Two Virginia H.S. Coaches Receive National Honors by NFHS
January 21, 2026
The NFHS Coaches Association has named its 2024-25 National Coaches of the Year. Among the 24 coaches honored across 12 sports are two selected as Coach of the Year for high school boys’ and girls’ tennis: John Neal, the boys’ tennis coach at Charlottesville (Virginia) High School, and Larry Parpart, girls’ coach at Henrico (Virginia) Douglas Freeman High School.
The NFHS, which has been recognizing coaches through an awards program since 1982, honors coaches in the top 10 girls’ sports and top 10 boys’ sports (by participation numbers), and in two “other” sports—one for boys and one for girls—that are not included in the top 10 listings. Winners of NFHS awards must be active coaches during the year for which they receive their award. This year’s awards recognize coaches for the 2024-25 school year.
The NFHS also recognizes a spirit coach and an Adapted/Allied/Unified coach in separate award categories. The NFHS receives nominations from its member state associations, which often works with the state coaches’ association in its respective state. For more information, visit the NFHS website at www.nfhs.org