Vistor Syapri Maulana, Ahmad Nasrulloh, Sigit Nugroho, Achad Imam Ma'ruf, Teddy Giolanda Pratama, Abiyyu Amajida, Rafidhiya Mohammad, Nugroho Puji Santoso
Introduction: it seeks to help a novice court tennis athlete to hone his or her forehand and backhand skills. Objective: This study aims to analyze the effect of drill and agility training methods on the forehand and backhand skills of beginner tennis players. Methodology: This experimental research was conducted on the tennis court of Magelang Moncer Serius. The sample used was 30 people from the group of Magelang tennis players. This study was divided into two groups, namely the drill training group and the agility training group. The research instrument used a Dyer Tennis. Results: This study showed a significant effect of the drill training method on the forehand and backhand technique skills with the values of tcount (14.511) > ttable (1.761) and a significance value of 0.000<0.05. Furthermore, there was also an effect of agility training methods on the forehand and backhand technique skills with the values of tcount (11.758) > ttable (1.761) and a significance value of 0.000<0.05. From the two methods, there was a difference in the effect between drill training and agility training, from the average skill value, in the drill training group showed a value of 21.27 while in the agility training group was 20.53 with a value of sig. Conclusions: The mean difference value of 0.733 showed the difference between the average value of the drill training group and the agility training group. In conclusion, the drill training method has a more significant effect on improving the forehand and backhand skills of beginner tennis players. © 2025 Federacion Espanola de Docentes de Educacion Fisica. All rights reserved.
Yogyakarta State University, Indonesia
