Mediocre Performance in Elite Athletes: Immediate Results of Mental Preparation

There are several conclusions that can be drawn from this research, but they can be divided into two groups: conclusions about EQ testing, and conclusions about EQ and athletes performance. Since this paper is ultimately about EQ athletes performance, the conclusions about EQ testing relate to our understanding of EQ and athletes performance. The final conclusion that will be explored is the idea that there is still not enough known about EQ to know if it really affects athletes performance, but I think that the way it is tested for shows a direct connection between EQ athletes performance.

First, we can draw some conclusions based on the tests examined. All three tests look for EQ and how it relates to athletes performance, and all are meant to be taken in a professional setting. In the industry making EQ tests, it is important the EQ relates to athletes performance and that how this relationship develops is clear so that the test can be useful to employers. The most important factors for an employer when choosing a test are the length, whether it can test both individuals and teams, what it chooses to focus on, and whether it is part of a larger program for developing EQ. No single test offers the best of all these parts, but probably the Genos EI comes the closest if I knew what kinds of questions it asked. Regardless, for those who test for EQ, the test looks at athletes performance, which has to mean that athletes performance is really important in determining how correct someone’s EQ score is.

It is important to remember that EQ tests don’t test the relationship between EQ and athletes’ performance, but just EQ itself. It is up to the employer to draw conclusions as to the value of the idea of EQ. Scholars still debates the topic, but maybe if they got a bunch of people together, tested their EQ, and then ranked their athletes performance, a final answer could be found. Still, I believe that there is a relationship between EQ and athletes’ performance, as the Emotional Intelligence Appraisal and other tests look for this relationship by judging EQ based on factors related to athletes’ performance.