Contribution of Leg Muscle Power and Balance to Shooting Accuracy in SSB Elang Biru Soccer Team Players

Abstract

The game of soccer fundamentally requires leg muscle power and balance to achieve good shooting accuracy. Shooting accuracy is a basic technique that every player must master, as it is the way to create goals. This research aims to determine the relationship between leg muscle power and shooting accuracy, the relationship between balance and shooting accuracy, and the contribution of leg muscle power and balance to shooting accuracy. This study employs a quantitative approach using simple correlation. The research sample consists of 20 soccer athletes from the SSB Elang Biru team. The instruments used to collect data include test items: 1) leg muscle power using the standing broad jump test, 2) balance using a body balance test, and 3) shooting accuracy using a shooting accuracy test. The research results can be summarised as follows: 1) there is a significant relationship between leg muscle power and shooting accuracy, 2) there is a significant relationship between balance and shooting accuracy, 3) there is a significant contribution of leg muscle power and balance to shooting accuracy in soccer games for the SSB Elang Biru team. These findings indicate that leg muscle power and balance contribute to shooting accuracy in SSB Elang Biru soccer players.