The Effect of Small-Sided Games as a Contextual Training Method on Shooting Accuracy and Physical Activity Enjoyment in Futsal Extracurricular Participants

Abstract

Student enthusiasm for futsal continues to increase, but has not been accompanied by a contextual training model to enhance shooting accuracy and enjoyment of physical activity. This study aimed to investigate the impact of small-sided games on shooting accuracy and enjoyment of physical activity in futsal extracurricular participants. A quasi-experimental method with a one-group pretest and posttest design was used to achieve the research objectives. Participants in this study were 20 futsal extracurricular at State Senior High School 10, Bengkulu City, selected using a purposive sampling technique. All participants participated in the intervention for 4 weeks, with a frequency of 4 sessions per week, and a duration of 60 minutes per session. The shooting accuracy test was used to determine shooting accuracy, and the physical activity scale was used to determine players’ physical activity during small-sided games. SPSS software version 22 was used to analyze the research data. Paired sample t-tests revealed that small-sided games significantly improved shooting accuracy and enjoyment of physical activity, with Cohen’s d indicating contributions of 66.67% and 27.45%, respectively. It can be concluded that this contextual training method is efficacious in improving shooting accuracy and enhancing the enjoyment of physical activity among young futsal players. Small-sided games training is recommended as a practical approach to simultaneously improve shooting accuracy and enhance enjoyment in high school futsal players.