Giovani Douyon

Coach Gio is a results-driven individual who enjoys encouraging people to see their ultimate physical potential while teaching them how to correctly recover from their efforts in order to reach and achieve beyond their initial expectations. While coaching, Coach Gio also maintains a professional rugby career and is active in his rugby community. When training athletes, Coach Gio brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to his athletes from personal experience as pro and from his lengthy experience in football. While Gio’s own professional and educational experience is in rugby and football, he is a versatile trainer with experience training softball, baseball, basketball, wrestling, and golf.

Gio grew up playing football in middle school, high school, and college – playing slot/wide receiver, defensive end, and outside linebacker. He also wrestled in high school. After transferring from Maryville College to Georgia State University in his sophomore year of college, Gio picked up rugby and fell in love. Since college, Gio has played professional rugby around the world – including Canada, Dubai, Bermuda, England, Ireland, and throughout the United States. He is a proud member of the PR7s Loonies, Tennessee Elite, and Atlanta Old White among other teams. In 2023 Tennessee Elite made their Club 7s Nationals debut and claimed 6th in the nation as a second-year team. Playing the wing position requires Gio to be both fast and explosive, and he has succeeded in training athletes by incorporating the balance between these two things. Throughout his training, Gio has discovered the beauty of basics across all sports and refining athletes within their sports through specific training.