Efforts to Improve Learning Outcomes of Volleyball Lower Passing Skills by Using Target Targets (Bouncing Walls) Class VII Students of Yapis Junior High School, Timika Branch

Jesika Sesilia Fina (STKIP Hermon Timika)
Herwin Herwin (STKIP Hermon Timika)
Maria Letisia (STKIP Hermon Timika)

Champions: Education Journal of Sport, Health, and Recreation
Vol. 4 No. 1 (2026): Champions March Edition

This study aimed to improve students' learning outcomes in underhand passing skills in volleyball through the use of rebound wall target media for seventh-grade students of SMP Yapis Timika. The research employed Classroom Action Research (CAR) conducted in two cycles, each consisting of planning, action, observation, and reflection stages. The subjects of this study were seventh-grade students of SMP Yapis Timika. Data were collected using observation and skill performance tests. The data were analyzed using descriptive quantitative analysis by examining the improvement in the average learning outcomes in each cycle. The results showed that the use of rebound wall target media improved students' underhand passing skills. The average score increased from 74.04 in the pre-cycle to 76.03 in cycle I, and further improved to 78.02 in cycle II. Therefore, it can be concluded that the use of rebound wall target media is effective in improving students' learning outcomes in underhand passing skills in volleyball for seventh-grade students of SMP Yapis Timika.