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.

In 1996 he joined his first National Volleyball League Team, Essex Estonians, who played in the Division 3.

[11] 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.

[15] Combined England and GB Caps; 75 international caps[16] Coaching at; Head Coach EVL Tendring 2, Assistant Coach NVL Men,[17] Former Coaching at; Sheffield Hallam University, Vingaker Women's Team (Sweden), Sokol School (Austria),[9] Martinus Men's 5th Team (the Netherlands)[16] Former Player at; Men's GB Team,[18] Tendring, City of Sheffield, Sheffield Hallam University, London Docklands,[19] London Malory,[20] Vingaker VK (Sweden),[21][9] Martinus (the Netherlands)[16] Alex Michael Porter married Amy Jane Gillian Seaman on 5 August 2019.