Mapping the Inner Game: A Coaching Framework for Building Mastery

By J.D. Malone

This is not a book of drills. It's a book of direction.

In my first book, The Book of the Court, I explored the philosophies that shape a competitive volleyball athlete. But beneath every scroll, behind every rep, there was something deeper at work.

A map.

One I had to build myself.

No one handed me a compass when I started this journey. I had to forge one through trial, failure, fear, and fire. Now, after decades of coaching, competing, and confronting the truth, I see it clearly: most athletes-and most people-are trying to find themselves using someone else's map.

That ends here.

This book is your blueprint for helping others build their own. It's for coaches, mentors, and athletes who want to go deeper than goals. Deeper than tactics. This is about the self-the driver behind the performance.

Welcome to the work.

Let's map the inner game

There are two other supplemental books that go with this book. Mapping the Inner Game Workbook and Mapping the Inner Game Coaches Reflections.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0F3NLNTPB
• ISBN13: 9798316398133
• Release Date: April 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.13 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"