Analysis of Body Posture, Punching Speed And Kicks of Athletes of The Provincial PPLP Aceh, Indonesia

Abstract

The Aceh Youth and Sports Service is one of the official containers in recruiting and fostering junior and senior high school-level youth athletes in Aceh every year. With this activity, it is hoped that in PPLPD coaching, the coaches, especially in the sport of combat degree, can find new athletes who will be fostered and guided according to their abilities and talents so that these athletes can achieve optimal performance. This study uses a quantitative approach. The findings are obtained through statistical procedures and other numerical calculations. This study's population comprised seven athletes from PPLPD Aceh who PPLPD coached. The instruments used to collect this research data are body pressure tests, double punches, and inner circle kicks.

Based on the research results, conclusions can be drawn as follows: 1) with the test results, PPLPD athletes assisted by the Aceh Provincial must train harder and be disciplined again by following the physical condition training program delivered by sports experts; 2) the speed of Aceh PPLPD athletes' punches and kicks can exceed West Java PPLP athletes, the results of this study can be used as a guideline for other researchers in relatively similar situations or contexts in different fields to improve coach performance.

The suggestions that can be given are as follows: 1) The technological system needs to be improved further to improve the quality of athletes in the future, and the long term; 2) coaches are expected to provide direction and constructive criticism to their athletes. Coaches can also explain mistakes and shortcomings in detail during training and matches.