Copying It Down An Anecdotal Memoir

by Dorfman, H.A.

• ISBN13: 9780761847557
• ISBN10: 0761847553
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-12-07
• Publisher: Hamilton Books

Summary

In Copying It Down, Harvey Dorfman recounts his experiences in the world of sports. From his childhood sickbed, Dorfman went on to achieve a myriad of successes as a goalie on a national co-champion soccer team, the coach of a high school basketball team that won a state championship, and as a major league player in possession of four World Series rings (three with Oakland, and one with Florida). He eventually attained a status of world renown in the field of sport psychology.

Author Biography

H. A. Dorfman has worked in education and psychology as a teacher, counselor, coach, and consultant. Dorfman was also a freelance journalist whose work appeared in The New York Times, Boston Globe, Miami Herald, and Los Angeles Times, among others. In 1999, Dorfman became a full-time consultant in sport psychology for the Scott Boras Corporation, an agency that represents professional baseball players.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. vii
Through a Door Slowly	p. 1
...It's Who You Know	p. 5
Cast of Characters	p. 8
Football	p. 14
Basketball & Baseball	p. 21
Mountain Greenery: The Quest	p. 25
The Road Most Traveled	p. 30
Up, Down & Away	p. 35
A.D.-A Different Sort	p. 38
Remediation: Classroom & Court	p. 42
Basketball, Again	p. 47
From Warsaw to Barre	p. 51
Another Door	p. 57
Act I: Disorientation	p. 62
Putting It into Play	p. 65
The Beer Is in the Kitchen	p. 70
Staff Development	p. 74
Welcome to Huntsville	p. 78
The Rest of the Season	p. 84
Some Light Ahead	p. 88
Anthony Adverse	p. 92
Mission Accomplished	p. 96
All Manner of Instruction	p. 100
Scouts	p. 106
The First 'Wild Card'	p. 110
The Right Way	p. 114
Australia	p. 119
Parents	p. 123
The Puck Stops Here	p. 129
A Fish Story	p. 136
Back Up the Bus	p. 143
The Wheels on the Bus Go Round and Round	p. 147
The Long and Winding Road	p. 152
Marlins Win!	p. 158
A Manta What?	p. 162
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