Psychological Profile of Football Athletes of Special Classroom Sport

Senior High School Students for the Special Region of Yogyakarta

Komarudin

, Ermawan Susanto

, Dimyati

, Joko Purwanto

Yogyakarta State University, Jl. Colombo No. 01 Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Keywords: Psychological profile, soccer athletes, Senior high school.

Abstract: Psychological factors are factors that determine athlete's achievements, besides physical factors, techniques

and tactics. Anxiety and confidence are the dominant psychological factors raised by adolescents in

accordance with the stages of human psychological development. This study aimed to determine the

psychological profile in the form of anxiety and self-confidence in soccer athletes of special high school

students of state high schools in Yogyakarta. This research was a quantitative study, and the method used in

this study was a survey method. Data ere collected using an instrument in the form of a questionnaire. The

population in this study were soccer athletes of special sports class students in state high schools in the Special

Region of Yogyakarta. The subjects of this study were all soccer athletes of senior high school students in the

Special Region of Yogyakarta, totaling 168 athletes. Data were analyzed using the descriptive analysis with

percentages. The results of the research on the level of anxiety of soccer athletes in special sports classes

showed 8.33% in the very high category, 8.33% in the high, 58.33% in the moderate, 16.67% in the low,

8.33% in the very low. As for the confidence of 20.83% ,the category is very high, 16.67% is high, 33.33%

is moderate, 12.50% is low, 16.67% is very low.

1 INTRODUCTION

In the world of education, everyone who passes

through this phase has a good level of intelligence.

Moreover, the senior high school students have

already started thinking about their future education

with a lot of considerations about. The success in

education is determined in the learning process

through communication between human beings who

are called learners and those who teach so-called

teacher. Schools need to design a program in order to

achieve that desire. The program involving activities

with learners is the primary object in achieving the

objectives of education in the cognitive, affective and

psychomotor. The program can also be used to hold

ideas and develop the talents and interests of learners.

It is easier for students who have a good academic

grades to continue their education to the next level.

However, it will be a little different with their special

class sport. Special Class sport or the Marines is a

class consisting of all kinds of sports in which it

requires different academic abilities from the regular

classroom. If the regular classroom is used the

cumulative value of the UN (national exam) as the

main consideration, it is different from the Marines

class in which students must pass the test in order to

enter the selection bias and the socre of the UN will

be used as additional scores. It is very hard to enter

the special class and it is clear that there is a big gap

between regular class and special class the Marine

Corps.

The opening of a special class of this sport is to

prepare the learners to have a strong national identity

and has the ability to compete on a national and

international levels. The special class of this sport is

expected to be a spearhead in order to recognize the

quality of national education, and prepare graduates

who are able to uphold the dignity of the nation.

Supported by educators and adequate facilities, this

special class is expected to be featured school-based

sport graduates who are able to play an active role in

society, skilled, and self-contained.

Based on the results of interviews to some Marine

students, some problems were found, namely 1)

students were less excited due to the difference

between the regular classroom and the special

classroom; 2) students were lack of confidence due to

low self-esteem and anxiety related to the high

demands of schools.

Atkinson (1993: 212) states that anxiety is an

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Psychological Proﬁle of Football Athletes of Special Classroom Sport Senior High School Students for the Special Region of Yogyakarta.

DOI: 10.5220/0009789705170520

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unpleasant emotion, which is characterized by

worries, concerns, and fears that often occurred in

different levels of anxiety. People can use the

emotional power more than they realize. Anxiety is a

mental tension, that is usually accompanied by

disturbances of the body causing the individuals to

feel helpless and to experience fatigue due to unclear

but constant alerts against the threat of danger

(appendices, 2015: 102). Husdarta (2011: 80) stated

that the anxiety felt by athletes in a certain time, for

example before the match (state anxiety) and it is

classified as a worrier (trait anxiety). Satiadarma

(2000: 11) explains that in the world of sport anxiety

(anxiety), arousal, and stress are aspects which have

a very close relationship with one another, making it

difficult to separate.

