Curt Cignetti on his program's philosophy on how not to be average:
🎭 Average is a decision disguised as a default. Make standards visible, measurable, and non-negotiable. Because what you tolerate becomes your identity.
🤝 Most people negotiate with the work; elite teams eliminate the negotiation. The gap isn’t talent, it’s the daily refusal to accept “good enough” in reps, details, and accountability.
🧱 You don’t rise above average in big moments, you escape it in small ones. Every meeting, drill, and conversation is either reinforcing the standard, or quietly lowering it.
Just Coach the Team !
No drama. No division. No doubts.
Have a contagious energy
Remind them of what makes them important and impactful
Leave every timeout or huddle with BELIEF
Don’t fight the referees. Fight giving into
fatigue and frustration
Lead with JOY
GREAT TEAMS HAVE GREAT TEAMMATES.
✅ Bring energy whether they're playing or not.
✅ Find ways to be in the game even when they aren't in the game.
✅ Create momentum.
✅ Are just as excited about a teammate's success as they are their own.
📽️ @MarquetteMBB
Nick Saban: "Everybody's smart that goes to medical school. But everybody doesn't make it through… It's the same kind of thing with athletes. Some of 'em have great talent but they don't have the right psychological disposition."
Mindset Matters.
"That was clinical. Illinois was ranked ninth in the country, and they did that to them."
Is this @IndianaFootball team better than last year's CFP team?
To play your best in games, you need to have total confidence in yourself. Every play, have complete trust in your skills. If you make mistakes, brush them off, and keep believing in yourself!
“You must hold people ACCOUNTABLE. You’re not always going to be the most popular. If you want to WIN, sometimes you have to have a difficult conversation with people. You know they're not going to like you. But you do it because you want what's best for the TEAM.” Carla Overbeck
Some great highlights of Fishers Milana Mays from the match against LC last night. She was “in the zone”
I would be remissed if I didn’t mention the beautiful sets by Ava Tester (‘26), Emma Hower (‘27) and Caitlyn Gutt (‘28).
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