THE EFFECT OF SPLIT SQUAT JUMP AND LATERAL BOX PUSH OFF EXERCISES ON THE SPEED OF FRONT KICK

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of split squat jump and lateral box push off exercises on front kick speed of wushu athletes of Faculty of Sports Science, Padang State University. This research is a quasi-experimental research. The free variable consists of a split squat jump exercise and a lateral box push off, while the dependent variable is the speed of the wushu front kick. The population of this study are 27 wushu athletes in Faculty of Sports Science, Padang State University. The research sample consisted of 16 male athletes with purposive sampling technique. After the pre-test, both groups were given exercise 16 times with exercise prequention 3 times per week. Group 1 of 8 people were given the practice of split squat jump training, while group 2 of 8 people were given lateral box push off training. The research instrument is a front kick speed test, using petching facets and stop watch. Data obtained from pretest and post-test were analyzed by t-test at significance level α = 0.05. Based on the data analysis, it was found that group 1 with split squat jump exercise had a significant effect on increasing front kick speed, tcount = 2.53> ttable = 1.86. Group 2 with lateral box exercise push off also affect the increase of front kick speed, tcount = 2.61> ttable = 1.86. While between the two forms of exercise there is no different effect on the front kick speed, tcount = 0.19