Emotional Intelligence Sports Inventory
History of Sports Psychology Research
• There has always been an expectation that the measurement of
psychological skills of elite athletes would be linked to elite sports
performance
• Techniques like relaxation, goal setting, mental rehearsal, visualisation
have all been useful techniques used by athletes
• The main focus of previous testing has been on personality traits and
variables but this has not been effective
• Researchers and practitioners have long questioned the validity and
ease of use of previous used psychological tools in a sports context
BRIAN CUNNINGHAM
AND ASSOCIATES
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