Coaching Staff
Head Coach
Steve Gallagher
scgallagher@fcps.edu
Steve Gallagher has been teaching tennis, coaching teams, and running tennis programs for over 50 years. He is a certified United States Professional Tennis Association (USPTA) Elite Professional, certified American Council on Exercise (ACE) personal trainer and group fitness instructor, certified International Sports Sciences Association (ISSA) personal trainer and strength conditioning coach, licensed and certified USA Cycling Coach, certified Advanced Spinning and SpinPower Instructor and YogaRenew certified yoga instructor. Steve is also the President of the Northern Virginia High School Tennis Coaches Association (NOVAHSTCA).
He worked for Tennis Corporation of America (TCA) as Director of Tennis for Midtown Athletic Club in Chicago (where he established the largest indoor tennis teaching program in the country) and as General Manager/Director of Racquet Sports for Midtown Athletic Club in Rochester, New York, The Vertical Club in New York City and Windy Hill Athletic Club in Atlanta. Steve also served as Director of Tennis for the Weymouth Club in Weymouth, Massachusetts (where he established the largest and most successful junior high performance training center in New England) and most recently as Director of Tennis for the Country Club of Fairfax in Fairfax, Virginia. Steve corrdinated all 18+ USTA leagues in Northern Virginia from 2018 - 2024.
Steve presently works at George Mason University as an adjunct professor teaching credit courses in tennis, squash badminton, pickleball, weight training, fitness walking and cardio conditioning and as a personal trainer and cycling instructor.
Steve has an extensive competitive sports background. He was a highly sectionally ranked player in tennis, squash, and racquetball. He played NCAA intercollegiate ITA Division I tennis for Colgate University. He is also a competitive masters road cyclist and was ranked number one in the country in his age division in 2013 and 2014.
He maintains a tennis blog www.tenthingstennis.com and developed and trademarked a program called RallyGames® which has applications as a learning tool as well as a collaborative, competitive game format.
Steve has a B.A. degree from Colgate University and master’s degree in Community Planning and Area Development from University of Rhode Island (where he also served as assistant men’s tennis coach).
Assistant Coach
Rebecca Puckett
Assistant Coach
Bob Gousy
