Matt Perry enters his second year as the graduate assistant coach for Life University Women's Soccer in Fall 2021, working toward his Master of Science degree in Exercise Science. Beside his work with the Running Eagles, he is also the current Women's Premier Soccer League U21 head coach. Perry currently possess's his FA Level 1 and FA Level 2 accrededation as well as a Coerver Coaching Diploma.
His previous coaching experience includes working for Coerver Performance Academy, Sporting Springfield, Fair Grove High School girl's soccer coach, and Dixie High School junior varsity head coach.
On the field. he played all four years at NCAA II Erskine College as an outside back and was named captain his junior and senior years. While at Erskine, Perry appeared over 60 times for the team and in his senior season led Erskine to the conference tournament final, narrowly missing out on a place in the NCAA National Tournament. He continued to play after graduating for the National Premier Soccer League team, Demize, in Springfield, Missouri, captaining it to the NPSL Playoffs for the first time in its 16-year history.
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The Shropshire, England native earned his Bachelors of Science in physical education and coaching in 2019 from Erskine College.
