Identification of Basic Agility Movement Skills on Soccer Students of KU between 11-13 Years

Abstract

Soccer is a very complex sport which encompasses multiple aspects within. Some of which include; physical, technique, strategy, and mental factors. The physical factor is a major factor and one of the vital foundations of sport achievements. However, if the physical factor is good, all other corresponding factors can be well developed. This study aims to briefly identify the level of Agility of basic soccer skill Movement of student ranged between 11-13 years. This study applies the descriptive research with survey method. The research instrument used was the Agility Basic Movement APORI test. The study subjects are the soccer students from the 5 districts in the Yogyakarta special region and they totalled 143. The data analysis method was conducted using the percentage descriptive analysis. The study result shows that the Basic Agility Movement of soccer students between 11-13 years group is categorized as very low, comprised of 8% (12 players), categorized as low, comprised of 21% (30 players), categorized as medium it comprised of 34% (48 players) categorized as high comprised of 35% (50 players) and categorized as very high comprised of 2% (3 players). Based on average score which was 18.13, it can be concluded that Basic Agility Movement of soccer students between 11-13 years was categorized as medium. This result was influenced by several factors, which are: technique, sprint speed, leg muscle quality, coach ability, the players and environments.

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“…Agility can be defined as the ability to perform relatively short movements with nimbleness (Altmann et al, 2022). In other words, agility is the capacity to swiftly change direction while in motion without losing balance, along with an awareness of one's body position (Pamungkas et al, 2023;Wibowo Eko Yulianto et al, 2019;Fiorilli et al, 2017).…”