The Effect of Training With Feedback and Speed on The Performance of Cross Country (XC) Mountain Bike Racing Athletes

Abstract

The aim of this study was to determine the effect of knowledge of performance and speed feedback on the mountain bike racing training program to improve performance in uphill techniques. The population in this study were all beginner athletes racing number xc mountain bikes in Karawang district. By using a purposive sampling technique, 20 samples were selected with a non-mountain bike racer background, which was then used to collect data using a stopwatch instrument. Processing and analyzing the data using SPSS 16. In this study the calculation technique used the One-Way Anova test. The research hypothesis is that there is a positive effect of giving feedback on improving the performance of mountain bike racers and there is a difference in the effect of feedback on low-speed athletes and there is no difference in the effect of feedback on high-speed athletes. The results of this study show differences in the increase in time between groups of high-speed athletes. high and low speed in the experimental and control groups. A more significant increase in time was shown by the group that received knowledge of performance and knowledge of result feedback both in the high-speed class and in the low-speed class. Even though both of them experienced an increase in time, in the low speed class the group receiving knowledge of performance and knowledge of result feedback was more significant than the group receiving feedback from the high speed class. So it can be concluded by providing knowledge of performance feedback and knowledge of results on being able to provide an increase in performance time for beginner mountain bike racing athletes).