The Athletic Intelligence Quotient and Performance Outcomes in Professional Baseball

Frontiers in Psychology

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James Kenneth Bowman¹  R. Thomas Boone²  Scott Goldman¹  Alex Auerbach³ 

[1] Great Neck Public Schools, United States;College of Arts and Sciences, University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth, United States;Toronto Raptors

关键词: baseball;    AIQ;    athletic intelligence;    major league baseball;    cognitive assessment;    intellectual ability assessment;    professional sports;    athletes;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2021.629827

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

The focus on quantifiable data in sport performance has led to incremental advantages in baseball and has played an important role in the development of new hitting, pitching, fielding, and coaching strategies. Recently, researchers and team representatives have considered the impact of additional factors in baseball, including cognitive functioning. In this study, predictive validity for the Athletic Intelligence Quotient (AIQ) was examined vis-à-vis performance outcomes in professional baseball. Specifically, AIQ scores were obtained from 149 Minor League Baseball (MiLB) players prior to the 2014 baseball season and their subsequent performance was assessed through traditional and newly emphasized baseball statistics. Using hierarchical multiple regression, it was demonstrated that the AIQ predicted statistically significant relationships with hitting and pitching statistics, after controlling for other variables. Given the recent impact of analytics in professional sports, the potential importance of the AIQ in the selection and coaching process was discussed.

【 授权许可】

CC BY