Browsing by Author "Adebayo, Babatunde Samson"

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    Athletes and coaches attitude towards sports psychology consultation services in Kwara State
    (Department of Guidance and counselling, Faculty of Education, Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria, 2020-10) Adebayo, Babatunde Samson
    This study investigated athletes and coaches’ attitude towards seeking sports psychology services in Kwara State Sports Council. The variables investigated are; confidence in sport psychology consulting, stigma tolerance, personal openness, and cultural preference. Descriptive survey design was adopted for the study. The population comprised of athletes and coaches in Kwara State Sports Council. The sample was 150 respondents (Athletes=125) and (Coaches=25). Purposive sampling technique was adopted for the study. The research instrument was standardized questionnaire developed by Robert (2000) tagged Athletes and Coaches Attitude towards Seeking Sport Psychology Service Questionnaire (ACATSPSSQ). Descriptive and Chi-square statistics were used for the study. The findings revealed significant influence of confidence in sports psychology consulting, stigma tolerance, personal openness on attitude towards seeking sports psychology services among the respondents. The study recommends that sport psychology practitioners should demonstrate their professional prowess by structuring their consulting services to address the potential barriers and increase their effectiveness with their clients.
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    Athletes' perceived motivational climate in sports as predictors of athletes' success in the North Central Zone of Nigeria
    (Department of Educational Management. Faculty of Education, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria, 2010) Adebayo, Babatunde Samson
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    Comparison of physiological characteristics of male racket game players in University of Ilorin
    (Department of Human Kinetics and Health Education, Faculty of Education, Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko, Ondo State, Nigeria, 2019) Adebayo, Babatunde Samson
    Physiological characteristics are are those variables that are directly linked with functioning of various organs and systems such as heart rate, maximum oxygen uptake, blood pressure, vital capacity, stroke volume and lung capacity. This study focused on comparison of physiological characteristics of male racket game players in University of Ilorin. The variables investigated were; heart rate, maximum oxygen uptake (v02max)and blood pressure. Ex-post facto research design was adopted for this study. The population comprised male racket game players in university of Ilorin. Stratified sampling technique was adopted to select 18 athletes for the study. The measurements were taken using digital sphygmomanometer for blood pressure and heartrate and 12-minutes Cooper test for v02max. Data collection was conducted by the researchers and two research assistants. Mean and standard deviation was used for the demographic data of the respondents, the tree null hypotheses were tested using one way analysis of variance at 0.05 alpha level. The findings revealed that there were significant differences in the heart rate and v02max of the participants, while there was no significant difference in the systolic and diastolic blood pressure. Based on the findings, the study recommended that racket sports coaches should pay more attention to developing specific fitness fitness programmes into their training schedule so as to improve athletes' physiological characteristics to attain peak performance. The study further recommends that players should maintain their systolic blood pressure within the range of 106-120 and 70-80diastolic blood pressure to maintain optimal performance.
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    The critical role of Pedagogy in the formulation of theories for the teaching of Physical Education and Sports
    (Department of Human Kinetics and Health Education, Faculty of Education, Ahmadu Bello University, Nigeria, 2021-10-23) Adebayo, Babatunde Samson
    A spectrum of teaching styles was developed in the mid 1960s with a view to create some cohesiveness around teaching behaviour. The spectrum was designed not with the intent of prescribing specific teaching practices for the teachers, but as a prompt for teachers to reflect on their teaching act. This study analyzed the critical role of pedagogy in the formulation of theories for the teaching of Physical Education and sports. The ways in which people think about pedagogy are underpinned or informed by particular knowledge paradigms and ways of perceiving the world. The review covered conceptual orientations on pedagogy from science and didactic perspectives including learning and behaviourism theories. Briggs (2003) 3p model was adapted; the model examined the interrelationships of presage, process and product variables in the teaching learning process. The study concluded that personal development is a perquisite for effective teaching because different orientations and approaches exist. Thus, it could be asserted that teaching theories in physical education and sports are founded on pedagogical knowledge of teachers, therefore, whatever theory the teacher adopts, the root is traceable to pedagogy.
