Community Sports Participation and Its Distribution in East Java

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine the level of sports participation of the people of East Java and its distribution in 2022. This study is survey research with a quantitative approach and using a cross sectional design. A total of 25945 people from East Java were used as respondents for this research by using snowball sampling technique. Data was collected using a questionnaire to determine the level of participation in sports in East Java. Data on the distribution of sports in East Java was obtained from filling out questionnaires from 38 cities/regencies in East Java which were divided into 5 Regional Coordinating Agency (Bakorwil). The results showed that the percentage of sports participation in East Java is still low below 1% and the highest participation in rhythmic gymnastics was in Bakorwil 1, 3 and 5 with a percentage of 35,61%, 47,80% and 30,45%, respectively, while soccer was the highest in Bakorwil 2 with a percentage of 31,39% and badminton was the highest in Bakorwil 4 with a percentage of 20,87%. The conclusion is spsorts participation in East Java is still low and aerobics gymnastics is the most popular community sport in East Java in 2022.