The Effect of Filanesia and Small-Sided Games Training Model on Improving the Life Skills and Performance of Female Soccer Athletes

Abstract

Until now, football coaching in Indonesia focuses more on male soccer athletes. But actually, female soccer athletes have more opportunities to compete at a higher level. Therefore, this article aims to examine and deepen how the training model suits female soccer athletes. The exercise model applied in the study used the Filanesia and Small Side Games exercise models. In addition, the training process is also integrated with life skill values so that the football training given is more meaningful for athletes who participate in training. In the process, the study used two groups of pretest-posttest design. The sampling technique in this study uses the total sampling technique, where the entire population becomes the research sample. Data was collected using the life skills Scale for Sport (LSSS) instrument for life skills measurement and The Game Performance Assessment Instrument (GPAI) instrument to measure athlete performance. The results showed that the filanesia and small-sided games training models influenced performance and life skills, namely: 1) the filanesia training model had a better influence on improving performance than small sides games training based on the average posttest results (Filanesia = 1.81 > small sides games =  1.79), and 2) small-sided games training models had a better effect on improving life skills than Filanesia exercises based on average (Filanesia = 0.861 < small sides games = 0.974). Therefore, can be concluded that the filanesia training model is more suitable for performance training, and the small-sided games model is more ideal for training athletes' life skills.