times training in a week, at Tuesday, Thursday, and
Saturday. Based on the observation, it had been
known that several problems occurred during the
training of basic techniques, such as too easy to take
the smash, too easy to block the smash, and several
failed and inaccurate smashes. The researcher
assumed that the problems were caused by the
weakness of leg power and arm power.
Based on the problems above, the researcher
formulates a research question: What is the
correlation between leg and arm muscle power with
open smash ability among Volleyball players at
Nurul Amaliyah Vocational School Tanjung
Morawa, Sumatera Utara.”
Indra Kasih (2016) stated that “Smash is an
action of hitting the ball in the pointed direction with
great power, along with optimal jump, entering the
opponents' field." Gerhard Durrwacher (1982) also
stated that "Smash is the main hit or the effort to
create an offensive play, in order to win the game."
Nuril Ahmadi (2007) stated that "Smash is an action
where the hands of players fully contacted the upper
part of the ball, hitting the pointed lines of the ball's
track within massive power and speed."
It can be explained that smash is an effort to gain
a score in the game, which is usually performed by
the front line of the attack field since only in the
area, players are easier to strike a smash through the
net. Smash also can be done in the backfield;
however, it must be done with the optimal jump
from 3 meters of the backline.
Nuril Ahmadi (2007) stated that Smash could be
done with several steps, such as steadiness,
approaching, striking, and landing. Further detail of
each step is explained as follow: 1) Steadiness
Players stand with normal posture about 3-4 meters
in the back distance of net. While players try to
make a step forward, they make steady little steps in
their place; 2) Approaching players step forward,
then take a foothold along with the lowered body.
Both arms already on each side of the body, then
they pull the arms into the backside followed by an
explosive jump, ready for striking the ball by
posturing a swing from the back to front side; 3)
Striking While in the air, players should be able to
reach the ball and then hit the ball with great power
from the dominant hand. The positioning must be
focused on how palm of the hand can make a whip
move. The hit can be optimized, if the whip
movement followed by strong foothold, lowered
body, and controlled standing. This position must be
performed in one harmonic and explosive
movement. 4) Landing After the ball has been
successfully hit, the smasher is ready to land.
Landing must be done with good positioning using
two legs and steadiness.
Analysis of smash movement involves process of
steadiness, steadiness depends on the track of the
passing ball, about 3 - 4 meters from the falling
point. When the players jump, they must take a full
awareness on how our legs have been positioned.
The leg which serves as the foothold must be
positioned in front of another leg. The movement is
called lower leg flexi movement. Smash analysis
also comprises process of jumping, which smasher
continue the process with stepping movement after
the process of steadiness. This process is an
extended process from lower leg flexi movement
using particular parts of the muscle (extremities
inferior muscle)i.e.m. Rectus femoris, m.vastus
medialis, m.vastus lateralis, m.biceps femoris, dan
m.gastronemius. When players take an explosive
jump, it must be performed continually. The starting
step has to be coordinated with the arms which have
been swung from behind the back of the body,
bending the knee, then both arms must be massively
jolted through the thigh, leading the legs to open.
Shoulder follows the explosive movement. Shortly
after jumping,the body floated in the air with
position swelled backward, which is the
hyperextension motion. The soles, ankles, pelvis,
and toes moved in harmony to obtain a perfect range
of motion to create explosive movements and
vertical jumps. The analysis continues to examine
process of striking which is the skill requiring hand-
eye coordination to adjust the right time from the
highest jumping range to the falling ball. The active
wrist jerks forward with the palm and fingers closing
the ball, which is a flexion of the wrist by involving
the flexor carpi radialis muscle, the extensor carpi
ulnaris muscle, and the extensor digitorum. After
exposing to the ball, the beating arm makes a further
movement with the midline of the body or the
extended range of arms, which involves the deltoid
muscle, the pectoralis major muscle, and the
Maximus Dorsi muscle, followed by bending
gestures involving the abdominis.
The correct strike will result in a hard and
fastball going to the ground with a fast spin with the
top (topspin). When striking, the muscles directly
involved shoulder groups such as deltoid, trapezius
and triceps brachii and lower arm muscles such as
flexor carpi radialis muscle, extensor carpi ulnaris
muscle, and extensor digitorum.
Lastly, process of Landing is also involved. The
next move after striking the ball above the net is