Self-confidence is an important aspect in the

development of students in the school. Students

should perform a variety of school activities with

confidence. Various activities involving students'

confidence can be found in the discussion, including

asking the teacher when experiencing difficulties, and

expressing ideas in public. If students do not show

high confidence, it certainly will affect their academic

performance in school. Mustari (2014: 51) defines

self-esteem as the belief that one has the ability to do

something to achieve certain goals. Referring to the

opinion, it can be argued that self-confidence is the

basis for a person to meet the objectives of his life.

Various goals in life can be achieved by believing to

potential one has. Through a strong belief of being

capable of doing something, a person becomes

motivated to continue their activities that lead to

success in life purpose.

Appendices (2013) explains that "the athlete who

has the confidence always think positively always

shows the best and has confidence in himself that he

was able to do it". Having negative thoughts and less

confidence may decrease the athelte’s performance.

Bandura in Satiadarma (2000) states that positive and

negative expectations of a person are influenced by

the person's confidence to finish or complete the good

job (self-esteem or self-efficacy).

At the moment, football game is the most popular

sport and it has a lot of fans in Indonesia even in the

world. Football is also a sport that knows no

boundaries, and therefore everyone should play

football. Danny Mielke (2007: 10) defines football as

a team game, and each team consists of eleven players

and one goalkeeper. In the process of playing

football, it requires strength, stamina, speed, agility,

endurance, courage, and teamwork during 2x45

minutes.

2 RESEARCH METHODS

2.1 Types of Research

This study was a descriptive research with

quantitative approach. This study only described the

condition in which this object was not exhaustive

prior to an examination of the object in question.

This study sought to describe the psychological

profile of the level of anxiety and self-confident

footballers particular grade students high school

sports throughout Yogyakarta. Data were obtained

based on the formulation of the problem. The

method was survey and data were collected using

questionnaires. Scores were obtained from the

questionnaire, and then analyzed using descriptive

analysis in the form of a percentage.

2.2 Time and Place of Research

The place of research was in the Special Class Sports

SMA Yogyakarta. This study was conducted on

March - May 2019.

2.3 Research Subject

This study involved 168 athletes.

2.4 Data, Instruments and Data

Collection Techniques

Data used in this study were collected using a closed

questionnaire. Arikunto (2006: 168), states that the

enclosed questionnaire is a questionnaire that is

presented in the form such that respondents live

provides a check list (√) in the column or a suitable

place, with direct questionnaire using a graduated

scale. Questionnaire in this study was a questionnaire

presented in such a way that respondents can just give

a check list (√) in column or a suitable place, with

direct questionnaire using a graduated scale.

2.5 Data Analysis Technique

Data analysis techniques in this study used

descriptive data analysis techniques, namely

percentage. With the following formula (Sudijono,

2009: 40):

P = F / NX 100%

(1)

Information:

P = percentage sought (Relative Frequency)

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F = Frequency

N = Number of Respondents

3 RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

This study aimed to determine the psychological

profile of football athletes of senior high school in

Yogyakarta. Psychological profile in this study was

limited to the level of anxiety and self-confidence.

The results of the study are described as follows.

3.1 Worry

Anxiety is basically a feeling often experienced by a

person in this case athletes. It can cause emotional

stress including anxiety, worry, and fear of

something and is not clear what happened at a

particular time, such as when facing a match. Based

on analysis of the level of anxiety, it can be known

that: 1) Motor factors: The results showed that

anxiety of football athletes in Special Class was

4.17% in the category "very low", 8,33% in the

category of "low", 58.33% in the category

"medium", 16.67% in the category of "high", and 12

, 50% in the category of "very high". Based on the

average value, namely 27.61, anxiety based on

motor factor was in the category of "medium"; 2)

Affective factors: The results showed that anxiety

football athletes in Special Sports Class was 16.67%

affective factors that are in the category of "very

low", 8.33% in the category of "low", 62.50% in the

category "medium", 8, 33% in the category of

"high", and 4.17% in the category of "very high".

