The articlepresents the results of the theoretical analysis of the problem of emotional intelligence as a resource for the competitiveness of athletes in sports gaming activities. The relevance of the study is determined by the fact that modern elite sport is characterized by high physical and psychological stress, focus on achieving the highest possible results, and fierce competition of rivals.

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The articlepresents the results of the theoretical analysis of the problem of emotional intelligence as a resource for the competitiveness of athletes in sports gaming activities. The relevance of the study is determined by the fact that modern elite sport is characterized by high physical and psychological stress, focus on achieving the highest possible results, and fierce competition of rivals. Emotional intelligence is considered as a psychological phenomenon, studied with the help of different ideas, theories, concepts, categories: emotions, feelings and experiences, emotional state, emotional-volitional regulation, emotional maturity of the individual (F. Vаsilyuk, V. Vіlyunas, К. Іzard, E. Іl’in, G. Оrme, О. Sannikova, О. Chebykin, P. Екman); emotional intelligence,emotional and social intelligence, emotional competence (R. Bar-on,D. Goleman, J. Mayer,P. Salovey);emotional stability, arrogance, regulation, which ensure the competitiveness of athletes in the process of improvement (R. Agavelyan, G. Gorska, N. Ilyasova, S. Kasyanova, V. Pirozhkova).The purposeof the article is to analyze modern psychological statements about the nature of emotional intelligence as a resource of competitiveness in sports game activity. Research methods: analysis, comparison, systematization, generalization of modern scientific sources and the results of the empirical studies of the psychological content of the problem under study. The resultsof the study showed the importance of the developing the emotional intelligence of athletesto ensure their competitiveness in competitive activities, however, given the heterogeneity of the results of theoretical and empirical studies, there is a need for further scientific research on this problem. The conclusionsare that the specificity of sports gaming activity requires the development of emotional intelligence and all its components to reduce the situational anxiety of athletes before competitions, as well as increase their competitiveness.