Editing Brian Ching (section)

==Early life==
<!-- NEEDS CITATION: Ching is of Chinese descent via his grandfather, who came from [[Guangdong]]. His last name "Ching" in [[Chinese language|Chinese]] is written as "程". -->

Ching lost his father, Francis, to cancer on December 25, 1992, when he was 14 years old.<ref name="chronodds">{{cite news|last=Ortiz|first=Jose de Jesus|title=For Dynamo's Ching, life all about overcoming odds|url=http://www.chron.com/default/article/For-Dynamo-s-Ching-life-all-about-overcoming-odds-2275428.php|access-date=28 November 2013|newspaper=[[Houston Chronicle]]|date=17 November 2011}}</ref> Stephanie Whalen, Ching's mother, raised him and his two brothers as a single parent.<ref name="chronmom">{{cite news|last=Ortiz|first=Jose de Jesus|title=Lady who built Brian Ching loves House that Ching Built|url=http://blog.chron.com/sportsupdate/2012/05/lady-who-built-brian-ching-loves-house-that-ching-built/|access-date=28 November 2013|newspaper=[[Houston Chronicle]]|date=13 May 2012|archive-date=3 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203085745/http://blog.chron.com/sportsupdate/2012/05/lady-who-built-brian-ching-loves-house-that-ching-built/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Ching did not play soccer until he was seven years old, agreeing to only if his mother would coach.<ref name="chronodds" />

Ching attended [[Kamehameha Schools|Kamehameha Schools Kapālama High School]] in [[Honolulu]] and played in the soccer team in his junior and senior year. He was named as the [[Interscholastic League of Honolulu]]'s MVP during his senior year with 14 goals and six assists.<ref name="gonzagahall">{{cite news|last=Gonzaga Athletics|title=Gonzaga's Brian Ching Inducted Into WCC Hall Of Honor|url=http://www.gozags.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=26400&ATCLID=205171111|access-date=28 November 2013|newspaper=[[Gonzaga Bulldogs|Gonzaga Athletics]]|date=4 March 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203021639/http://www.gozags.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=26400&ATCLID=205171111|archive-date=2013-12-03|url-status=dead}}</ref> His junior year he was a second team All-ILH selection.<ref name="gonzagahall" />

During his last year of high school Ching played with the Honolulu Bulls Soccer Club, a club team, and traveled to tournaments on the mainland where he was noticed by the Gonzaga coaching staff.<ref name="Dynamo bio" /><ref>{{cite news|title=Bulls Alumni|url=http://www.hscbulls.com/BullsAlumni.htm|access-date=28 November 2013|newspaper=Honolulu Bulls Soccer Club|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131201072159/http://www.hscbulls.com/BullsAlumni.htm|archive-date=1 December 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> He went on to play for the [[Gonzaga Bulldogs men's soccer]] program under head coach Einar Thorarinsson, whom Ching credits "for believing in him and providing him the skills to grow and mature to be able to compete at the next level."<ref name="gonzagahall" />

During his collegiate career, Ching played for the [[Spokane Shadow]] of the [[Premier Development Soccer League]] (where Gonzaga coach Einar Thorarinsson was also the coach of the Shadow) and set a total of 21 goals during his stint in the 1998 and 1999 seasons.<ref>{{Citation
| url = http://www.spokaneshadow.com/stats.htm
| title = Shadow All-Time Stats Leaders 
| access-date = December 15, 2013
| publisher  = Spokane Shadow Soccer Club
| year   = 2005
| author = [[Spokane Shadow]]
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20061214200958/http://www.spokaneshadow.com/stats.htm
| archive-date = 2006-12-14
}}</ref> Ching was named the PDSL rookie of the year in 1998.<ref>{{Citation
| year       =2013
| title       =2013 USL Media Guide
| publisher       =[[United Soccer Leagues]]
| page       =152
| url       =http://www.uslsoccer.com/docs/2013%20USL%20Media%20Guide_Web.pdf
| access-date       =December 15, 2013
| url-status       =dead
| archive-url       =https://web.archive.org/web/20131207053310/http://www.uslsoccer.com/docs/2013%20USL%20Media%20Guide_Web.pdf
| archive-date       =December 7, 2013
}}</ref>

===Collegiate career===
Ching joined the Bulldogs for the 1996 season, and as a freshman played in 18 matches with five starts.<ref name="gonzagahall" /> He finished second on the team in scoring with 12 points on three goals and six assists.<ref name="gonzagahall" /> As a sophomore, he appeared in 16 matches with 14 starts and was second on the team behind [[West Coast Conference]] Player of the Year and teammate Jeff McAllister with 10 goals and 23 points, ranking fifth in the WCC in both categories.<ref name="gonzagahall" /> The 10 goals were second on the all-time Gonzaga single-season list and his 23 points were third on the all-time GU list.<ref name="gonzagahall" /> He earned All-WCC second-team honors.<ref name="gonzagahall" />

His junior season was cut short by a knee injury suffered in the season opener, then re-injured in the next match, and received a [[Redshirt (college sports)|medical redshirt]] year.<ref name="gonzagahall" /> Ching missed the entire 1998 season after surgery to repair injured meniscus in right knee.<ref name="Dynamo bio" /><ref name="chingsite">{{cite news|title=About Brian|url=http://www.brianching.com/about/|access-date=28 November 2013|newspaper=BrianChing.com}}</ref>

The injury bug continued to plague Ching in the summer of 1999 when he was kicked in the cheek and eye while playing for the [[Spokane Shadow]] of the [[Premier Development League|USL]], the injury requiring surgery.<ref name="gonzagahall" /> Despite that injury, Ching was ready for the Bulldogs season opener and went on to start 17 of 18 matches.<ref name="gonzagahall" /> He scored 13 goals and had 8 assists for 34 points.<ref name="gonzagahall" /> The 13 goals were third on the all-time GU single-season list, the 34 points second.<ref name="gonzagahall" /> He scored his first goal of the season in a 2–2 tie against 11th-ranked [[Washington Huskies]], got the insurance goal in a 3–1 victory over 7th-ranked [[Stanford Cardinal|Stanford]] and had a pair of goals against 4th-ranked [[San Diego Toreros|University of San Diego]] in 4–2 home victory.<ref name="gonzagahall" /> He earned All-WCC first-team honors.<ref name="gonzagahall" />

His final season of 2000, Ching missed three matches with an injury but still scored eight goals and recorded 22 points.<ref name="gonzagahall" /> He was named All-WCC first team and earned All-Far West Region first-team honors.<ref name="gonzagahall" /> Ching finished his Gonzaga career with 34 goals, which still ties him third on the all-time GU list, and his 23 assists are a Gonzaga career record.<ref name="gonzagahall" /> Ching's 91 career points are still tied for second on the Gonzaga charts.<ref name="gonzagahall" /> With Ching, the Bulldogs were back-to-back co-champions of the West Coast Conference in 1997 and 1998.<ref>{{cite news|title=West Coast Conference Record Book|url=http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/west/sports/m-soccer/auto_pdf/2013-14/misc_non_event/MSOCRecordBook.pdf|access-date=28 November 2013|newspaper=[[West Coast Conference]]|archive-date=22 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230122231027/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/west/sports/m-soccer/auto_pdf/2013-14/misc_non_event/MSOCRecordBook.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> Ching majored in accounting.<ref name="Dynamo bio" /><ref name="chingsite" />