Coaching Minutiae
All of the "Unspoken Details" around coaching. Yes, we deep dive into all aspects of sports. This podcast is meant to inform and empower Coaches, Players and Parents as we navigate the ever changing world of sports together. Coaching Minutiae highlights more than just the x's & o's of Sports. This podcast gives light to the challenges coaches, players and parents face while navigating athletics. From navigating the recruiting process to building team culture in sports. From coaching a different levels of athletics to transitioning from being an athlete to the professional world. We shed light on all subjects sports! Follow along and get involved with our epic 'Anonymous' Q & A segment of the Pod.
Coaching Minutiae
"Building Culture, Navigating Transfers & The Realities of AAU with Coach DeeAnn Ramey”
In this powerful episode of the Coaching Minutiae Podcast, host Nic Carothers sits down with Indiana coaching legend DeeAnn Ramey to unpack the challenges and blessings of a 40-year career in basketball. From her Final Four playing days to leading programs through decades of change, Coach Ramey shares hard-won wisdom about:
- 🌱 The importance of relationships over wins—why consistency and character last longer than trophies.
- 🔄 How the new transfer rules in Indiana are reshaping high school basketball and testing team loyalty.
- 🏀 The truth about AAU—what families get wrong, what players need to know, and how to choose wisely.
- ❤️ Stories of impact: saving lives, shaping futures, and the unseen sacrifices of coaching.
- 📝 Her “Letter to a Young Coach”: 3 lessons she wishes she could’ve told her younger self.
Coach Ramey doesn’t hold back—this episode is equal parts raw, inspiring, and practical for coaches, players, and parents navigating today’s basketball landscape.
➡️ Stick around until the end for her must-hear guest nomination for a future episode and a story about the time she crossed paths with Rick Fox as an Indiana All-Star manager.
