Body Posture Criteria in Receiving Ball Technique Based on Body Height Indoor Hockey Player

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to acknowledge body stance in receiving ball technique. Indoor hockey is a sport with high intensity. Indoor hockey has some basic techniques, one of them is receiving ball technique. Author of this research analyzes the receiving ball technique based on body stance which consists of starting stance, execution stance, and ending stance. The Body stance from receiving ball technique has been demonstrated by Hockey players of Sport Science Faculty of Jakarta State University. Data of this research is collected by observations, interviews, and questionnaire filling requests. This research aims to make tracer study of ideal receiving ball technique based on body height. This research is using qualitative methods by distributing questionnaires to each athlete. Population of this research is Hockey athletes of Jakarta State University, data sample is collected by using total sampling technique. The results of this research is the respondents stated there that playing experience, convenience, and body stance support the receiving ball ability is shown respectively with completely agreed and agreed percentage by 37% and 41%, 44% and 48%, 52% dan 37%. Furthermore, body height and arm length are respectively shown with disagreed and hesitant percentage by 48%, 30%, and 33%, 37%. It means body height and arm length did not affect respondent’s accuracy for doing receiving ball. Nevertheless, the hand grips affect accuracy and convenience, this was corroborated by completely agreed and agreed percentage by 70% and 15% and hand grip based on convenience is 37% and 44%. Furthermore, the result of this research will be distributed to athletes and coaches as evaluation material.