top of page

MPSS Pocket Guide

Mental skills you can carry anywhere.

 

  •  
The FLOW MPSS Toolkit showing how the Athlete Manual, Coaches Manual, Parent Manual, Visual Atlas, Pocket Guide, and six core mental performance skills work together as one integrated volleyball mental performance support system.

The Pocket Guide is the field companion to the MPSS system. Designed to fit in a backpack, coaching bag, or clipboard, it provides quick reminders for the six core MPSS skills during practice, competition, travel, and recovery.

Instead of explaining psychology, it reminds you what to do when pressure is real.

Perfect for:

  • Athletes during competition

  • Coaches during practice

  • Parents after matches

  • Teams learning shared language

MPSS Atlas

See the system instead of simply reading about it

The Visual Atlas transforms the MPSS system into diagrams, maps, and illustrations that make complex mental performance concepts easy to understand.

Instead of long chapters, athletes, coaches, and parents can literally see how attention, emotion, confidence, recovery, communication, and performance fit together.

It's ideal for:

  • team presentations

  • coach education

  • parent meetings

  • classroom instruction

  • visual learners

FLOW MPSS Volleyball Performance Atlas infographic showing how attention, emotion, cognition, recovery, communication, and decision-making interact during competition, making the hidden mental side of volleyball performance visible.
Cover of the FLOW Mental Performance Support System Visual Atlas for volleyball by Patrick McAuliffe, Ph.D., a visual guide to understanding and teaching the mental processes that influence performance under pressure.

THE MPSS VISUAL ATLAS

The FLOW MPSS Visual Atlas transforms complex mental performance concepts into clear, memorable illustrations. Instead of reading about attention, regulation, confidence, and decision-making, athletes, coaches, and parents can actually see how these processes unfold under pressure.

 

Designed as both a learning tool and a coaching reference, the Atlas makes abstract psychology practical. Each infographic stands on its own while connecting to the larger MPSS framework, making it easy to teach, review, and reinforce key ideas throughout the season.

 

Whether you're introducing a concept to a team, reviewing before practice, or looking for a visual reminder after competition, the Atlas helps make the invisible side of performance visible.

THE MPSS SKILLS POCKET GUIDE

The FLOW MPSS Skills Pocket Guide is the quick-reference companion to the full MPSS system. Built for real moments rather than long reading sessions, it gives athletes, coaches, and parents practical reminders they can use before practice, during competition, or immediately after mistakes.

 

Each skill is distilled into its essential ideas, cues, and steps so they can be recalled under pressure when attention is limited. Small enough to carry in a backpack or coaching bag, it keeps the MPSS language close at hand whenever it's needed.

 

When every second matters, the Pocket Guide helps turn practice into performance.

Cover of the FLOW MPSS Skills Pocket Guide for volleyball by Patrick McAuliffe, Ph.D., a quick-reference guide to the six core MPSS mental skills for use during practice, competition, and pressure moments.
bottom of page