancing studies and tennis which has given a sense of comfort and confidence to us and to our child.
Steve's personable nature made him part of our family in no time. We sure hope to continue this relation and highly recommend him to anyone looking for one of the finest tennis coaches out there."
-A.Apte Dec 2015