Sport Talent Identification of Elementary and Junior High School in Situbondo Regency

Abstract

One of the critical things in producing high-achieving athletes is identifying the talents and interests of the athletes. Sportkompas is an application to find out someone's skills and interests in the sport. This study aimed to determine the sports talents and interests of elementary and junior high school students in the Situbondo Regency. This research is descriptive quantitative research with a survey method. The sample in this study was elementary and junior high school students scattered in the Situbondo district, with 925 students selected randomly. Students are spread out from 52 schools in 17 sub-districts in the Situbondo district. The test instrument used the sportskompas application. The results showed that the recommended sports in the Situbondo district are rugby (21.11%), football (18.59%), fencing (4.97%), golf (4.86%), triathlon (4.65%), volleyball (4.65%), basketball (4.43%), korfball (3.68%). Sports recommendation for the western region in the Situbondo is football, rugby, volleyball, baseball/softball, Tennis, Surfing, swimming, handball, archery. Sports recommendation for the central region is rugby, football, baseball/softball, tennis, table tennis, volleyball, swimming. And sport recommendation for the eastern part is rugby, football, badminton, bike racing, table tennis, volleyball.