Sport Talent for Junior School in District Silou Kahean, Simalungun Regency

Abstract

This is research is intended to find out of the potential for giftedness in sport for junior school students in the Siloukahean District, Simalugun Regency. This study is a qualitative research with survey method. The population in this study were junior school students in the Silou Kahean District which consisted of 3 schools, namely SMP Negeri 1, SMP Negeri 2 and SMP Orasi Indo. There were 254 samples in this study, they are VII grade students. The results of this study found that out of 254 students from the VII grade from 3 junior schools in Silokahean District are the quality of students participating in sports in the non-potential category was 64.4%, in the less potential category was 29.9%, in the quite potential category there were 5.1%, in the potential category there is 0.4%, and in the very potential category there is none at all. From the results of talent scouting in sports conducted in the District of Silou Kahean on the VII grade of Junior School, there are six people who have a disability in athletics are long jump and shot put. The six people from, SMP Negeri 1 with 3 people and SMP Negeri 2 the others. Whereas from Orasi Indo Junior School no students were found to have a disability in sports.

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

“…In the sport concerned, time and resources are used to process the training of talented athletes more efficiently. The goal of talent scouting is to predict a high degree of likelihood that a prospective athlete will be able and successful to complete a junior training program in the selected sport to measure with certainty in performing the next stage of training [2] [3]. Sport talent identification is vital in determining appropriate sports for a person from an early age, and a more critical variable is motivation [4] [5].…”

Movement Pattern Analysis of Layup, Jump Shot and Free Throw in Basketball

“…Follow through phase Preparatory phase: A wide first step by right foot while performing right side layup, maintaining the balance and to gain distance, followed by a short 2nd step by left foot to jump high (Figure 3), shoulders are relaxed. Non-shooting hands under the ball, shooting hands behind the ball, elbows are inwards [11]. The ball is kept close to the chest to prepare for the shot [12].…”

“…The head is kept upright during the shot and while going for the lay-up. The ball is released by generating power in the fingertips, slightly rotating the wrist inwards creating a spin of the ball and aiming at a point slightly right to the center of the backboard [11,12]. Follow through: The player lands on both the feet equally with knees flexed and hands relaxed [13].…”