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    Effect of mental skills training programme on attentional direction of amateur athletes in Ibadan, Oyo State
    (Department of Kinesiology, Health Education and Recreation, Faculty of Education, Obafemi Awolowo University Ile-Ife, Nigeria, 2018) Adebayo, Babatunde Samson
    Sports competitions are usually loaded with stresses which are the processes involving substantial incongruencies between demands and response capacities. Many of the non-elite athletes have entered into competitions without adequate psychological preparations which have negatively impacted on their performance in crucial competitions. Athletes therefor need psychological conditioning (mental skills training) to be able to attend to the psychological demands of competition. This study therefore examined the effects of mental skills training on attentional direction of non-elite athletes in Ibadan, Oyo State. Pre-test post-test experimental design and systematic random sampling technique was adopted. Sample comprised 63 non-elite athletes while structured questionnaire adapted from Test of Performance Strategies (TOPS) developed by Thomas, Murphy and Hardy (1999) was instrument used for data collection. Parametric statistic of Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA) was used to test the hypotheses at 0.05 level level. This study concluded that coaches and sports psychology experts should consider the task outcome of performance on athletes while administering psychological interventions on athletes in order to direct attentional focus and increase arousal during performance. It was recommended that athletes and coaches should be enlightened that mental skills are acquirable, hence mental skills training should be taught to athletes the same way physical skills in various sports are taught to enhance athletes’ performance. Keywords: Mental skills training, attentional direction, amateur athletes
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    Exercise as psychogenic aid for enhancing cardiovascular health
    (Nigeria Association of Sports Science and Medicine, 2007) Adebayo, Babatunde Samson
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    Job satisfaction and self-efficacy as correlates of job performance of physical teachers in Kwara State
    (Faculty of Arts and Education, Lead City University , Ibadan, NigeriaJournal, 2021-03) Adebayo, Babatunde Samson
    A rising demand in the educational system has made the teaching profession extremely challenging, as high performance is expected from Physical Education teachers. This study assessed job satisfaction and self-efficacy as correlates of job performance of Physical Education teachers in Kwara State. The variables are wages/remuneration, job security, training opportunity, promotion and educational attainment as correlates of job performance of Physical Education teachers in the study area. Descriptive research design of survey method was adopted for the study.120 respondents were sampled. Researchers’ structured questionnaire was the instrument for data collection. The instrument was validated by lecturers in Human Kinetics Education. The data collected were analyzed using inferential statistic of Pearson’s Product Moment Correlation at 0.05 alpha level. The findings revealed that: satisfaction with wages/remuneration; job security; training opportunity; promotion policy and educational attainment are significant correlates of job performance of Physical Education teachers in Kwara State. This study concludes that the government should motivate physical education teachers by giving special remuneration particularly for those teaching practical skills to increase job performance.
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    Perceived psychological factors inhibiting Oyo State secondary school athletes' performance in organized competitions
    (International Council for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Sports and Dance, 2006) Adebayo, Babatunde Samson
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    Social mobility in Sports: A source of motivation for budding Athletes
    (Faculty of Education, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria, 2007) Adebayo, Babatunde Samson
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    Views of Unilorin female students on misconceptions of women choosing Human Kinetics as a career
    (Department of Social Sciences Education, Faculty of Education, University of Ilorin, Nigeria, 2017-03) Adebayo, Babatunde Samson
    The study examined the views of University of Ilorin female students on misconception of women choosing Human Kinetics as a career in. Descriptive research design of survey type was used for the study. The population for the study made up of all the 225 female students in Human kinetics Education. Simple random sampling was used to select 180 students. Data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics of frequency and percentages for demographic and inferential statistics of Chi-Square (X2) for testing the formulated hypotheses at 0.05 alpha level. The study revealed that Unilorin female students’ view on misconception of women choosing Human Kinetics as a career was significant with the believe that participating in sports have adverse effects on their body shape. (X2 = 67.9 > 16.92;p=0.05), also Unilorin female students’ view on misconception of women choosing Human Kinetics as a career was significant due to the believe that the profession offers poor future prospects. (X2 = 253.1 > 16.92;p=0.05), further the female students’ view on misconception of women choosing Human Kinetics as a career was significant because theya greed that women have lesser career opportunities when compared with their male counterparts. (X2 = 47.8 > 16.92;p=0.05), the female students’ view on misconception of women choosing Human Kinetics as a career was significant owing to the believe that participating in sports would have adverse effects on their fertility. (X2 = 128.4 > 16.92;p=0.05) and they also agreed that the public perceive them to be promiscuous. (X2 = 229.1 > 16.92;p=0.05). This study concluded that Unilorin female students’ view on misconception of women choosing Human Kinetics as a career was significant with the believe that participating in sports would have adverse effects on their body shape and fertility while they believed that the profession offers poor future prospects and public see them as being promiscuous. It was therefore recommended that women who choose Human Kinetics as a career should plan their pattern of participation in sports in a way that it will not affect their body shape and fertility. Also, sports organizations should be sensitized to address gender balance in their recruitment exercise so as to boost the prospects of women that want to build career in Human Kinetics. More so, Women that have chosen Human Kinetics as a career should be re-orientated that they have equal career opportunities compared to their male counterparts while the public should be sensitized to change their negative perception about women in Human Kinetics profession as being promiscuous.