George Anderson Dohrmann est un journaliste et auteur renommé, reconnu pour son approche distincte de l'écriture sportive. Son travail se caractérise par une profonde immersion dans les coulisses et une narration captivante, révélant souvent les récits humains plus complexes qui se cachent sous la surface des événements sportifs. Le style de Dohrmann transporte les lecteurs au cœur de l'action tout en explorant les thèmes de la détermination, du sacrifice et de la résilience. Sa contribution littéraire réside dans sa capacité à transformer le reportage sportif en littérature captivante.
Awarded the PEN/ESPN Award for Literary Sportswriting, this book explores the intersection of sports and culture through compelling narratives. It delves into the lives of athletes, examining their struggles, triumphs, and the societal impact of their journeys. The writing combines rich storytelling with insightful commentary, making it an essential read for sports enthusiasts and literary lovers alike. Through its unique perspective, the book highlights the profound connections between personal experiences and the broader themes of competition, identity, and resilience.
Exploring the passionate and often intense devotion of America's sports fans, this work delves into their extraordinary inner lives. The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist provides a unique perspective on the motivations, emotions, and experiences that drive these individuals to such fervent loyalty and obsession. Through vivid storytelling, the book reveals the complex relationship between fans and their favorite teams, offering insights into the cultural significance of sports in American society.
"A Pulitzer Prize-winning sports journalist unravels why the United States has failed to produce elite men's soccer players for so long-and shows why a golden era just might be coming The contrast is striking. As the United States women's national soccer team has long dominated the sport, winners of four World Cups and four Olympic gold medals, the men's team has floundered. They failed to qualify for the 2018 World Cup and the last three Olympics and have long struggled when facing the world's best teams. How could such a global powerhouse on the women's side-and in other men's team sports-be so far behind the rest of the world? In Switching Fields, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist George Dohrmann turns his investigative focus on the system that develops male soccer players in the United States, examining why the U.S. has struggled for decades to produce elite talent. But rather than just focus on the past, he turns forward, connecting with coaches and players who are changing the way talented players are unearthed and developed: an American living in Japan who devised a new way for kids under five to be introduced to the game; a coach in Los Angeles who traveled to Spain and Argentina and returned with coaching methods he used to school a team of future pros; an Arizona real estate developer whose grand experiment changed the way pro teams in the U.S. develop talent. Following these innovators' inspiring journeys, Dohrmann gives ever-hopeful U.S. soccer fans a reason to believe that a movement is underway that is smashing the developmental status quo, and it has put the United States on the precipice of greatness"-- Provided by publisher
