LIFE SKILLS DEVELOPMENT IN YOUTH THROUGH PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SCHOOL SPORTS

Budi Abdulrahman; Yudy Hendrayana; Tite Juliantine

Budi Abdulrahman Sport Education, Post Graduate School, Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia
Yudy Hendrayana Sport Education, Post Graduate School, Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia
Tite Juliantine Sport Education, Post Graduate School, Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia

Keywords: lifeskills, leadership, self-control, skills, independence

Abstract

Life skills related to certain jobs are vocational skills that are useful for independence in life (Iswari, 2007). Life skills are an important aspect for a person to live his life in society, life skills are defined as skills that enable individuals to overcome environmental differences such as school, home and in their other environments (Gould & Carson, 2008). The purpose of this study was to determine the effect, elements, and components of life skills on physical education and school sports. The research method is descriptive in the form of a systematic literature review using references to international and national journals published including in Taylorandfrancis, Sciendirect, Springerlink, Elsevier and Google Scholar. The search results obtained 16 Final Paper journals to be reviewed. The results of this study indicate that the greatest influence on life skills in physical education and school sports lies in how much youth participation in structured training exercises in the field of sports is in accordance with their interest in physical and psychological training. The elements of life skills in physical education and school sports are physiological and psychological elements, parental support, coach support, structured training and strategy training. The most dominant components of life skills in physical education and school sports are personal skills, social skills, and academic skills.