Effectiveness The Positive Self Talk Method to Mental Trust Self Athlete Category fight Footprint Muhammadiyah University Prof. Dr. Hamka

Fauzan Hasbi (Guidance and Counseling, Universitas Muhammadiyah Prof. Dr. Hamka)
Asni Asni (Guidance and Counseling, Universitas Muhammadiyah Prof. Dr. Hamka)

Jurnal Paedagogy
Vol 10, No 1: Jurnal Paedagogy (January 2023)

This study aims to analyze the effectiveness of positive self-talk on the athlete's mentality in the fighting category Tapak Suci UHAMKA. The method used for this study was method experiment one group pretest-posttest design with a quantitative approach. For taking a sample, this study used a purposive sampling technique. The research instrument was a pretest and posttest questionnaire that had been validated. Data analysis techniques using the Wilcoxon T test with the help of SPSS ver. 26 proved that Asymp. Sig.(2-tailed) = 0.012. Because the value of 0.012 <0.05, until Ho was rejected, there was a significant (real) effect. The conclusion from the results of this study is that positive self-talk was proven to be effective in improving the mentality of UHAMKA Tapak Suci fighting athletes. Research results implicat that if athletes and coaches know the method of Positive Self-Talk and are supported with the sufficient facility, then practice can be used as a variation from mental exercise to improve athlete confidence.