Anybody know of any good sport psychology books. Preferrably not too hard core theory, more for the layperson but not dumbed-down.

Here's the scoop. I am the PFA (physical fitness assessment) coordinator for the ship. We have a fair amount of people who fail to make the cut for the push-ups, sit-ups and 1.5 mile run. If you saw the standards you would see that you do not have to be an elite athlete to pass the PFA. For the most part, depending on your age and gender, you can "run" the 1.5 miles at a 11min/mile pace and pass with time to spare.

I am convinced that a very high percentage of the PFA failures that we see Navy-wide, across all services for that matter, are not due to physical inability. I think most of these people failed their PFA before they even got out of bed that day, they just don't have the right mindset. I would like to help give them the mental tools they need to get past the PFA, but I don't want to read a textbook to obtain that info.

Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated.

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Dan Hollingsworth

Nobody grows old by merely living a number of years. People grow old only by deserting their ideals. Years may wrinkle the skin, but to give up interest wrinkles the soul." - Douglas MacArthur