Based on the average value, which is 4, anxiety

based on affective factors was in the category of

"medium"; 3) Somatic factors: The results showed

that anxiety of football athletes in Special Class by

the somatic factor was 12.50% in the category "very

low", 4.17% in the category of "low", 58.33% in the

category "medium", 4, 17% in the category "high",

and 12.50% in the category of "very high". Based on

the average value, which is 14, anxiety based on

factors somatic was in the category of "medium"; 4)

Cognitive factors: The results showed that anxiety of

football athletes in Special Class by the cognitive

factor was 8.33% in the category "very low",

29.17% in the category of "low", 45.83% in the

category "sufficient", 8, 33% in the category of

"high" and 8.33% in the category of "very high".

Based on the average value, namely 7.9, anxiety by

cognitive factors in the category of "medium".

Based on overall level of anxiety, it was known

that there were 8.3% students had very high level of

anxiety, 16.7% had high anxiety, 58.4% had

moderate anxiety, 8.3% had a low level of anxiety,

and 8, 3% had very low levels of anxiety. It can be

interpreted that the majority of football student

athletes from Special Class Sports have medium

level of anxiety. This showed that most of the

specialized sports graders (Marines) should increase

mental exercise in order to achieve a better mental

condition.

3.2 Confidence

Confidence is the belief to perform an activity or

action to achieve goals in life. Confident is divided

into several factors with the following results. 1)

Confidence in the ability of self: The results showed

that the confidence of football student athletes of

Special Sport Class that is based on the ability of

self-confidence factor was in the category "very

low" at 8.33%, "low" 16.67%, "medium" 33,33%,

"high" 33,33% and "very high" at 8.33%. Based on

the average value, namely 28.67, confidence based

on the ability of self-confidence factor was in the

category of "medium"; 2) Optimism: The results

showed that the confidence of football student

athletes of Special Sport Class that is based on

optimism was in the category "very low" of 8.33%,

a "low" of 20.83%, "medium" of 37.50%, the "high"

of 29, 17% and "very high" at 4.17%. Based on the

average value, namely 26.62, confidence based on a

factor of optimism was in the category of "medium";

3) Objectivity: The results showed that the

confidence of football student athletes of Special

Sport Class that is based on objectivity was in the

category of "very low" of 4.17%, a "low" of 29.17%,

"enough" of 37.50%, "high" is 25.00%, and "very

high" at 4.17%. Based on the average value average,

namely 24.38, confidence based on objectivity was

in the category of "medium"; 4) Consistency: The

results showed that the confidence of football

student athletes of Special Sport Class that is based

on consistency was in the category of "very low" of

4.17%, a "low" of 29.17%, "medium" by 29.17%,

"high" 33,33%, and "very high" at 4.17%. Based on

the average value, namely 29.21, confidence based

on consistency was in the category of "high"; 5)

Rational and realistic factor: The results showed that

the confidence of football student athletes of Special

Sport Class that is based on rational and realistic

factors was in in the category of "very low" at

4.17%, "low" is 25.00%, "medium" by 54.17%, "

high "of 8.33%, and" very high "at 8.33%. Based on

the average value, namely 27.75, confidence based

on rational and realistic factors was in the category

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of "medium".

Based on the analysis, the result showed that the

confidence level for football student athletes of

Special Class was category "very low" 16.67%,

"low" at 12.50%, "medium" amounted to 33.33%,

"high" at 16 , 67%, and "very high" amounted to

20.83%. The majority of football student athletes

had a moderate level of confidence.

4 CONCLUSIONS AND

SUGGESTIONS

4.1 Conclusions

Based on the resultof research that has already been

done, it can be described that: 1) The anxiety level of

football student athletes in Special Sports Class

mostly included in the category of "medium" with a

percentage of 58.3%; 2) While, the level of

confidence owned by students mostly included in the

category of "medium" with a percentage of 33.3%.

4.2 Suggestions

Based on the research conclusions, relevant advice is

given is as follows. 1) For the researcher, a similar

study with more complex variables can be doe by not

only determining the level of anxiety and self-

confidence alone, but also the other factors; 2) For

further research, it is to better keep an eye on as

students when filling in the data so that the data can

be generated more objectively.

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