The Mental ABCs of Pitching: A Handbook for Performance Enhancement

by H.A. Dorfman, Rick Wolff (Foreword by)

Overview

Author H.A. Dorfman brings his years of expertise as instructor/counselor with the A's, Marlins, and Devil Rays to provide an easy-to-use, A-to-Z handbook which will give insight and instruction on how to pitch to peak performance at every level of the game. Perfect for pitchers who need that extra edge or hitters who want to better understand the mental moves on the mound.

With a new foreword by Rick Wolff!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781630761844
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	03/01/2017
Pages:	288
Sales rank:	299,441
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.30(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

H.A. Dorfman was a noted sports psychologist as well as a sports psychology counselor with the Scott Boras Agency. Recognized as a leading sports psychologist across the world, Dorfman was also a columnist and freelance journalist with articles appearing in The New York Times, The Boston Globe, and The Miami Herald. He has authored three other books: Coaching the Mental Game, The Mental Game of Baseball, and The Mental Keys to Hitting.

Table of Contents

Foreword Rick Wolff xi

Introduction xvii

Adjustments 1

Adversity 3

Aggressiveness 5

Analysis 10

Anger 14

Anxiety 16

Approach 18

Arousal 21

Attitude 24

Balance 27

Behavior 30

Belief 32

Big Inning 35

Body Language 38

Breathing 42

Catchers 45

Character 48

Closers 51

Coaching Self 54

Competitor 57

Concentration 61

Confidence 66

Consistency 71

Contact 74

Control 77

Count 80

Courage 82

Dedication 85

Discipline 89

Emotions 93

Excuses 96

Execution 100

Fear of Failure 103

Fifth Inning 110

Finishing Hitters 113

First Inning 116

Gathering 119

Giving In 122

Goals 125

Habits 129

Hitters 131

Intelligence 133

Intensity 137

Joy 140

K's 144

Learning 146

Mantra 150

Negativism 152

Nice Guys 157

Outs 160

Perspective 163

Poise 168

Positivism 170

Preparation 173

Pressure 177

Quitting 181

Relaxation 185

Relentlessness 189

Response 191

Responsibility 194

Results 199

Rubber 203

Selection 205

Self-esteem 208

Self-fulfilling Prophecy 212

Self-talk 214

Shut-down Innings 218

Simplicity 220

Strikes 222

Target 225

Task at Hand 228

Tempo 231

Umpires 234

Urgency 237

Visualization 240

Warrior 244

Will 248

"X" 251

Yesterday 254

Zeros 257

Appendix A 259

Appendix B 260

Editorial Reviews

When Harvey left our organization to go work for Florida, we didn't even try to replace him because, quite frankly, his legacy was already throughout our system. All of the players and coaches and staff he touched over the years... had become imbued with his philosophy and approach to the game. They have become Harvey's disciples. -SANDY ANDERSON, former President and General Manager, Oakland Athletics, former Executive Vice President, Office of Major League Baseball, currently General Manager, New York Mets.

Harvey Dorfman's insights are exceptional and valuable. This book provides the best approaches for business leaders and those who coach and supervise others. -RUSS BRANDON, President, Buffalo Bills.

When you talk to Harv, you get the truth from him, whether you like it or not. He always says, 'I don't care about your feelings. I care about your actions.' -TIM BELCHER, former Major League Pitcher and Pitching Coach.

He's truly amazing. It's clear most people don't want to hear the truth about themselves, but Harv gets in your face, uses a few choice words to get your attention, and he's got you. -AL LEITER, former Major League Pitcher, currently Studio Analyst and Commentator.

Harv is absolutely unique. He's for real - a straight shooter. He gives it to you right on the line, whether you like it or not. Not many people can - or will - do that. -WALT WEISS, former Major League All-Star Shortstop, currently manager of the Colorado Rockies.

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