The Evaluation of Pétanque Organization Management and Youth Athlete Development in East Java Province, Indonesia

Abstract

Management has an essential role in managing various groups or organizations to achieve the goals. This study aimed to evaluate the Pétanque organization management and youth athlete development in east java province, Indonesia. The study was conducted in qualitative with an ethnography approach. The research methods were observation and interview. The data were analyzed by using five steps (1) preparing and organizing the data, (2) review and explore the data, (3) developing a data coding system, (4) assigning codes to the data, (5) identifying themes. Eleven Pétanque coaches and four Pétanque committee leaders from four different East Java Province participated in this study as research participants. The findings in this study were organization management and youth athlete development. The Pétanque organization management included planning, organizing, directing, controlling, budgeting, and evaluating. Overall, the organization's management was well managed. However, the challenge in the management, particularly during the Covid-19 pandemic, is the limited activity program and funding. Furthermore, the same activity plans were not conducted due to the pandemic. The second finding was youth athlete development. The discussion of the second finding was divided into three parts, including talent identification, coach training methods, and athlete motivation. First, there were promotion and graduation procedures for potential athletes who could join the elite team and represent the city or Province in a national competition. Moreover, the instrument measured talent identification, which consisted of a performance test, game simulation test, and psychological test. In conclusion, Pétanque organization management and youth athlete development in East Java were developed very well.