The Study of Sports Open Space Area Factors in Affecting the Levels of Community's Sport Participation in Slawi Sub-District, Tegal Regency, Indonesia

Abstract

The present research aims to identify and study the factors of sport open space area in affecting the levels of community’s sport participation in Slawi Sub-district, Tegal Regency, Indonesia. This research was conducted by using qualitative approach and ethnography design with critical ethnography type and it was conducted in sports open space area as the center of community’s recreational sport activities. The sources of data were collected from the research informants by using Purposive Sampling and Snowball technique. Data collection technique used observation, interview, and documentation studies, while data analysis was conducted inductively by using Miles and Huberman’s interactive cycle. The results of the research show that there were three factors of sports open space area which could affecting the levels of community’s sport participation including: 1) The condition of the physical and social environment in the sports open space area, 2) The features and attributes in the sport open space area, and 3) The accessibility of sports open space area which could be reached by the community. The factors could add the value of happiness and excitement emanated on their faces when they were doing sport activities, because they expected to be healthy, fit, safe, and comfortable to do the activities which were always be kept in their mind and heart, so that they would always be excited to do sports.