MOTIVASI MENJAGA DAYA TAHAN TUBUH PADA MASA PANDEMI COVID-19 DAN KONDISI DAYA TAHAN ATLET RENANG KHAFID SWIMMING CLUB

MOTIVATION TO KEEP YOUR BODY ENDURANCE DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND THE ENDURANCE CONDITIONS OF SWIMMING ATHLETES KHAFID SWIMMING CLUB

Sejak akhir 2019 hingga sekarang, seluruh dunia menghadapi wabah Covid-19. Pelatih dan atlet menghadapi

kekhawatiran serius terkait latihan bahwa pelatih harus terus mengembangkan program latihan dan atlet tetap

menyelesaikan program latihan yang diberikan pelatih. Namun terkendala oleh pandemi, sehingga membuat atlet

tidak dapat melakukan latihan dengan baik. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui seberapa besar

motivasi menjaga daya tahan tubuh pada masa pandemi Covid-19 dan kondisi daya tahan atlet renang Khafid

Swimming Club. Jenis penelitian ini merupakan penelitian deskriptif kuantitatif. Sebanyak 30 atlet di perkumpulan

renang Khafid Swimming Club yang telah berpartisipasi pada penelitian ini. Instrumen penelitian menggunakan

kuisioner dan MFT (multistage fitness test). Pengumpulan data menggunakan angket dan disebar kepada

responden secara langsung. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa tingkat motivasi atlet renang Khafid Swimming

Club dalam menjaga daya tahan tubuh pada masa pandemi Covid-19 yang masuk kategori sangat tinggi sebanyak

7%, kategori tinggi 37%, kategori sedang 40%, kategori rendah 13%, dan kategori sangat rendah 3%. Sedangkan

pada analisis tes daya tahan menunjukkan hasil yang cukup bagus. Penelitian ini menyimpulkan bahwa motivasi

dapat mempengaruhi kondisi daya tahan / VO2Max atlet yang nantinya akan berdampak pada peforma atlet dalam

melakukan aktivitas fisik.

Since the end of 2019 until now, the whole world is facing the Covid-19 outbreak. Coaches and athletes face

serious training-related concerns that coaches must continue to develop training programs and athletes continue

to complete training programs provided by coaches. However, it is constrained by the pandemic, which makes

athletes unable to exercise properly. The purpose of this study was to find out how much motivation to maintain

endurance during the Covid-19 pandemic and the endurance condition of the Khafid Swimming Club athletes.

This type of research is a quantitative descriptive research. A total of 30 athletes in the Khafid Swimming Club

have participated in this study. The research instrument used a questionnaire and MFT (multistage fitness test).

Collecting data using a questionnaire and distributed to respondents directly. The results showed that the

motivation level of the Khafid Swimming Club athletes in maintaining endurance during the Covid-19 pandemic

which was in the very high category was 7%, the high category was 37%, the medium category was 40%, the low

category was 13%, and very low category by 3%. While the analysis of endurance tests showed pretty good

results. This study concludes that motivation can affect the endurance condition / VO2Max of athletes which will

later have an impact on athletes' performance in carrying out physical activities.