Alexander Calder, CPSS, CSCS,*D, RSCC

Public Policy, Houston Dynamo

Alex Calder is the Head of Sports Science at Houston Dynamos Sports Performance team.Born and raised in Melbourne, Australia, the then 17-year-old Alex received a scholarship in North Dakota. There, Alex competed for a Division II college, where he also learned about the ins and outs of sports management before returning home after two years of studying.As Alex continued to work on his ASCA certification and Bachelors in Exercise & Sports Science, he continued to coach in a private facility during the day while training himself in the afternoons and playing on the weekends.His passion and hard work soon saw him flying back to the US, where he became an Intern Sports Performance Coach at Purdue University and an Assistant Sports Performance Coach at the University of Louisville.Alex retired from football in 2015 to focus on his career as a Sports Performance practitioner.And today at Houston Dynamo, Alex deals with all aspects of player monitoring, working in conjunction with many departments to ensure the health and fitness of players and athletes.