The Contribution of the Physical Fitness Component to the Accuracy of Volleyball Smash in Physical Education Students of Pamulang University

Abstract

Abstract

The accuracy of smash in volleyball is influenced by various components of

physical fitness, but the specific contribution of each component to physical

education students has not been widely studied. This study aims to identify the

contribution of leg muscle explosiveness, eye-hand coordination, and agility to the

accuracy of volleyball smash. The research uses a correlational quantitative

approach involving forty students of the Physical Education Study Program,

Pamulang University who were selected through purposive sampling. Data

collection was carried out through a vertical jump test, a ball throw to a wall test,

an Illinois agility test, and a validated smash accuracy test. The data was analyzed

using simple regression analysis and multiple regression with a significance level

of five percent. The results showed that the explosiveness of the leg muscles

contributed 55.1%, eye-hand coordination 66.6%, and agility 38.8% to the

accuracy of the smash. Simultaneously, all three components contribute 77.1% to

the accuracy of volleyball smash. Hand-eye coordination proved to be the most

dominant predictor. These findings provide practical implications for the design of

exercise programs that focus on developing physical fitness components holistically

to optimize the smash abilities of physical education students.

Keywords: leg muscle explosiveness, eye-hand coordination, agility.