Bio

Matt Parks has been the defensive coordinator for the Goucher men's lacrosse program since the 2023 season after spending two seasons primarily working with goalkeepers and running the substitution box.

Prior to coaching at Goucher, Matt had a successful coaching career at Fallston High School in Harford County, Maryland.  While at Fallston as head coach from 2000-2007 and again from 2010-2018, Matt accrued a career record of 235 wins and 70 losses, winning five Maryland State Championships, 10 Conference Championships, eight Region championships, and amassing a career win percentage of 91% against conference opponents. Matt was inducted into the Maryland State Lacrosse Coaches Association Hall of Fame in June 2025.  Matt also has had the honor of being inducted into the Fallston High School Athletics Hall of Fame in 2023.  That same year, Matt was honored at Harford County’s 250th Anniversary celebration as a Notable Coach in the County’s history.  

At Fallston, Matt had the pleasure of coaching two Goucher alums: all-time Career Face Off win Leader Jerod Richardson and standout All-Conference midfielder Brent Shea.

In between his stints as head coach at Fallston, Matt was the Senior Assistant Coach and Offensive Coordinator for Washington College of the Centennial Conference for the 2008 and 2009 seasons.  While at Washington College, Matt mentored two All-American attackmen while helping the Shoremen reach the NCAA Quarterfinals, while being the 5th Ranked Team in the country and the 5th best Extra-Man percentage in Division 3.

Matt is a graduate of the University of Maryland College Park where he played in every game for the Terrapins in his collegiate career. Matt led the Terps in goals both his Junior and Senior year, earning ACC Player of the Week honors two times. Matt was a member of the 1991 Final Four team and named to the North/South All Star team in 1994.

Coach Parks currently is an investment adviser representative and financial planner with Worthington Financial Partners/Equity Services, Inc. His wife, Trista, is a teacher for Baltimore County Public Schools and they have one son, Grayson.