ABSTRACT

Ahmad Nasrulloh: The Effect of Combined Aerobic Exercise with Techniques on the Cardiorespiratory and Groundstroke Skill of PAB Tennis Students in DIY. Thesis. Yogyakarta: Graduate School, State University of Yogyakarta, 2009.

This study examines the effect of combined aerobic exercise with techniques on the cardiorespiratory and groundstroke skill of PAB Tennis students in DIY (Yogyakarta Special Territory).
A multistage test is employed here to measure the cardiorespiratory (VO2 max) and Hewitt Forehand and Backhand Drive Tennis Test to determine the forehand and backhand groundstroke skill. The population comprises the PAB tennis students in DIY. The sample consists of all thirteen PAB Tennis students in DIY having their training in Bantul. It comprises 10 male and 3 female players that serve as the experimental group. The data are analyzed using normality test to determine whether or not they have normal distribution. A variant homogeneity test is conducted to examine the data variance similarity of the experimental group. T-test is conducted to determine the variable differences between the pretest and posttest of the experimental group.
Based on the mean of the t-test, the results show that the cardio respiratory (VO2 max) capacity has increased as much as 4.7992 or 7%. Forehand and backhand groundstroke skills have significantly increased as much as 16.61 or 19% and 18.46 or 22%, respectively. This 22 % increase indicates that combined aerobic exercise with techniques contributes significantly to the improved backhand groundstroke skill of PAB Tennis students in DIY. From those three conclusions, it can be hypothesized that combined aerobic exercise with techniques can improve the cardiorespiratory and groundstroke skills of PAB Tennis students in DIY.

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