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Alex Michael Porter〔http://uk.linkedin.com/pub/alex-porter/22/830/769〕 (born 5 July 1980) is an English volleyball player, commentator, and former Great Britain volleyball Captain.〔http://www.britishvolleyball.org/Indoor/Men/〕 He has also managed the Great Britain Men's Volleyball Team for the 2012 European Championship.〔http://www.clactonandfrintongazette.co.uk/sport/9928535.Porter_is_appointed_Great_Britain_manager/?ref=ec〕 He was a court side Expert Pundit at the 2012 Summer Olympics〔http://www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/local/clacton/9893401.Olympic_ringside_seats_for_Tendring_volleyball_players/〕 and Paralympics 2012 Games, covering the volleyball and sitting volleyball competitions matches held at Earls Court & ExCeL venue. During the games he joined up with Jonathan Legard to commentate for the BBC's live coverage of the Olympic Volleyball, including the men's Gold medal match. The coverage was broadcast on BBC One, BBC Two, BBC Three and their interactive service (Red Button) BBC Red Button ==Biography== Born at Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust he grew up in the village of Kirby-le-Soken he is one of three children to Electrical Engineer Ken Stephen Porter and Janice Porter. Alex initially started playing volleyball at Tendring High School (later rename Tendring Technology College) aged 11 before for joining Tendring Volleyball club later that year. In 1996 he joined his first National Volleyball League Team, Essex Estonians, who played in the Division 3. From here, he signed for London Malory〔http://www.maloryeagles.org〕 who were reigning League and Cup champions. In his first session for them, he became a starting 6 player and gained his first England cap against Scotland. A knee injury at the end of the 1998–99 season meant he missed the beginning of the 1999–00 season. Half way through the season when he recovered from surgery he signed for Malory's rivals, London Docklands. After 2 years of commuting to London from his Sheffield home he transferred to Sheffield Volleyball Club.〔Sheffield Volleyball Club〕 In his first year with them they narrowly missed out on promotion to his previous team, London Docklands.〔http://www.londondocklandsvc.org〕 The following year Sheffield topped the league only losing one game all year. After finishing his university education Alex moved to Sweden to play semi-professionally in Sweden for Vingåker VK(Sweden)〔http://www.vvk.nu〕 and then in professionally in Austria for Sokol V(Austria).〔http://www.sokol.at〕〔http://www.londondocklandsvc.com/News/News%202004.htm〕 He took the 2005–6 season off due to a niggling injury that wouldn't heal. He returned to fitness as the Team GB program started to come together, returning to his former club London Docklands and helping them to win their first ever league and cup double. Unfortunately he missed out on the cup final as he required another knee surgery which happened to be the day before the final. A year after the Team GB program started he was promoted to captain as the former captain Andrew Sinclair decided to stay in England as the team moved to the Netherlands. Shortly after the 2007–08 season, Alex returned from the Netherlands to have a micro-fracture Microfracture surgery procedure. A year after he retired from international duty as his knee wouldn't allow him to train the number of hours needed to compete at the top. Since then Alex has given back to his local community by taking up the position of Community Development Coach.〔http://www.gazette-news.co.uk/archive/2009/12/11/ClactonandFrintonGazette_localsport+%28ClactonandFrintonGazette_localsport%29/4788609.New_role_for_volleyball_coach_Alex/〕 He used his experience to encourage schools to take up volleyball in the Tendring and Colchester area, working with primary and secondary schools and establishing a recreational team at Tendring Volleyball Club.〔http://www.gazette-news.co.uk/archive/2011/06/16/ClactonandFrintonGazette_localsport+%28ClactonandFrintonGazette_localsport%29/9089279.Underdogs_exceed_expectations_at_Stowmarket_Open〕 In the summer of 2011 he changed career to work in the finance industry but has still maintained his volleyball links. Working with fellow Tendring Volleyball Club coach Neil Masters, they took over the coaching roles of England South Boys Cadets and won the 2011 UK School Games and won silver at the 2012 School Games.〔http://www.gazette-news.co.uk/archive/2012/05/10/ClactonandFrintonGazette_localsport+%28ClactonandFrintonGazette_localsport%29/9699402.Tendring_quartet_scoop_medals_at_the_Sainsbury_s_School_Games/〕 Again working with Neil Masters, the pair of them have gained Tendring Volleyball Club's Men's team back to back promotions, from Division 3 East to Division 1.〔http://www.gazette-news.co.uk/archive/2010/04/01/ClactonandFrintonGazette_localsport+%28ClactonandFrintonGazette_localsport%29/6545114.Tendring_Volleyball_team_celebrate_promotion/〕 During the same period they reached the National Shield semi-final 2009–10 and the National Cup semi-final 2010–11.〔http://www.gazette-news.co.uk/archive/2011/03/04/HarwichandManningtreeStandard_localsport+%28HarwichandManningtreeStandard_localsport%29/8890160.Tendring_cup_run_hits_a_brick_wall/〕 In 2011–12 the team won the National Shield against Boathouse Volleyball Club in front of a large crowd at the National Volleyball Centre.〔http://www.gazette-news.co.uk/archive/2012/05/02/ClactonandFrintonGazette_localsport+%28ClactonandFrintonGazette_localsport%29/9682162.Masters_so_proud_after_Tendring_win_National_Shield/〕 At the 2012 Tendring Volleyball Club he was voted in as chairman of the club. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Alex Porter」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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