Profile of Physical Fitness Level of Students Aged 10-12 Years in the Beach Area of Tomini Indonesia

Abstract

Physical fitness is the goal of physical education in elementary schools which is charged by physical education teachers. The task of physical education teachers in educating students is mostly in the field so that they can motivate students to move. This study aims to determine the level of physical fitness of students aged 10-12 years in one of the coastal areas of Tomini Bay, Gorontalo Province, Indonesia, namely in Kabila Bone District, Bone Bolango Regency. This research is a non-experimental quantitative descriptive study with a survey method. The population in this study were all students aged 10-12 years who were in 11 public elementary schools, Kabila Bone District, Bone Bolango Regency, Gorontalo Province, amounting to 236 students. The sample in this study used purposive sampling technique, so the number of samples obtained was 67 students from 5 schools. The research instrument uses the Indonesian Physical Fitness Test (TKJI) standard instrument with a validity level of 0.92 and a reliability of 0.89, which in its implementation includes several test items, namely: 1) sprint to measure students' running speed; 2) pull ups to measure the strength and endurance of the arm and shoulder muscles; 3) sit ups to measure the strength and endurance of the abdominal muscles; 4) vertical jump to measure explosive power or explosive power of leg muscles; and 5) Running a moderate distance to measure students' cardiovascular. The results of this quantitative descriptive study are profiles of the physical fitness level of students aged 10-12 years in the coastal area of Tomini Bay, Gorontalo Province, Indonesia. The result, there is 1 student in the poor category, 44 students in the medium category, 22 students in the good category. The findings in this study are expected to be a future consideration for physical education teachers, especially the Tomini Bay area to be able to improve the quality of physical education in accordance with its objectives, namely physical fitness.