Small Side Games and Level of Confidence
Revadhea Palupi P., Tite Juliantine and Komarudin Komarudin
Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia, Jln. Dr. Setiabudhi No. 229 Bandung, Indonesia
Keywords: Small Side Games, Confidence, Football.
Abstract: The purpose of this research is to know the influence of small side games on the level of confidence and
performance of playing football. The sample in this research is twenty-four football athletes who joined in
team of Persib Bandung group age 19 years. The method used experiments with the Pretest-Posttest Control
Group design. Data analysis using SPSS version 23 with hypothesis testing through paired sample t-test. The
results of the analysis and data calculations revealed that the Small Side Games had an effect on the level of
confidence.
1 INTRODUCTION
Small sided games are a form of playing exercises
performed with a variety of barriers, such barriers
covering the field area, the number of players, the
duration of practice and the requirements or rules of
special games where this exercise can improve the
skills of playing techniques. Small Sided Games
(SSG) is usually described as a smaller version of the
formal game (Hill-Haas et al., 2010). This game has
been very popular in the last decade (Owen et al.
2004) and is mostly used to optimize exercise and
physiological / physical ability by following the main
principles of training methodology: specificity
(Clemente et al, 2012).
SSG is a smaller version of the game by adjusting
the number of players (format) and field size (Reilly
and White 2004). This adjustment makes it possible
to increase the player's individual participation in the
game and also improve the acute physiological
response (Castellano et al., 2012; Dellal et al. 2012).
This agrees with Arsene Wenger suggests that
young players need freedom of expression to develop
as creative players ... they should be encouraged to try
skills without fear or failure.
Vealey and Knight's research in Weinberg and
Gould (2011) shows that confidence affects many
aspects, especially in the sport. For example:
confident in the ability to exercise skills, confident in
the ability to do mental skills training, confidence to
make decisions and others. Other researchers
revealed that confidence in the ability to achieve
goals and defeat the opponent is in elite athletes.
Confidence by Weinberg and Gould (2011) "... as
the belief that you can successfully perform a desired
behavior". Confidence in sport is called sport self-
confidence (Weinberg and Gould, 2011). Confidence
can be trait and situational (state).
Psychologically, the athlete's best performance is
also determined by sport confidence (Vealey and
chase, 2008). Thus, the authors assume that
confidence in the sport is very determining the
performance of football players while playing. Need
to conduct a more in-depth review of the application
of small-side games model to confidence in sports.
2 METHODS
2.1 Participants
The population used in this study is PERSIB football
athletes Bandung age group of 19 which amounted to
24 people. Saturated sampling was used in this study.
The sample of this research is all athletes of football
PERSIB Bandung age group 19 which amounted to
24 people.
2.2 Instrument
2.2.1 Vealey State Sport Confidence
Inventory (1986)
Questionnaire was used to assess the level of
confidence in the sport. It consists of 13 items of
questions using 9 likert scales. The score 1 is for
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answer with the lowest confidence and 9 to answer
with the highest confidence.
2.3 Procedure
The population used in this study is PERSIB Bandung
football athletes age group of 19 which amounted to
24 people. Saturated sampling was used in this study.
The sample of this research is all PERSIB Bandung
football athletes age group 19 which amounted to 24
people. They were given State Sports Confidence
Inventory Questionnaire to see the confidence level
of athletes in the sport. Questionnaire results sorted
by the highest and lowest scores then used to divide
into 2 groups called small side games group and
control group.
The early test is the test of football playing
performance. One group was given treatment of small
side games while the control group was treated in the
form of a conventional model. Based on literature
referral, treatment in this research is given 3 times a
week for 12 times meeting.
The post-test was conducted after treatment. Then
we analyze the data and give a conclusion.
3 RESULTS
The data of the research were analyzed with the help
of SPSS 23. Here's the summary of the calculation
result in table 1:
Table 1: Research Result Data.
Test Ite
m
t
-test score
Self Confidence -4,062
Based on table 1, it is known that t test (t) for Self
Confidence Test Item is -4.062, with α = 0,05 and
degrees of freedom (df) = n-1 = 12-1 = 11, then the
value of t table is 2,201. It can be concluded that H0
is rejected and H1 is accepted. So the research
hypothesis that states: Small Side Games gives
influence to the level of confidence. Because t
arithmetic <t table (-4.062 <2.201).
4 DISCUSSION
The use of small sided games training will be very
effective and successful when supported with an
adequate and progressive training program. Because
by doing the exercise activities that are made to
achieve peak performance requires the intensity,
volume and frequency of the exercise in accordance
with the needs. The purpose of small sided games
training is to provide a pattern of playing exercises
with regulatory variations, whether a smaller field
area or fewer players.
The Small Sided Games training is a highly
qualified training course for children in football
schools because children can play without a
substitute. So the training provided by the trainer
touches all aspects of the training process. Children
do not necessarily have to queue but they have to try
to always move to get the ball, run for empty space,
and do dribbling movement to approach opponent
area, then do passing to comrades, trying to control
the ball not too far from foot, duel in air use the head
and make the final settlement of shooting to the goal.
The results show there is a difference to the
appearance of playing football. The Small Side
Games model has better clarity than the conventional
method, the study of Abrantes et al. (2012) who
studied the change in the number of players maintains
a constant ratio of space per player.
In their study they found no difference in the
various technical components (accepting, dribbling,
firing, tackle) in both the studied formations (3vs3
and 4vs4) with the exception of the operand
efficiency. In another study reported that reducing the
number of players has the effect of improving the
observable technical action. Da Silva et al. (2011)
reported that the 3vs3 inverted revealed more cross,
dribbling and firing compared to the 4vs4 and 5vs5
formations. Finally, Owen et al. (2011) found that in
3vs3 showed fewer contacts, header, operand, but
more shooting and tackle than the 9vs9 formation.
Vealey and chase (2008) says self-confidence is a
belief or a level of confidence a person has about his
ability to succeed in sports. If you believe him low
then of course confidence when playing football will
be low anyway.
5 CONCLUSIONS
Based on the results of research and discussion, the
authors can draw the conclusion of how important the
Small Side Games to give to football players, because
it gives influence to the level of confidence. In
addition, the authors propose recommendations for
research on the influence of small side games against
the psychological level is done on different age levels.
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