EF | Elite · high performers · The Capacity Assessment

Centre. Clarify. Choose.

Forty-eight honest statements — a clear read of the capacity underneath the performance.

Rate each statement 1–5: 1 = Never · 5 = Almost always. Answer for the last few weeks, not your best week. There are no right answers — only honest ones.

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Is the system steady enough to think clearly?

1.I can name what I'm feeling before a performance — precisely, not just 'nerves'.

2.I know what unsettles me in this environment, and I'm rarely caught off guard by it.

3.I understand how my state affects the people I train and perform with.

4.In decisive moments, I can bring my intensity up or down to what the moment needs.

5.Strong emotion becomes energy for my performance more often than interference with it.

6.When things change mid-performance, I adapt while it's still happening.

7.My connection to this pursuit goes deeper than results.

8.Injury and setbacks test my patience without touching my belief.

9.I pursue excellent performances and have let go of perfect ones.

10.I read the states of my teammates and the people around me accurately.

11.People in my environment bring me real concerns, because I handle them well.

12.When decisions go against me, I can consider the other perspective before I respond.

13.I can have direct, honest conversations — with coaches, teammates, support staff — and keep them constructive.

14.I earn trust quickly in new environments.

15.I make the people around me better.

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Is the thinking organised enough to execute well?

16.I can tell whether a decision is coming from my plan or from pressure.

17.I have an honest, current picture of my strengths and my limits.

18.I recognise the urge to overdo it — and I understand what drives that urge.

19.Decisions and provocations get a considered response from me, not a reflex.

20.I weigh the real cost before pushing through pain or accelerating a return.

21.When I'm preparing, my attention is fully there.

22.I can hold the plan in mind at full speed and under fatigue.

23.Instructions and adjustments stay with me from the briefing into the performance.

24.I can take on tactical changes mid-performance and execute them cleanly.

25.I reset quickly after errors — within moments, not games.

26.My execution stays consistent regardless of what I'm feeling.

27.I manage frustration constructively, especially with myself.

28.I prepare to a high standard whether or not anyone is watching.

29.My effort late in the season matches my effort at the start.

30.The foundational work — recovery, review, basics — happens consistently.

31.My long-term goals are visible in how I train today.

32.My energy goes where the next improvement actually is.

33.I plan for the predictable disruptions, so they stay small.

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Is ownership intact enough to act deliberately?

34.The standard I chase is one I chose.

35.The way I train and compete reflects who I am and what I value.

36.The major decisions in my career have been mine.

37.I belong at this level, and my performances support that.

38.New challenges spark my appetite before my anxiety.

39.My craft is deeper this season than last, and I can identify where.

40.I've kept the relationships that matter to me through everything this pursuit demands.

41.In my environment, I'm valued as a person first and a performer second.

42.I have a strong sense of belonging in my team and my sport.

43.The love of it is still present in my weeks.

44.I still study and refine my craft for its own sake.

45.What I'm building means something beyond the results.

46.External pressures — funding, selection, expectation — drive me more than my own goals do.

47.I doubt myself more than my performances warrant.

48.My life outside this pursuit has become narrower than I'd like.

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