LAYANAN KONSELING ATLET: PENGABDIAN MASYARAKAT UNTUK PERSATUAN BULUTANGKIS JAYA RAYA

Abstract

The background of this community service conducted by Department of Psychology Universitas Pembangunan Jaya (PSI UPJ) and Jaya Raya Badminton Club (PB Jaya Raya) is as follow. For optimum achievement, athletes should have excellent physical, technical and psychological skills. This applies as well in badminton, since this sport requires training as early as in adolescence. The objective of this counselling for athlete program is to develop nine mental skills, comprising from attitude to concentration. Method used is action research - from focus group discussion, interviews, group counselling, observation during competition and individual counselling. This activity involves technical and physical coaches, teachers, boarding school manager and 12-18 years-old male and female athlete from single, double and mixed-double categories; as well as lectures and students. This collaboration is made possible under the Memorandum of Understanding between two institutions - both are part of the family of Pembangunan Jaya Group. From March to September 2017, this community service results in a counselling program, 3 articles of Info Bintaro and Buletin Konsorsium Psikologi Ilmiah Nusantara electronic media, 1 publication in Widyakala UPJ journal of Vol 4 No 1 2017 and 1 Counselling for Athletes Module as ISBN-registered book publication and copyrights.