The Development of Elite Sports in Semarang

Abstract

The city of Semarang has become one of the regions that has good training and development of elite sports, yet, it is still not able to produce many athletes who can compete very well at the national level. This study focused on the development of elite sports. Meanwhile, the purpose of this study was to analyze the model of elite sports development in Semarang, Central Java Province, Indonesia. This type of research is qualitative descriptive. The research subjects were DISPORA (Office of Youth and Sports), KONI (National Sports Committee of Indonesia), and local sport federations/organization’s administrators. The researchers conducated an unstructured interview as instruments in this study. The data validity technique consists of: (1) degree of trust; (2) transferability; (3) dependence; (4) certainty. Validity technique used was data source triangulation technique. Qualitative data analysis of the Miles and Huberman models was applied by researchers consisting of 1) Data Reduction 2) Data Display 3) Conclusion Drawing / Verification. The results of this study indicate that; 1) The Semarang City Government did not optimally implement sports policy based on a legal standard for sports within elite sports development system; 2) the sport fostering and development are still separately organized; 3) the availability and adequacy of elite sports development funds are still limited; 4) the availability and adequacy of elite sports facilities and infrastructure are still far from the required standard. The researchers concluded that the development of elite sports in the city of Semarang had not fully met the expectations of sportspeople. It can be suggested that it is necessary to make a grand design of elite sports devlopment program with its implementation