ANALYSIS OF PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECTS IN PENCAK SILAT ATHLETES OF THE CENTER FOR STUDENT SPORTS EDUCATION AND TRAINING (PPLP)

Abstract

This research is faced with unknown problems regarding the psychological aspects of pencak silat athletes at the West Sumatra Student Sports Education and Training Center (PPLP). The purpose of this study is to find out how the psychological aspects, especially in the aspect of anxiety and motivation aspects in the athlete. This research is a descriptive quantitative research and this research is carried out through a survey method. Questionnaires or questionnaires are the data collection methods used. The population in this study amounted to 18 athletes consisting of 7 female athletes and 11 male athletes. The sampling method applied is the saturated sampling technique, which involves each member of the population as a sample. Percentage formulas and statistical descriptive analysis were used to process the data of this study. According to the findings of this study, the anxiety level in women's pencak silat athletes is mostly in the high category of 43% while men's pencak silat athletes mostly have a medium category of 45%. In terms of motivation, the motivation level in women's pencak silat athletes mostly has a very high category of 43%, while in men's pencak silat athletes, most of them have a medium and high category motivation level of 36% each. From the data, it is known that West Sumatra PPLP pencak silat athletes have moderate to high levels of anxiety but have a high level of motivation.