The Role of Sport and Health Laboratories in Developing the Insights of Sports Science and Technology Towards Faculty of Sport Science Students

Abstract

The present research aims to analyse the role of sport and health laboratories in developing the insights of Sports Science and Technology towards Faculty of Sport Science students in Universitas Negeri Semarang (F SS Unnes). The research conducted by using qualitative approach and ethnography design with critical ethnography type. Data sources collected from research informants by using Purposive Sampling and Snowball. Data collection technique used observation, interview, and documentation study. Data analysis used inductively by using M iles and Huberman interactive cycle. The results show that The Role of Sport and Health Laboratories of FSS Unnes in developing Sports Science and Technology towards sport science students indicated quite maximal contribution, with the sport and health laboratories provided in FSS Unnes, students could directly apply the materials they learned during lectures, they also could have skills to evaluate athletes' training programs, regulate the pattern of good nutritional intake for athletes and apply technology in physical education and other sport sciences.