Effect of Aqua Noodle on Butterfly Swimming
Sriningsih Sriningsih¹, A. O. Solihin¹, A. Pristiawati¹, and H. Ilmawati²
¹STKIP Pasundan Cimahi, Jalan Permana NO.32 B, Citeureup, Cimahi Utara, Kota Cimahi, Jawa Barat, Indonesia
²
SMAN 1 BATUJAYA, Jalan Raya Kuta Ampel, Batujaya. Kabupaten Karawang Jawa Barat. Indonesia.
Keywords: Media, Aqua Noodle, Butterfly Swimming.
Abstract: The purpose of this study was to find out that aqua noodle has a significant or no influence on the learning
of butterfly swimming. The sample in this research is 85 students with purposive sampling technique.
Research method using experiment method. The result of data analysis with t count 9.685 bigger than t table
1.65, then the hypothesis is rejected. Meaning can be concluded aqua noodle media give influence high
enough in studying swimming butterfly style.
1 INTRODUCTION
Physical education (PE) during school provides an
opportunity for children to be physically active
(Boris, 2016). Media has a very important role in
delivering messages from teachers to learners.
Media development of new interests, leisure time
discipline, choice of new choices for entertainment
and culture in the busy environment of school
children (Maria, 2014). Aqua noodle becomes an
important part in swimming learning, it has
buoyancy and is high enough when it is in the air.
Learning swimming with aqua noodles can be just as
effective. The material is lighter and more flexible
when in the air it provides resistance with little
pressure on its part (Cuc, 2014 & Silviu, 2014).
Aqua noodle can be introduced in all types of air
therapy, aerial sports and sports areas in swimming
pools, lakes, sea, rivers or sports, in recreational
programs, in therapeutic and fitness enhancement
activities. (Michele, 2017 & Balan, 2015) This tool
is not as buoyant as a buoy or aids in other pools, the
buoyancy is higher than the float mastery technique
pool will be more easily achieved. Once the aqua
noodle is a new breakthrough in recognizing the
style in swimming or other air activity. There will be
many teaching methods or variations in learning and
air activity for both childhood and old age.
Variations of learning that arise from one tool, it will
be easier to teach to students starting from the
heating up to. The teacher must design detailed
his/her activity which he/she will be done for having
efficiency in all that he or she will teach (Seifert,
2008).
Swimming is the only sport to be recommended
in more than 80% of the medical cases and to have a
large target audience, accessible to both children and
the elderly. From a psychological perspective,
swimming reduces the mental tensions and anxiety,
caused by everyday stress and the competition one,
while avoiding hostility and frustration in life, in a
beneficial way (Cecil, 2001). Swimming is the
successive motion of propulsive and recovery
movements in the water. Analysis of the swimming
motion can be provided to swimmers and coaches
for improvement of performance. It is important
tounderstand the underwater motion in order to
improve swimming technique (Solihin, 2016).The
style is a series of techniques that are in the process
of swimming, the force becomes one of the
important parameters to calculate the speed of
motion in the swim (Pan, 2013). Butterfly swimming
is one style that has a high enough coordination level
with the other three styles. Butterfly style is similar
to other previous styles when the arms are
straightened, the waist movement should be flexed
up and down, whisk the hard legs while in the air,
the two rhythms of the movement of the foot and
then proceeded with a straight pull from the arm
simultaneously and breathing (Tomihiro, 2004). This
ability is in some ways both external and internal.
Parameters such as speed, distance, arm span and
arm and leg coordination while studying the
butterfly pool by motion, age, experience and gender
(Shinichiro, 2010).
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2 METHODS
The sample of this research is STKIP Pasundan
students with 85 students consisting of 1G, 1H, and
1M class, through purposive sampling technique.
The method of this research is an experimental
method. The research design is one group pretest-
posttest design. Clear mapping of research design
can be seen from the following table:
Table 1: One Group Pretes Postest Design.
Annotation:
O1 : Pretest butterfly
X : Learning used aqua noodle
O2 : Posttest butterfly
3 RESULTS
The following is the result of statistical tests of the
effect of aqua noodle in a butterfly swimming.
Table 2: Test Normality with Liliefors Approach.
The test results of the initial test normality are
0.0333. With the help of the critical table L for Lili
for the test with the number of samples 85 and α
0.05 then obtained L of 0.0961. Therefore Lo
(0.0333) <(0.0961), then the hypothesis is accepted
or in other words, can be formulated that the
distribution is NORMAL. Seen from the above table
it can be concluded that the test result of normality
of posttest is 0.0870. With the help of the critical
table L for Lili for the test with the number of
samples 85 and α 0.05 then obtained L of 0.0961.
Therefore Lo (0.0870) <(0.0961), then the
hypothesis is accepted or in other words, can be
formulated that the distribution is NORMAL.
Table 3: Homogeneity Test Two Variance.
Test F count F table Conclusion
Butterfly
swimming
0.6412 1.4347 Homogen
The value of F count (0.6412) < F table (1.4347)
with α 0.05 and dk (84:84), so it can be concluded
that the butterfly swimming from the
implementation of the pretest and posttest is
HOMOGEN.
Table 4: Test of Significance with Equivalent Two
Towitude Approach.
Test T count T table Conclusion
Butterfly
swimming
9.685 1.65 Significant
Based on the result that shows that at the real
level = 0.05 with dk (n1 + n2-2) that is (1.65) then
obtained a value for t count (9.685) > t table (1.65),
the hypothesis (Ho) rejected. So the conclusion is
that aqua noodle gives a significant influence on
butterfly swimming
4 DISCUSSION
The result of hypothesis test shows that aqua noodle
gives significant influence in the learning of
butterfly swimming. The application of aqua noodle
in every stage of the butterfly swimming has a
positive impact, both psychologically and
motorically. Aqua noodle gives a good impression in
every face of aquatic lectures, students become more
helpful in terms of motion butterfly swimming skills
and become more focused and comfortable due to
the effects of using this tool, which has high
buoyancy and flexibility. Butterfly style is
considered difficult by most people, in fact, can
easily be mastered through the use of aqua noodle.
Creativity and innovation need to be updated in
delivering message or learning process to learners,
the role of instructional media will provide ease in
learning a motion skills in physical education and
sports achievement.
5 CONCLUSION
Based on the results of data analysis can be
concluded that there is a significant influence of
aqua noodle use in swimming butterfly style.
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Pretest Treatment Posttest
O
1
X O
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Test
result
L count
L table
(85:
=
0.05
)
Conclusion
Pretest 0.0333 0.0961 Normal
Posttest 0.0870 0.0961 Normal
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