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The Relationship of Eye-foot Coordination with Football Skill: A Correlation Study in Under-15 Football Athletes
Last modified: 2021-12-07
Abstract
Football skills are one of the fundamental aspects that must be possessed by football players. In addition, to support football skills, football players must be equipped with abilities in good physical condition. Based on theoretical studies, movement in football is dominated by dynamic movements so that movement coordination is one important aspect in supporting football skills. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between variables, eye-foot coordination and football skills. This research approach is quantitative with correlational type. The population of this study was the Junior Players of the Persati Aceh Tamiang Club, totaling 36 athletes (total sampling). The data collection techniques are as follows: (1) eye-foot coordination using the "tennis ball throw-catch test", (2) football skills are measured using the "David Lee test". Data analysis was carried out using a simple correlation analysis technique. and multiple correlation. Based on the results of data analysis, it can be concluded that: (1) there is a significant relationship between eye-foot coordination and football skills (r= 0.73), and eye-foot coordination contributes 81.36% to football skills.
Keywords
Football Skill, Eye-Foot Coordination,