Jason Woods is the head coach of the Cleveland Chaos, a recreational, but competitive, ladies travel softball team.  He is also the director of parks and recreation for the City of Cleveland, a position he has held, at the time of this interview, for only 8 months.  A lifelong Cleveland resident, he graduated from Cleveland High School in 1996 and lettered in football and baseball.  Jason was a preferred walk-on and played football for the Statesman at Delta State from 1996-1999, and graduated from with a degree in marketing.  Jason has strong ties with Cleveland Parks and Recreation and has played sports his entire life; but in 2017 he took on a new roll in coaching his daughters softball team.  Cleveland Chaos has an overall record of 44 - 58, but don't let those stats fool you, they, the coaches, parents, and most importantly, the girls, are competitive and enjoying the game and journey.

Episode 3

Jason Woods, Director of Parks & Recreation & Head Coach for Cleveland Chaos

Cynthia Beckworth is a special educator and head coach of the ladies track & field program, as well as ladies power lifting, and the director of Fit Chics, a grant-funded wellness program which she wrote for and received funding to coordinate wellness and fitness initiatives for high school-aged girls at Cleveland Central High School. She has worked for the Cleveland School District since 2005. In 2014, when the East Side High School track coach retired, the athletic director noticed her passion for running and fitness and asked her to lead the East Side Trojans girls track team. When East Side High School and Cleveland High School merged in 2017, she then became the CCHS's girl track coach.
 
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The team has won District champs three times at East Side and once at Cleveland Central. There have been several girls who advanced to state each year they’ve run track.

Cynthia Beckworth, Ladies Head Track & Field Coach Cleveland Central HS

Tangela Banks will enter her first season at the head of the MDCC women’s basketball program in 2019-2020 after coming off a tremendous run of success in the high school ranks.
Banks began her head coaching career at Forest Hill High School in Jackson, where she coached from 2010-2014. It was here that she captured two Mississippi High School Activities Association (MHSAA) state championships in 2012 and 2013 and was named MHSAA Coach of the Year twice. She also won two district championships and two Jackson Public Schools Pepsi tournaments and compiled an overall record of 98-25.
After her stint at Forest Hill, Banks then went to tradition-rich Murrah High School in 2014. During her time there, she claimed another state championship, three district championships and one Jackson Public Schools Pepsi tournament. She also earned MHSAA Coach of the Year honors, served as a North-South All-Star Coach and amassed a record of 101 wins and only 23 losses.
The Yazoo City native accumulated an associate of arts degree from Hinds Community College, a bachelor’s and master’s degree from Jackson State University and an additional certification in sports administration from Belhaven University.
At both Hinds and Jackson State, she was given attention by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) All-American committees, was named All-Southwestern Athletic Conference first-team, and was selected as Most Outstanding Track and Field Athlete at Jackson State University.

Coach Tangela Banks, MDCC Head Lady Basketball Coach

Dr. Todd M. Davis is an Assistant Professor at Delta State University in Mississippi. In his eleven years at DSU, Dr. Davis has built a comprehensive outdoor education program encompassing dynamic youth activities to community engagement events. He teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in sports management and recreation administration.

Dr. Todd Davis