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“I am excited to add Alex to the coaching staff. In just a short amount of time he has established himself as one of the top and upcoming coaches in the game. He is a great recruiter and has tremendous ties to the DMV area. He is returning to the Big Ten where his knowledge of the league and passion for developing players will have an immediate impact on our student-athletes. His love for the game and his experience will only enhance our championship vision for the program.”  

Ng (pronounced “ING”) comes to Maryland after two seasons at Richmond, joining the Spiders’ staff prior to the spring 2021 season. He helped lead Richmond to a six-win improvement this past fall, as the Spiders secured seven wins and advanced to their first Atlantic 10 Tournament appearance in seven years. Richmond finished the season with the program's most conference wins since 2011, and all five of those wins came by way of a shutout, which is also the most conference shutouts since 2011.

This past fall, Ng was named to the United Soccer Coaches 30 Under 30 Program, one of just 17 college coaches across the sport to make the list. 

He serves as a Network Talent ID Scout with US Soccer and also attends National Events and local club matches in the DMV area to identify, evaluate and recommend female players for the United States Youth National Teams. Ng is a Youth National Team Coach for Local and Regional Identification Centers and Mini-Camps and also assists in managing the local depth charts for the u14-u19 age groups for the Youth National Team. 

“I want to thank Meg and Maryland Soccer for giving me the opportunity to join this exciting staff and program,” said Ng. “I am honored to embark on this journey at an institution with the academic and athletic pedigree as the University of Maryland. What excited me most about this team was the immense potential for success for this program with the growing athletic department, administrative support, resources for student athlete development, upcoming facilities upgrades and above all else – the chance to work and learn from someone like Meg. The chance to collaborate and work with some high quality people and coaches was too attractive to pass up. I am eager to meet the players and dive into training so we can work to bring Maryland back to being a perennial power in the Big Ten and the nation.” 

Prior to his time at Richmond, Ng served on the coaching staff at Big Ten counterpart Indiana as a volunteer assistant coach. He also held the role of video analyst for the Hoosiers in 2019. He oversaw all aspects of sports performance, including training periodization, training and match warm ups, weight lifting program, formulating individual athlete development plans and offseason programing. 

Ng has also worked with US Soccer as a video analyst attending various US Youth National Team Camps. Ng was one of the youngest full-time video analysts in NCAA women's soccer in 2019, helping develop and implement all video operations within the program.

Prior to Indiana, Ng spent four seasons as a student assistant with Valparaiso Women's Soccer, where he assisted with game day and training sessions, as well as operated the team's video and performance analysis systems. In addition, he created and ran the team's social media accounts. Ng was also a student-athlete at Valparaiso, completing his undergraduate research thesis on a soccer injury movement screen while serving as the football team's punter all four seasons.  
 
In addition to his time with Indiana and Valparaiso, Ng has coached with a variety of club teams such as Valpo Soccer Club, Cutters Soccer Club and the Royal Palm Beach Strikers. He also spent a summer as assistant coach and game day operations coordinator for Detroit Sun FC, who advanced to the National Championship Tournament of the United Women's Soccer League.
 
Ng, who graduated Valparaiso with a degree in Exercise Science, has also earned his United States Soccer Federation "C" License and holds a United Soccer Coaches National Diploma. He also holds his National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) certification.
 
Ng is also an Executive Council Member of NSCA Soccer Special Interest Group (SIG). In this role, he works to bridge the gap between traditional strength and conditioning coaches and soccer coaches by sharing information between industries, and continues to lead the organization of an annual conference of Soccer Strength and Conditioning Professionals. 

Updated June 6, 2023