The Impact of Sports Course on ITB Student Participation and Enjoyment in Physical and Sporting Activities

Abstract

Objective: The Ministry of Health of Republic of Indonesia (KEMENKES) says that obesity, stress, and degenerative diseases are among the symptoms and impacts of the less participation of Indonesia's youths in doing physical activities. The major goal of the present research is to measure the impact of compulsory sports course on student motivation to take part in sport activities after the course, as well as on the fitness of ITB first-year students. Materials and Methods: The research used a qualitative-descriptive research method. 310 informants were involved in the research. All informants filled in a three-stage questionnaire, including informant identification, informant motivation, and the impact of their involvement in compulsory sports general course (MKU). The data analysis used in the research was statistic-descriptive. Results: The research results showed that 86 (57%) informants said that they had not background in doing sports and 64 (43%) informants said that they routinely did sports. Moreover, the data showed that all informant (150) said that they would do sport activities individually and be motivated by the compulsory sports general course they did at ITB. Conclusion: Based on the questionnaire that we had developed and distributed, the research showed that there were some changes in both motivation and enjoyment in doing sport activities individually after having taken part in compulsory sports course at ITB.