Browsing by Author "Oguntuase, S. B."

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Leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) for Stress management in peak athletic performance: an integrative review
(Stecab Publishing, 2025) Adebisi, E.; Balogun, T. N.; Oguntuase, S. B.; Olajide, F. O.
Athletes often experience stressors that can impede their performance and well-being. Lack of coping resource or poorly regulated stress can undermine physical output, decision making and well-being. Effective stress management is crucial for achieving peak performance. This paper synthesize evidence on stress management strategies in sports psychology as well as AI powered stress management strategies using an integrative approach. The findings are presented narratively and organised into emerging themes. These strategies are categorized into cognitive-behavioural strategies, mindfulness-based strategies, relaxation strategies, biofeedback and technology-based and social support, and team-based strategies. AI powered stress management strategies were classified in the study as; AI powered wearable monitoring, virtual therapy and chatbot counseling, predictive analytics for stress forecasting, AI guided biofeedback training, AI enhanced injury and recovery support, AI supported cognitive behavior training, and integration of AI with human support systems. The following benefits are derived from the integration of AI in stress management for athletes; Improved performance, enhanced well-being, continuous and objective stress monitoring, all round support for athletes, Injury prevention, early detection and intervention, personalized training and recovery, confidentiality and stigma reduction. Advances in AI for stress management should focus on refining AI-powered injury prevention models, improving biometric sensing capabilities, advancing edge AI for realtime data processing, and integrating wearables sweat analysis to provide feedback, among others. This paper recommends that multimodal, specific interventions should be integrated into regular athletic training, warm-up and recovery process of athletes in order to attain peak performance and enhance overall well-being. Also that a hybrid approach adopted by sport psychologist integrating AI to support stress management among athletes will lead to a faster and positive outcome in stress management.
Re-engineering grassroot sports for improved social inclusion and transformational development
(Omega Blue LLC, 2019) Jaiyeoba, M. O.; Oguntuase, S. B.
Grassroot sports have shown to be pre-requites lo outstanding and excellent performance which can be used for community development and societal transformation. Grassroot sports development in Nigeria is given little or no concerns today as this affect national development of youths where many social vices are on the increase and the performance of Nigeria at various international sporting competitions has reduced drastically compared lo the past. Sport serves as a tool that unites people together irrespective of race, ethnicity, group, age, social status, education level and also contributes to the overall economic and political development. This paper therefore examined re-engineering grassroot sports for improved social inclusion and transformational development of a nation. Also, the paper examined concept of grassroot sport, growth and development, institutional sports, characteristics and benefits of sport, grassroot sports for social inclusion and transformational development. The authors recommend refocus the priorities of the sports policies to highlight the contribution of sport to achieving the objectives of other policies, including those on health, social cohesion, education, youth, non- discrimination, and the reception and integration of migrants