The Effects of Progressive Muscle Relaxation on Concentration in Archery Atheletes at the UNIMED Club

Abstract

Archery athletes train physically and technically to be able to make a full series of bow-pulls, but athletes who can make good movements during training may not be able to do it perfectly during matches. The athlete's concentration can be disturbed by various things when competing and affect the athlete's performance and achievement. The ability to concentrate is something that can be trained through mental training. This study aims to examine whether there is an effect of progressive muscle relaxation, as one method of mental training, on the concentration of archery athletes. This study uses an experimental method with a pretest-posttest control group design. The subjects of this study were 12 UNIMED Archery Club athletes who were divided into experimental and control groups. The instrument used to measure an athlete's concentration is the Grid Concentration Exercise. Data obtained by doing pretest and posttest in both groups. The Progressive Muscle Relation Treatment was given only to the experimental group. Wilcoxon Test analysis results showed there were differences in concentration scores between after and before treatment in the experimental group, meaning that the hypothesis "there is an effect of progressive muscle relaxation on concentration in Archery athletes" was accepted. The experimental group had an average gain score higher than the control group, it showed that progressive muscle relaxation had an effect on increasing the concentration of Archery athletes.

Memahami Karakter Atlet Pelajar Melalui Olahraga Panahan

“…Berdasarkan hasil penelitian secara keseluruhan karakter atlet pelajar panahan di Kabupaten Banyumas sebagian besar pada kategori baik dengan mengutamakan faktor-faktor nilai karakter dalam panahan. Dalam hal ini aplikasinya dalam olahraga panahan yaitu harus fokus, tenang dan konsentrasi terhadap bidikan dengan demikian mental anak dapat tercipta dengan baik, hal tersebut dikarenakan anak dilatih untuk mempunyai mental yang berani, tidak takut (Verawati & Valianto, 2020). Sikap percaya diri akan tercipta dengan pengalaman bertanding, sikap atlet saat menerapkan tehnik panahan dengan baik (Musa et al, 2019).…”

“…Seni di artikan membutuhkan jiwa sabar dan tekun, Sedangkan olahraga di artikan menggunakan otot dan menyebabkan tubuh berkeringat (Yachsie, 2019). Berdasarkan penelitian Verawati and Valianto (2020) panahan juga mempunyai manfaat dari segi psikologis atau mental olahraga dapat meningkatkan kepercayaan diri, kerjasama tim, kemampuan bersosialisasi, kesabaran, kepedulian, empati, kasih sayang, pengendalian emosi, inisiatif, kemampuan perencanaan, dan problem solving. Melihat kegiatan panahan tersebut dapat disimpulkan bahwa kegiatan panahan bisa dijadikan alat untuk mengembangakan pembentukan mental.…”

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