Pencak silat talent test development

Abstract

High achievement was determined by many factors, one of which is athlete’s talent. A child’s talent identification program needs to be carried out before carrying out achievement-oriented training process. The research purpose was to produce anthropometric, physiological and biomotor measurement indicators to identify the talented athletes in the pencak silat sport category of 12-14 years old. The research used development research by referring to the Borg and Gall’s development stages. The stages begin from the need analysis, instrument preparation, testing and application in group trials. The development of talent tests includes 15 test series consisting of 5 anthropometric tests, 5 physiological tests and 5 biomotor tests. The results of validity and reliability tests on 15 test items produced high category validly and reliably. So it can be concluded that (1) The guiding model of pencak silat talent named “RS Silat Talent Test” can be used in displaying or identifying pencak silat talents as an operational step of implementing certain strategies in guiding pencak silat talent; (2) The guiding model of pencak silat talent contains fifteen units of test items.