“…Recent research has revealed that emotional intelligence has a significant relationship with both team cohesion (e.g., Smith et al, 2013) and performance in sport (e.g., Crombie, Lombard, & Noakes, 2009;Perlini & Halverson, 2006;Zizzi, Deaner, & Hirschhorn, 2003). Furthermore, there is evidence that emotional intelligence has a meaningful relationship with coaching efficacy (e.g., Thelwell, Lane, Weston, & Greenlees, 2008), and that emotionally intelligent coaching is a legitimate area of coach development (Chan & Mallett, 2011). Finally, it would appear that these emotionally intelligent coaches were focused to some extent on the character-building aspect of coaching efficacy with their better people focus (Collins, Gould, Lauer, & Chung, 2009;Feltz et al, 1999;Thelwell et al, 2008).…”