MOTIVASI DAN TINGKAT KECEMASAN ORANG TUA MENGIKUTSERTAKAN ANAKNYA BERLATIH RENANG PADA MASA PANDEMI COVID 19

      MOTIVATION AND ANXIETY LEVELS OF PARENTS INCLUDING THEIR CHILDREN IN SWIMMING TRAINING IN THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC TIME

Renang merupakan jenis olahraga yang banyak diminati masyarakat. Baik sebagai olahraga prestasi maupun olahraga untuk rekreasi. Orang tua berharap anak-anak mereka sejak dini telah memiliki ketrampilan renang sebagai salah satu usaha menjaga keselamatan mereka. Pandemi Covid-19 telah memunculkan pola adaptasi baru, yang merubah frekuensi aktivitas luar rumah. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui motivasi dan tingkat kecemasan orang tua yang mengikutsertakan anaknya berlatih renang di FSA (Fun Swimming Academy)   pada masa pandemi Covid-19. Metode penelitian deskriptif kuantitatif ini dilakukan dengan cara survei. Teknik pengumpulan data menggunakan kuisioner yang diberikan kepada 31 orang tua siswa yang mengikutsertakan anaknya berlatih renang di FSA. Hasil yang diperoleh diketahui bahwa motivasi terbesar orang tua mengikutsertakan anaknya tetap berlatih renang di FSA (Fun Swimming Academy) di masa pandemi covid 19 ini adalah agar anak tetap aktif berolahraga dan agar memiliki perkembangan yang baik dimana keduanya memiliki persentase yang sama sebesar 95,8%. Sedangkan persentase kecemasan orang tua terhadap covid 19 ini dalam mengikutsertakan anak-anak mereka berlatih renang sebesar 34,4 % yang masuk dalam kategori rendah.

Swimming is a type of sport that is in great demand by the community. Whether as an achievement sport or a recreational sport. Parents hope that their children will have swimming skills from an early age as an effort to maintain their safety. The Covid-19 pandemic has led to new adaptation patterns, which have changed the frequency of outdoor activities. This study aims to determine the motivation and anxiety levels of parents who involve their children in swimming practice at the Fun Swimming Academy (FSA) during the Covid-19 pandemic. This quantitative descriptive research method was carried out by means of a survey. The data collection technique used a questionnaire given to 31 parents of students who took their children to practice swimming at the FSA. The results obtained show that the biggest motivation for parents to include their children to continue to practice swimming at the FSA (Fun Swimming Academy) during the Covid 19 pandemic is for children to stay active in sports and to have good development, where both have the same percentage of 95, 8%. While the percentage of parents' anxiety about Covid 19 is 34.4% which is in the low category.