EP 62 - Ryan Sims, Assistant Coach, IPFW

Coach Ryan Sims
In this episode, you’ll hear from Coach Ryan Sims. Coach Sims is currently an assistant coach for Coach Jon Coffman at Indiana Purdue Fort Wayne (IPFW). IPFW was the Co-Regular Season Champions in the Horizon League this past season. Quite simply, IPFW, under the incredible leadership of Coach Coffman, is a stellar mid-major basketball program. Coach Ryan has been at IPFW since the age of 22. And the love that Coach Sims has for Coach Coffman and IPFW oozes out in this podcast. You can feel it! Coach Ryan played for his dad, Coach Ray Sims, at Snider High School in Indiana. Wait until you hear Ryan's admiration for his dad and the countless funny lines about his dad too! However, when you hear what Coach Ray Sims told his son every day when he came home from being a GA for Coach Dane Fife at IPFW will stop you in your tracks. Ryan played college basketball for Coach Dan Dakich at Bowling Green and Coach Stan Gouard at Indianapolis. And after his playing days were over, Coach Ryan started on his coaching journey. This is a coaching journey that started in kindergarten. Ryan Sims is 34 years old. However, he has twelve years of knowledge and experience that he openly shares in this podcast. If you are a young coach, wait to hear about how Coach Sims talks about player development. The terms “equity” and “pro talk” will be on sticky notes in your office. Finally, Coach Sims walks us through his recruiting mindset. In a word of “offering” players quickly, this is a detailed approach to finding the right fit for Coach Coffman and IPFW. Coach Sims ends and starts the podcast with his thoughts on “relationships.” I hope you get a chance to connect with Ryan Sims this off-season; he is - for sure - a future head coach!

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