ANALISIS TINGKAT MOTIVASI BERLATIH ATLET SENAM ARTISTIKKLUB JENGGIRAT TANGI BANYUWANGI USIA 7-16 TAHUN DI MASA PANDEMI COVID19

ANALYSIS OF MOTIVATION LEVEL IN TRAINING ATHLETES OF ARTISTIC GYSTERN CLUB JENGGIRAT TANGI BANYUWANGI, AGED 7-16 YEARS OLD IN THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Pandemi Covid-19 mempengaruhi segala lini kehidupan manusia, termasuk bidang olahraga. Selain mempengaruhi jadwal kompetisi, pandemic ini juga mempengaruhi kegiatan berlatih atlet. Dengan adanya anjuran untuk menjaga jarak guna memutus rantai penularan Covid-19 membuat klub harus merombak ulang jadwal dan kegiatan latihan. Salah satunya adalah klub senam Jenggirat Tangi Banyuwangi. Dampak pada klub ini adalah pengurangan frekuensi latihan selama dimana sebelumnya berlatih tiga kali seminggu menjadi dua kali seminggu dengan bobot latihan yang sama. Hal ini juga dapat mempengaruhi motivasi atlet dalam berlatih. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui tingkat motivasi berlatih dan strategi pelatih dalam meningkatkan motivasi berlatih atlet senam artistic usia 7-16th di klub Jenggirat Tangi Banyuwangi di masa pandemic Covid-19. Pendekatan yang digunakan pada penelitian ini adalah kualitatif dengan metode deskriptif. Data berupa pendapat responden didapat melalui wawancara semi terstruktur. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa tingkat motivasi berlatih atlet senam artistic usia 7-16 tahun di klub Jenggirat Tangi Banyuwangi pada masa pandemi Covid-19 menurun pada sebagian atlet. Atlet yang motivasi berlatihnya menurun merupakan atlet yang berlatih karena didasari esteem needs atau mencari prestasi. Sedangkan bagi atlet yang motivasinya meningkat, merupakan atlet yang berlatih karena didasari safety needs, cognitive needs, dan aesthetic needs. Strategi pelatih dalam meningkatkan motivasi berlatih atlet senam artistic klub Jenggirat Tangi Banyuwangi pada masa pandemi Covid-19 adalah dengan memberi pengertian terhadap atlet tentang bahaya virus Corona. Strategi lain untuk tetap menjaga kebugaran atlet adalah dengan mengurangi hari berlatih, yakni yang awalnya 3 kali seminggu menjadi 2 kali seminggu, namun dengan porsi yang sama serta peningkatan interaksi pelatih terhadap atlet yang dibinanya.

Kata Kunci: Tingkat Motivasi, Senam Artistik, Pandemi Covid19

Covid19 pandemic affects all lines of human life, including the field of sports. In addition to affecting the competition schedule, this pandemic also affects athletes training activities. With the recommendation to maintain a distance to break the chain of transmission of Covid19, the club has to reshuffle its training schedule and activities. One of them is the Jenggirat Tangi Banyuwangi gymnastics club. The impact on this club is a reduction in the frequency of training during which previously trained three times a week to twice a week with the same training weight. This can also affect the motivation of athletes in training. This study aims to determine the level of motivation to practice and the coachs strategy in increasing the motivation to practice artistic gymnastics athletes aged 7 16 years at the Jenggirat Tangi Banyuwangi club during the Covid19 pandemic. The approach used in this research is qualitative with descriptive method. Data in the form of respondents opinions obtained through semi structured interviews. The results of this study indicate that the level of motivation to practice artistic gymnastics athletes aged 7 16 years at the Jenggirat Tangi Banyuwangi club during the Covid19 pandemic decreased in some athletes. Athletes whose training motivation decreases are athletes who train because they are based on esteem needs or seeking achievement. Meanwhile, athletes whose motivation increases are athletes who train because they are based on safety needs, cognitive needs, and aesthetic needs. The coachs strategy in increasing the motivation to practice the artistic gymnastics athletes of the Jenggirat Tangi Banyuwangi club during the Covid19 pandemic is to provide understanding to athletes about the dangers of the Corona virus. Another strategy to maintain athlete fitness is to reduce training days, which was originally 3 times a week to 2 times a week, but with the same portion as well as increasing the interaction of the coach with the athletes he fosters.

Keywords: Motivation Level, Artistic Gymnastics, Covid19 Pandemic