The Athletic Intelligence Quotient and Performance Outcomes in Professional Baseball
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 f...
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-eec9274dc521434aa774e0634e3bd9762022-12-21T21:59:36ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782021-06-011210.3389/fpsyg.2021.629827629827The Athletic Intelligence Quotient and Performance Outcomes in Professional BaseballJames Kenneth Bowman0R. Thomas Boone1Scott Goldman2Alex Auerbach3Great Neck Public Schools, Great Neck, NY, United StatesCollege of Arts and Sciences, University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth, North Dartmouth, MA, United StatesDetroit Lions, Detroit, MI, United StatesToronto Raptors, Toronto, ON, CanadaThe 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.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.629827/fullbaseballAIQathletic intelligencemajor league baseballcognitive assessmentintellectual ability assessment |
| spellingShingle | James Kenneth Bowman R. Thomas Boone Scott Goldman Alex Auerbach The Athletic Intelligence Quotient and Performance Outcomes in Professional Baseball Frontiers in Psychology baseball AIQ athletic intelligence major league baseball cognitive assessment intellectual ability assessment |
| title | The Athletic Intelligence Quotient and Performance Outcomes in Professional Baseball |
| title_full | The Athletic Intelligence Quotient and Performance Outcomes in Professional Baseball |
| title_fullStr | The Athletic Intelligence Quotient and Performance Outcomes in Professional Baseball |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Athletic Intelligence Quotient and Performance Outcomes in Professional Baseball |
| title_short | The Athletic Intelligence Quotient and Performance Outcomes in Professional Baseball |
| title_sort | athletic intelligence quotient and performance outcomes in professional baseball |
| topic | baseball AIQ athletic intelligence major league baseball cognitive assessment intellectual ability assessment |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.629827/full |
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