The Effectiveness Test of Artistic Gymnastic Talent Scouting Selection Model – Based Application

Abstract

The development of gymnastics athletes achievement in Indonesia did not show significant progress. Talent scouting is the important basic in achieving optimal achievement. The aim of this study to find children aged 7-9 years who are talented in gymnastics through artistic gymnastic talent scouting application software. This Study is survey and used descriptive qualitative method. 100 students, whose aged 7-9 years and study in Sleman area, recruited as samples. Data collection techniques used tests and measurements of anthropometry and biomotor. Data analysis techniques using early age artistic gymnastic talent scouting software determine the category of talented sample research. The results showed that of the total number of 100 students aged 7-9 years, there are 3 talented students, 46 students are quite talented, 50 less talented students, and 1 student is not talented. The results show that the talent scouting test model used to select artistic gymnastics talent is effective because of students who are basically not gymnastics athletes and have never practiced gymnastics, only 3 are talented and 46 are quite talented. Data analysis showed that artistic gymnastic talent is valid and reliabel.

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

“…Talent scouting program needs to be carried out because considering that athletes are the main determining factor in achieving achievement, choosing early age athletes is necessary; the process of attaining achievement can be optimally effective if the athletes being trained are selected athletes who have potential under the demands of specifications [1]. In the sport concerned, time and resources are used to process the training of talented athletes more efficiently.…”