Anxiety Soccer Players of Soccer Academy Fajar South Bolaang Mongondow District Following Training during the Covid-19 Pandemic

Abstract

During the Covid-19 pandemic, there was a decline in the attendance of athletes who took part in the training. Athletes always experience anxiety every time they go to soccer practice. Anxiety is indicated by an increasingly fast heart rate, cold sweat, stomach feeling uncomfortable, restless during training, and decreased focus. This study aims to determine the anxiety of Soccer Academy Fajar Selatan football players, South Bolaang Mongondow Regency following training during the Covid-19 pandemic. This research is quantitative descriptive. The population in this study were Soccer Academy Fajar Selatan soccer players, South Bolaang Mongondow Regency, Age Group 12-15 years, amounting to 72 athletes who were taken based on total sampling. The instrument in this research is a questionnaire. Data analysis used descriptive percentages. The results showed that the anxiety of Soccer Academy Fajar Selatan soccer players, South Bolaang Mongondow Regency participating in training during the Covid-19 pandemic was in the "very low" category of 0.00% (0 athletes), "low" 33.33% (24 athletes), “high” by 66.67% (48 athletes), and “very high” by 0.00% (0 athletes). It can be concluded that the anxiety of Soccer Academy Fajar Selatan soccer players in South Bolaang Mongondow Regency following training during the Covid-19 pandemic was in the high category.