Fun Football during the Covid 19 Pandemic as a Community Recreational Sport in Karanganyar Regency

Abstract

This study aims to determine the phenomenon of Fun Football in the Covid 19 Pandemic Period as a Community Recreational Sport in Karanganyar Regency. This type of research is a qualitative research with a phenomenological approach. The informant retrieval technique uses the Snowball Sampling technique. Data collection techniques using observation, interviews, and document analysis. The data validity technique used triangulation technique. Data analysis was carried out in four stages, namely: the data collection stage, the data reduction stage, the data presentation stage, and the conclusion drawing stage. Based on observations and interviews, it was found that out of 141 respondents, 97.2% or 137 respondents stated that public awareness had increased after the COVID-19 pandemic came to Indonesia. There were 80.1% or 113 respondents stated that after the COVID-19 pandemic, there were many fun football activities in Karanganyar Regency. As many as 60.3% or 85 respondents stated that the football field before the COVID-19 pandemic was not actively used and after the Covid-19 pandemic was actively used for fun football activities. A total of 55.3% or 78 respondents stated that there was a football group or club which before the covid-19 pandemic was not active and after the covid-19 pandemic actively played fun football. Then 95% or 134 respondents stated that when there were fun football activities in Karanganyar Regency there were photographers who were often present to take pictures of fun football players. So it can be concluded that the majority of respondents like funfootball, while the benefits are that it can maintain health and physical fitness, increase body immunity, fill spare time, get fun, build friendship, self-existence.