Emotional Intelligence in Sportspersons and Non-Sportspersons

Emotional intelligent is the quality that enables us to confront with patience, insight and imagination, many problems that we face in our effective relationship with ourselves and other people. It is “an innate potential of a person to realize, comprehend, identify, utilize, understand and interpret the emotion” EI has become an integral part of an individual’s life, from simplest to the most difficult task /situation emotional intelligence plays a significant role. Educators, Executive, and lifestyle gurus agreed that in this contemporary world what people need more in their life is emotional awareness. A sample size of 200 was chosen (100 Sportspersons and 100 Non-Sportspersons) from various institutes located in Belagavi city. EII (English) by Dr. S. K. Mangal and Mrs. Shubhra Mangal was used. Mean, SD and t- test were carried out to make comparison between the sample groups. The analysis of the results showed there is a significant difference in Emotional Intelligence of Sportspersons and Non-Sportspersons.