Steve Askey - Ace’s Director
Steven returned to his home town to work at Heron after his coaching apprenticeship in Surrey.
Roles: to provide his coaching services and to be involved in the running and management of Ace Tennis Coaching & Academy and Heron.
Achievements include:
- County Champion at junior and senior level 
- Represented Cornwall in junior and senior teams 
- Representing Heron, Cornwall Premier League Champions 2011, 2012, 2014 & 2015 and Aegon Regional League Runners-up 2015 
- Competed internationally in professional events in Germany, the USA and Egypt 
- BSc (Hons) Sport Science & Master of Philosophy degree in Sport Sociology: 'A comparative study of the tennis systems in Britain, the USA and Germany - trying to explain the lack of international success in British tennis' 
- LTA Qualified, Licenced Level 4 coach and LTA Speciality 10 & Under Qualification 
- Coaching apprentice to Gordon Birt (former LTA National coach and coach to 2 top 10 players in the world) and Cathy Birt (former National Champion, LTA Head of Women’s Tennis, and who has competed at the Wimbledon Championships 5 times). 
- Accredited+ Level 4 Performance Coach. 
In his free time: aside from playing tennis, enjoys football, boxing, surfing and nature.


