Enhancing Finswimming Technique: A Revolutionary Bifins Training Model for Beginner Athletes
Volume 14, Issue 2 (2024)
Volume 14, Issue 2 (2024)
Enhancing Finswimming Technique: A Revolutionary Bifins Training Model for Beginner Athletes
Abstract:
Finswimming is an engaging and specialized aquatic sport that demands a blend of strength, endurance, and
technical precision. For novice athletes, acquiring the essential finswimming techniques is vital for their growth and longterm
success in the sport. This study aims to investigate the effect of using a bifins training model specifically designed for
beginner finswimmers on the improvement of their finswimming technique skills. The goal of this study was to evaluate
the impact of a finswimming bifins training model on enhancing the technique skills of beginner finswimmers. Conducted
at the Universitas Negeri Jakarta Diving Club, HS Agung in East Jakarta, the research involved 40 athletes, divided
equally into an experimental group and a control group. The study aimed to assess the effectiveness of the training model
by comparing the performance improvements between the two groups. A pretest-posttest control group design was used
for this pre-experimental research. Data analysis with SPSS showed a significance (2-tailed) value of 0.000, which is less
than 0.05, a T-count of 23.933 with 38 degrees of freedom, and a T-table value of 2.02439. These results demonstrated
that the experimental group experienced a significantly greater improvement in finswimming technique skills compared
to the control group. Thus, the finswimming bifins training model was found to significantly enhance technique skills for
beginners. However, the study’s limitation is that it focused exclusively on this specific training model.
Keywords:
Finswimming Bifins; Training Model; Technique Skills, Beginner Athletes.
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