"Darren, thanks for the book, if you could get everyone to be a leader, I'm certain you would have an unstoppable team"

Mike Krzyzewski, Former Duke Head Basketball Coach

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  "Darren coached my son Dan in high school and significantly helped him to become a great teammate and leader--first as a member of a college basketball team that--against all odds--made it to the elite eight of March Madness. Second as a rising leader in one of the world's top tech companies. This book lays out Darren's learnings, methods, and system for encouraging and developing top-performing teammates which are critical in sports, business, and life."

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David Nelms, former CEO, Discover Card Financial Services

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“In a day and age when individualism is so prevalent... Darren's presentation on ‘Extreme Teammates’ is spot on!   His message is sincere, applicable, and practical. He delivers it in a very interactive way that engages your team while encouraging participation and ownership from everyone in the program. A strong and sincere message that conveys something every coach understands and hopes to get his or her team to buy into.”

 

Chuck Spagnoli, Head Football Coach, Lake Forest High School

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...the seminar by Darren Barndt on Extreme Teammates is a “powerful” experience.

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Ahmad Merritt, former NFL player, Chicago Bears 

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 “We recently had Darren present at our Monthly Coaches Academy, his seminar on ‘Strategies of Extreme Teammates’ and how to use his pyramid to assess your team . . . WOW!!  I have been putting together Professional Growth & Development opportunities for coaches over the past 20 years, but this was one of the most impactful PG&D things I have been involved with. Mr. Barndt has something new and exciting to hear, you will find it very insightful.”

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Todd Sobrilsky, Athletic Director & President of Wisconsin Athletic Directors Assoc.

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“I encourage anyone that is looking to improve their team’s chemistry to check out Coach Barndt’s Teammate Pyramid. We found out a lot about ourselves as a team and as individuals.”

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Joe Iveljic, High School Baseball Coach, Eastlake North, Ohio

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“Darren’s Extreme Teammates philosophy and Pyramid might be meant for coaches and athletes but it is a very practical approach to a happy and successful life.  His book was very easy to read and I would highly recommend it for any parent or business owner.” 

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Keith Soltwedel, Manager Production Systems Innovation, John Deere Company

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``Extreme Teammates is not just another dull book about coaching and sports. It's a surprise to see coach Barndt extol the values of selflessness, intelligence, accountability, even love, in the building of a great team. Why, Barndt even sings the praises of bench warmers and Bowling Night! Much food for thought here.''

 

Rick Telander, Lead Sports Columnist- Chicago Sun-Times, Writer- Sports Illustrated

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"Darren Barndtt's seminar on Closing Mental Capability Gaps was really well received by our baseball team"

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Scott Doffek, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee Head Baseball Coach

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