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The Encyclopedia of Sports Parenting. The Encyclopedia of Sports Parenting is now for sale on line through Hall of Fame Press only. Click here for full purchase details.
The Master Coach. Dan Doyle is also writing a 200 page manual entitled “The Master Coach” which will be in bookstores in 2009. The objective of this manual is to set the standard for coaching excellence and societal impact in the future.
Parading the Ghosts. To be completed in 2008, and in bookstores in 2009, Parading the Ghosts will track an American boxer from Worcester, Massachusetts, a Northern Ireland runner from Derry, and a retired American basketball coach as they pursue their dream of success in the Olympic Games. The novel will also follow a Northern Ireland Protestant autistic boy who, with the help of a Catholic man seeking to find meaning in his life, pursues his quest to run in the International Special Olympics.
Click Here to read Preliminary Testimonials for the Encyclopedia of Sports Parenting
Dan Doyle's First Novel
Are You Watching, Adolph Rupp? - A fictional look at the state of intercollegiate sport, this book was reviewed favorably and the subject of feature stories in over 50 publications, including The New York Times, The Boston Globe and USA Today, and by authors such as James Michener.
How to Order "Are You Watching, Adolph Rupp?" Send check or money order for $14.95 plus $1.50 shipping fee - Total $16.45
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Mr. Doyle will be happy to sign the book. Send whatever message you would like inscribed, along with check/money order.
| To read book reviews from The New York Times, The New York Daily News, and The Sporting News, please click here. |
| Testimonials: "Are You Watching, Adolph Rupp?" |
"Fascinating... impressive... exceptional. I envy Doyle's skill in keeping the reader's attention." - James Michener
"The novel evinces the same kind of authenticity that made Tom Wolfe's 'Bonfire of the Vanities' a bestseller. A reader can tell that the author is intimately familiar with his subject. I loved it." - Bill Reel, New York Daily News
"...an indictment of the cheating, chicanery and other abuses in college basketball..." - Jack Cavanaugh, The New York Times
"A standout novel." - Bud Collins, The Boston Globe
"An exciting new novel." - Rachel Shuster, USA Today
"The title is illustrative of Doyle's feel not only for the rhythms of the sport, but for its history. He writes the book with an abiding affection for the game - I loved it." - Joe Gergen, The Sporting News
"Doyle has performed a service to the sport by exposing the mean streaks of college basketball and offering hope for the future. Some day this book will be required reading in our schools." - Jeff Davis, The Fresno Bee
"Entertainingly told by someone who has been in the trenches." - The Providence Journal
"Spellbinding." - Basketball Weekly
"The plot is perfect and Doyle's description of game situations provide the type of insight that typical fans are never privy to. This novel ranks right up there with John Feinstein's 'Season on the Brink'." - Peter Vescey, The New York Post
"The book should be required reading for coaches, from the junior high school level on up. It should prove interesting reading for anyone who enjoys a good novel." - The New London Day
"We read this book for its spirit, which has a soothing effect on the adults, who, as children grew up reading the Frank Meriwell stories and their like - a terrific read." - Basketball Magazine
"Comprehensive... dynamic. You will definitely be entertained and enlightened." - Bob Cousy
"A book for all of those who love the game and sometimes wonder what the inside really looks like and feels like. Dan has a real grasp on basketball and although Jack McHale may be a fictional character, there is a little bit of every coach in him." - Billy Packer, CBS Sports
"Doyle's superior knowledge of big time basketball and its inner-workings are apparent and will make for fascinating reading." - Dr. Tom Davis, Head Basketball Coach, University of Iowa
"'Are You Watching, Adolph Rupp?' deals with the moral consciousness of intercollegiate athletics. As in all walks of life, there is good and there is bad. This book lets you decide. The question comes to mind, is it possible to get to the top with integrity? This book provokes you to examine athletics from within." - Jody Conradt, Head Women's Basketball Coach, University of Texas at Austin
"'Are You Watching, Adolph Rupp?' is a prototype of the daily sports page of your local paper. The novel strikes at the heart of existing problems for a university, the NCAA, and law enforcement groups. This book will enable you to relate your personal feelings with reality. A must for sports nuts." - Bill Raftery, CBS Sports
"Dan Doyle takes you behind the scenes of college basketball as no other writer has. Only a former coach could relate the joys, anxieties and frustrations that Doyle brings alive in 'Are You Watching, Adolph Rupp?'" - Dr. Jack Ramsay, Former NBA Coach
"Dramatic and suspenseful... I found this portrayal of the human spirit through a basketball team - a microcosm of America - totally absorbing. This is a must for every family-oriented sports fan." - Larry O'Brien, Former Commissioner, National Basketball Association
"'Are You Watching, Adolph Rupp?' is the most thought provoking book on sports since James Michener's 'Sport in America.' Dan Doyle may very well do for the development of honesty and values in collegiate sport, what Ben Johnson did for insuring that future Olympics will be drug free." - Dr. Robert Rotella, Sports Psychologist, University of Virginia
"The finest sports novel in the last two decades." - WHDH Boston Radio Review
"Entertaining and thought-provoking - a compelling, tense drama. Doyle has done his job well." - David Leon Moore, USA TODAY.
Sample recent letter regarding "Are You Watching, Adolph Rupp?"
Dear Mr. Doyle,
I recently purchased 5 copies of your book, "Are You Watching, Adolph Rupp?" - one each for my assistant coaches. I also previously bought copies for my two oldest sons, both of whom played college basketball. I've read a lot of basketball books during the 31 years I have invested in the game, and yours is one of two that I feel are must reads for all coaches, players, and parents who have a passion for basketball. Your book reminded me why I coach, and opened my son's eyes to the reality of the operations that are part of DI hoops. Thank you for the masterpiece.
Sincerely,
Bill Ayers
Head Boys Basketball Coach
Mt. Spokane High School
Mead, WA 99021
| A Special Meeting Regarding “Are You Watching, Adolph Rupp?” |
| In 1992, at the Casa Rossi Restaurant in Rhode Island, Dan Doyle was approached by Rhode Island educator, Don Hill. Mr. Hill asked Dan if he would be willing to say hello to a colleague. Mr. Hill then introduced his colleague, who identified herself as a grandmother of a squad commander in Desert Storm. The grandmother related that she had bought “Are You Watching, Adolph Rupp?” and had sent it to her grandson. Her grandson reported back that he had read the novel and then shared “Are You Watching, Adolph Rupp?” with each of his 22 member squadron. “Every member of my grandson’s squadron read the book and told my grandson that ‘Are You Watching, Adolph Rupp?’ was a major factor in keeping their morale high under extremely difficult circumstances.” |
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