Socialization and aerobic gymnastics competition in Special Region of Yogyakarta

Abstract

This community service activity aims to introduce the National Development group's aerobic gymnastics to the public, look for potential aerobic gymnastics athletes, and provide experiences for children to get to know about new gymnastics disciplines. The goal of the service team is to carry out the Three Pillars of Higher Education in the form of community service and to collaborate with various parties in order to introduce this aerobic gymnastics. This socialization activity and aerobic gymnastics competition was attended by teachers and elementary school students aged 9-11 years old in the Special Region of Yogyakarta. The socialization activities were conducted offline by inviting representatives of the PERSANI Regional Government administrators as partners, district/city government administrators, Physical Education teachers, and coaches, with the total of 19 people. Implementation of socialization was done at the Faculty of Sports Science, Yogyakarta State University. The aerobic gymnastics competition was attended by 32 participants and judged by three judges online. The result of this service is the dissemination and introduction of aerobic gymnastics for the Persani (Indonesian Gymnastics Federation) in the level of Regency/City, Physical Education teachers in the elementary school, elementary school students, parents, and coaches. As the aerobic gymnastics competitions is implemented well, the creation of gymnastic packages for students aged 9-11 years old is gained. This activity is a way to identify the talents of prospective aerobic gymnastics athletes who can be suggested to practice gymnastics so that later they can gain the achievements for Special Region of Yogyakarta. The results of this activity will be published in a journal.