83: Danna Durante the University of Georgia's Head Coach

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🗓️ 24 March 2014

⏱️ 38 minutes

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University of Georgia head coach, Danna Durante.

This week's guest is Danna Durante (née Danna Lister). She grew up as an elite gymnast in Oklahoma. After the 1988 Olympic Trials she went on to a successful career at Arizona State where she scored 5 perfect 10's, then became a judge and college coach. She had a very rocky start at the University of Georgia. It was easy to see that the team was still loyal to outgoing coach Jay Clarke and reluctant to embrace a new head coach. But in her first year, she lead Georgia to their first NCAA Championship final in four years. Entering her second year at Georgia, we discuss:

If she will be wearing sequence gowns and heels like her predecessor Suzanne Yoculan.
Lindsey Cheek's vault - fans want it to get a 10 already for crying out loud!
Collaborating on choreography with Georgia alum, Cassidy McComb
How she got her very divided, Jay Clarke devoted team on board when she took over.
If former head coach Yoculan gives her advice or
Creating a welcoming environment for both atheist, agnostic and religious student-athletes.
How she determines when to push the difficulty level with athletes like Brandi Jay who's doing a full-out on floor.
How her college boyfriend made a gym-fantasy marriage proposal come true.
Making a gymnastics coach marriage work.

Danna Durante on Twitter.

The 2014 GymDog show.

Danna Durante (Lister) 1988 Olympic Trials article and results.

Danna Lister in her college days at ASU

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0:00.0	I believe and I teach and we embrace a culture that accepts people for who they are and
0:07.0	you know not everybody is going to come with that same view it is a part you're right, the South tends to be more based in their face.
0:19.7	But you know, not everybody's going to come with that same view or that same faith or having
0:24.9	grown up going to church and that's you know that's fine we I want our team and our
0:31.9	culture is that we accept everybody for who they are.
0:34.0	We love everybody for who they are.
0:36.0	They don't want four of the same coaches.
0:38.0	I don't want 17 to the same athletes. Today Georgia head coach, Dana Durante.
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1:04.6	We've got your back.
1:06.4	This is episode 83 from March 23, 2014.
1:09.8	I'm Jessica from Masters Gymnastics,
1:11.7	and this is the best gymnastics podcast of all time
1:15.1	bringing you all the most fascinating people from around the gymternet.
1:18.8	Today we're talking to Dana Geronti from the University of Georgia.
1:22.0	Later this week we'll bring you full meet recaps
1:25.1	from the US in Jizolo
1:26.8	and all of the NCAA conference championships.
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