Harvey Dorfman
Encyclopedia
Harvey A. Dorfman was an American mental skills coach who worked in education and psychology as a teacher, counselor, coach, and consultant. He earned World Series Championship rings by serving in this capacity for the 1989 Oakland A's and the 1997 Florida Marlins. In 1999, Dorfman became a full-time consultant teaching the skills of sport psychology and staff development for the Scott Boras
Corporation, an agency that represents professional baseball
players. A free-lance journalist, Dorfman lectured at major universities and for corporations on psychlogy, self-enhancement, management strategies, and leadership training. Through his books and his teaching experience, he helped thousands of people get more of what they wanted from life through his tough love and clear guidance. He died on February 28, 2011.
Scott Boras
Scott Boras is an American sports agent, specializing in baseball. He is the founder, owner and president of the Boras Corporation, a sports agency based in Newport Beach, Calif. that represents roughly 175 professional baseball clients, including many of the game's highest-profile players...
Corporation, an agency that represents professional baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
players. A free-lance journalist, Dorfman lectured at major universities and for corporations on psychlogy, self-enhancement, management strategies, and leadership training. Through his books and his teaching experience, he helped thousands of people get more of what they wanted from life through his tough love and clear guidance. He died on February 28, 2011.
Books
- 2000: The Mental ABC's of Pitching: A Handbook for Performance Enhancement by H. A. Dorfman (Paperback)
- 2001: The Mental Keys to Hitting: A Handbook of Strategies for Performance Enhancement by Dorfman (Paperback)
- 2002: The Mental Game of Baseball: A Guide to Peak Performance by Dorfman and Karl Kuehl (Paperback) 3rd edition.
- 2005: Persuasion of My Days: An Anecdotal Memoir: The Early Years by Dorfman (Paperback)
- 2005: Coaching the Mental Game: Leadership Philosophies and Strategies for Peak Performance in Sports and Everyday Life by Dorfman (Paperback, Hardcover)
- 2009: Copying It Down: An Anecdotal Memoir: Sport as Art by Dorfman (Paperback)
- 2010: Each Branch, Each Needle: An Anecdotal Memoir: The Final Stories by Dorfman (Paperback)