Dan Jonker

Co-founder, basketball lifer, married, father of two wonderful and intelligent daughters.

Benefits of Playing 3 on 3

Benefits of Playing 3 on 3 I have coach Ben Murphy on the show. We get into the benefits of playing 3 on 3 in terms of skill development and we also talk about what it’s like to coach in a small town where it’s tough to get enough interest for a basketball season. Read Benefits of Playing 3 on 3

Teaching Motion Offense

Teaching Motion Offense Today’s guest is Aaron Fernandez, the director of player development for the Division 1 Davidson Wildcats women’s basketball program. There are three things that stand out to me when I heard Coach Fernandez’s coaching journey: He packed a lot of experience into a small amount of time. He benefited greatly from a Teaching Motion Offense

Get Better Everyday #GBetBBChat

Get Better Everyday #GBetBBChat In today’s episode I interview the founder and creator of the Wednesday night basketball coaching chat on Twitter, coach Jon DeMarco. He has built his Twitter chat (#GBetBBChat), which focuses on helping coaches support and connect with each other into the largest live basketball coaching resource on Twitter. Every Wednesday at Get Better Everyday #GBetBBChat

Season Kick-Off Meeting Ideas

Season Kick-Off Meeting Ideas Today begins the focus on youth and high school basketball coaches who are doing unique things. The goal of the podcast is to throw ideas at you, help you connect with your players and give them the best experiences possible. You can listen to stories from your peers and decide what Season Kick-Off Meeting Ideas

2020 Basketball Coaching Podcast

Back for Another Season The podcast is back for another season! This season I want to focus on youth and high school coaches who are doing amazing things. We’re going to highlight specific details from coaches doing really well and take items that you can implement into your coaching journey. For instance, on next week’s 2020 Basketball Coaching Podcast

Building Team Culture

Building Team Culture Today’s topic: Building team culture. Once again the three brothers get together to discuss coaching and leadership. Each brother takes a stab at his most valued aspect of building team culture. Let us know what you think about this topic. What items do you focus on when building team culture? Reach out Building Team Culture