Concentration Level Differences between Athletes of Body Contact and Non-Body Contact Sports
Abstract: Concentration is one
of the components of cognitive function, which is important for athletes in all
sport branches. Every branch of sports has their own different characteristics,
body contact or non-body contact, seen from the aspects of game activity that
have direct or indirect physical contact, rules of the sports, behavior of the
athlete and psychological demands. Basically, both sports branches need good
level of concentration in order to display their best performance. The study
aimed to determine the difference of concentration level between athletes of
body contact and non-body contact sports.
Methods: This study was an analytic observational study with
cross-sectional design, conducted in the Indonesian National Sport Committee
(Komite Olahraga Nasional Indonesia, KONI) Secretary Office in September 2015.
Primary data were taken using the instrumental concentration test namely Grid
Concentration Test. One hundred ninety three athletes were obtained and grouped
in body contact (111 athletes) and non-body contact sports (82 athletes).
Statistical analysis was performed using the non-parametric test of
Mann-Whitney.
Results: The result showed that the difference in the athlete’s
concentration level between body contact and non-body contact sports was not
significant (p=0.151). Nevertheless, the data collection of this study showed
that body contact sports had a better concentration level than non-body contact
sports however the data was not statistically significant.
Conclusions: There is no significant difference in concentration level
between athletes of body contact and non-body contact sports.
Keywords: Athlete,
concentration level, body contact, non-body contact
Author: Nisrina Tache,
Leonardo Lubis, Lucky Saputra
Journal Code: jpkedokterangg170155
