Every truly great coach knows it’s not how many games the team wins or how many points any one player scores, it’s how good the team feels about their efforts once the final whistle is blown. It’s about dedicating time to review and plan. It’s doing what you can to guide your team to successful results. Leadership, understanding and perseverance- these are the qualities great coaches value, exude and instill.

Jodie “Coach” Parrish understands. In fact, when former players are asked why they still call her “Coach” today, they respond by telling you she was much more than a great woman’s basketball coach here in Jackson. She was a person they could look to for advice, both on and off the court. “Whenever I have the chance to share my experience with people, in this case my players, I always give 110% in effort,” she says, “But the thing that pleased me more than any victory was the chance to be a positive role model.”While Jodie’s “Athletic Excellence” began in college, where she would earn the first MVP honors for a female athlete in Union University’s history, it’s safe to say she has taken the lifelong lessons regarding teamwork and commitment to a goal and has successfully applied them to her professional ambitions. For “#21”, a name which friends still call her, it all begins in the “APPROACH”. Whether it was helping students plan their college careers as a former university recruiter or as a coach, she listens to understand the goals people set and uses her expertise to make them a reality.

“Combine a will to succeed with dedication and commitment and any goal in life is possible”.

Jodie Parrish #21

TOTALLY COMMITTED TEAM PLAYER

* Born & raised in Madison County; attended South Side High School.
* Graduated from Union University where she was the 1st MVP Lady Bulldog player in 1974.
* Received masters degree from University of Memphis.
* Coached high school girls basketball from 1974-1986
* Named “Coach of the Year” in 1982.
* Joined the real estate community in 1996.
* Named “Rookie of the Year” in 1997.
* Has achieved the following desinations:
Lifetime Multi-Million Dollar Sales Club
Accredited Buyer’s Representative
Graduate Realtors Institute
Certified Residential Specialist
Broker/Owner, SRES, CRB
* Voted “Outstanding Realtor of the Year” 2001
* 10 Gallon Blood donor for Lifeline Blood Services
* Past member of the Central West Tennessee Association of Realtors Board of Directors for 6 years.
* Chairman for Relay for Life 2004-2006, and 2010-2012 leading Madison County
to rank #1 in the Mid-South Division by raising $355,000 in 2005.
* Selected “Volunteer of the Year in Tennessee” for 2005.
* Named “Mid-South Top Relay for Life Individual Fundraiser” for 2005.
* Team Sponsor for NAIA basketball tournament - 2004-2011.
* Sponsors several youth teams through the Jackson Recreation Department.
* Participant in the “National Senior Games”, winning gold and silver medals in basketball, vollyball & racquetball.

FAMILY & YOU,
THE REASON FOR MY SUCCESS!