EMAIL: alex.shafer@mvpvolleyball.net
Coach Alex is the Head Coach for MVP 18 Black after being the assistant coach for MVP 17 Black in 2024-2025. He currently competes as a middle/right side/glue guy on the Rockville Reign, a Tier 2 VLA team under the DC Dynasty organization umbrella.
During high school at Gilman in Baltimore City, Coach Alex was a standout baseball and volleyball player, serving as captain on both and earning All-Conference honors in volleyball his senior year, as well as the school’s Volleyball Award for outstanding effort in the sport. He led Gilman to four conference championships, securing two titles. After high school, Coach Alex played college baseball at Trinity College for five years, where he was a two-time All-Conference selection. During this time, Coach Alex also managed to find time to play on Trinity’s men’s club volleyball team for a season.
Coach Alex started his coaching career four years ago back at his alma mater, Gilman, where he guided the team to championship wins in 2021 and 2024, 2nd place finish in 2022, and a semi-final appearance in 2023. During his time at Gilman, Coach Alex also coached at Charm City Volleyball Academy leading the 17 Navy team to two USAV qualifier bid tournament wins during the 2022-2023 season.
Outside of sports, Alex works as a government contractor for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, specializing in healthcare data interchange compliance and enforcement. Alex spends much of his time in the gym or on the court, traveling across the DMV for volleyball competitions and staying connected with the community he has built around the sport.