Study of Body Attitude Criteria of Indoor Hockey Players Based on Body Height to Obtain Accurate Shooting Techniques

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to make a preliminary study of the criteria for accurate shooting techniques based on height. Researchers in this study analyzed an accurate ball shooting technique based on body posture consisting of the initial attitude, the execution attitude, and the final attitude. The posture of the ball shooting technique has been demonstrated by indoor hockey players at the Sports Science Faculty, Jakarta State University. The data obtained in this study were taken through observation, interviews, and filling out questionnaires. This study uses a qualitative method by distributing questionnaires to each player. The population used was the hockey athlete at the State University of Jakarta. The sample was taken in this study using a total sampling technique. The results of this study the respondents stated that playing experience, comfort, The body postures of the respondents support the ability to shoot the ball accurately, respectively, shown by the percentage strongly agree and agree are 45% and 44%, 52% and 44%, 70% and 30%. Furthermore, for height, the largest percentage was 44% disagreed and 26% doubtful, for arm length the largest percentage was 45% doubtful and 41% disagreed. This means that height and arm length do not affect the respondent's accuracy in shooting the ball accurately. However, the distance between the hand grips affects the accuracy and comfort, this is reinforced by the percentage strongly agree and agree that the hand grip distance affects the accuracy is 19% and 59% and the distance between the handles based on comfort is 33% and 56%. The results of this study will be given to athletes and coaches as evaluation material.