The effect of ball feeling training on dribbling skills in novice soccer athletes

Abstract

This study aims to determine the effect of ball feeling training on dribbling skills in novice soccer athletes. This research is an experimental research. This study used a One-Group Pretest-Posttest design, where one group was observed and then treated. This design test was carried out twice, namely before the experiment and after the experiment. The test that is done before the experiment is called the pre-test, and the test after the experiment is called the post-test. The population of this study were 20 soccer athletes in Pontianak. While the sample of this research is 20 football athletes in Pontianak. The instrument in this study was divided into 2 parts, namely the measurement instrument and the treatment instrument. The test instrument used to measure the results of the ability to dribble is the dribbling test and the instrument used to measure the results of dribbling is the stop time in seconds. The training instrument (training program) used in the ability to dribble is the ball feeling exercise. Based on the results of the study, it shows that there is a significant effect of ball feeling training on the ability to dribble ball feeling. This is indicated by the significant data count between the post-test results and the pretest results is 0,000 which means it is smaller than 0.05 (0,000 <0.05). The results of the data analysis show that the mean posttest value for players who dribble soccer is smaller than the mean pretest for players who carry out soccer dribbling activities without using ball feeling exercises or (26.70 <30.30). So it can be concluded that ball feeling training can improve dribbling skills in novice soccer athletes.