Ramset Ramset ( nicknamed " Ramsy " by students ) was an elderly Duros man who coached the Junior Academy of Applied Sciences ' grav - ball team , the AppSci SaberCats . He lived in the Capital City of Lothal , an Outer Rim planet that was part of the Galactic Empire . Coach Ramset was known for his conservative tactics and strategies . He had a good relationship with Zare Leonis , a young Human teenager who served as the center striker of the AppSci SaberCats about five years before the Battle of Yavin . When Zare encountered harassment from the school ' s athletic director Janus Fhurek , Ramset encouraged him to persevere by reminding Zare that he was a champion . Biography . Ramset coached the AppSci SaberCats several years before the Battle of Yavin . At the beginning of the school year , Ramset named Zare Leonis , a recent human migrant , as the center - striker of the SaberCats . Throughout the grav - ball season , Ramset managed the team and guided his players by devising strategies . Under Ramset ' s management and Leonis ' leadership , the SaberCats scored several victories against rival school teams . Over the course of the year , Ramset and Leonis discussed strategies and play - calling . During an early match against the West Cap City Carvers , Ramset advised the SaberCats to dig deep so that Merei would be able to deliver a kick - score . This helped break the deadlock in the match and enabled the SaberCats to beat the rival team by two points ; 38 to the Carvers ' 36 points . The SaberCats experienced a setback during their fifth match against the East City Brawlers when the fullback player Beck Ollet lost his temper and assaulted one of the Brawlers ; causing them to lose a goal . With Ollet ejected from the game , Ramset had to send a replacement fullback . During the winter season , Ramset pumped his fists in delight when the SaberCats beat the South Capital City Volunteers by twelve points . Though the Aqualish fullback player Hench Sina played an important part in delivering this victory , Junior AppSci ' s xenophobic athletic director Janus Fhurek refused to give him due credit . Later , he informed Coach Ramset and Leonis that Hench and a Rodian player named Frid Kelio had to go since their alien physiognomies gave them an unfair advantage . While Ramset was distressed by Fhurek ' s order , he was unwilling to challenge the athletic director due to his connections to the Academy for Young Imperials . Nevertheless , he let Leonis make the decision on that matter . Leonis refused to remove Hench and Frid and kept them on his team . In response , Fhurek transferred the two alien players to the Technical Institute for Agricultural Research to prevent them from competing in the final tournament . After Leonis and his girlfriend Merei Spanjaf discovered that Fhurek had made a bet that the SaberCats would win the final grav - ball tournament by eight points without alien help , Leonis carefully guided the team to victory over the Kothal Roughnecks by six points . In retaliation , Fhurek issued Leonis with demerits for trivial misdemeanors . When Leonis confronted the coach , Ramset conceded that Fhurek had ordered him to issue these demerits . Since Ramset was coaching the Chin - bret and track and field teams in the spring term , Leonis attempted to join one of these events . However , Ramset regretfully informed him that these teams were full . Leonis quickly deduced that Fhurek was making life difficult for him . Before Leonis left the room , Ramset gave comfort to the grav - ball player by urging him to remember that he was a champion . Personality and traits . While Coach Ramset was an effective coach , his conservative play - calling methods annoyed Leonis and Merei Spanjaf , two recent migrants from the Core Worlds whose style of playing grav - ball differed from the way it was played on Lothal . However , the two respected him enough not to defy his leadership . As a Duros , Ramset was greatly distressed when the Junior AppSci ' s xenophobic athletic director Fhurek advocated the removal of the SaberCat ' s two alien players Hench and Frid on the grounds that certain grav - ball fans thought that their alien physiognomies gave them an unfair advantage . However , he was unwilling to risk losing his job by challenging the well - connected athletic director . Besides coaching the school ' s grav ball team , Ramset also coached the Chin - bret and track and field teams .