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James Price enters his ninth year at the helm of the Liberty University women's soccer program.
In his eight seasons in as the Lady Flames' head coach, Price has the most wins in the program's history and has been credited for the success of the women's program at Liberty.
In his first eight seasons in charge of the Lady Flames' soccer program, Price has coached30 all-conference athletes, including 15 players that earned first-team honors, and two Big South Player of the Year honorees. He was named coach of the year in the Big South Conference in 1999, the first Liberty women's soccer coach to achieve this honor.
Prior to joining the Lady Flames, Price served as the assistant coach at Randolph-Macon Women's College in Lynchburg, Va. He participated in all of the instruction at practices, along with game-day preparation, and full involvement in the recruiting process.
Price also served one year as the director of coaching for the Lynchburg United club team. His responsibilities included securing travel coaches for the season, holding travel team tryouts and working as liaison between the coaches and the board of directors. He is still involved with the team at various levels and with several special projects.
His coaching experience also includes leading the junior varsity squad at Heritage High School, in Lynchburg, Va., during the 1995 and 1996 seasons. In 1992 and 1993, Price was the recreation assistant at The Kingfisher in Kingston, England where his responsibilities included organizing a soccer school.
A heralded goalkeeper from Sussex, England, Price competed for the Flames from 1993-95. He tied the school record for most consecutive shutouts by a goalie in 1993 with four. He also led the team in goals against average in 1993 with a 1.22 average and in 1995 with a 1.25 average. He finished his Liberty playing career, recording 164 saves, 9.5 shutouts and a 1.30 goal against average.
Price received his bachelor's degree in sport management from Liberty in 1996. He also earned an associate's degree in exercise science from Farnborough College of Technology in England.
Price, his wife Christine and their son Isaiah reside in the Lynchburg area.
