Does Theta Waves have a role on attention and batting skills? Jajat Darajat Kusumah Negara (a*), Nuryadi (a), Agus Gumilar (a), Agus Arief Rahmat (b)
a) School of Physical Education, Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia. Jl. Dr. Setiabudhi No.229 Bandung 40154, Indonesia
*jajatdarajatkn[at]upi.edu
b) School of Physical Education, Siliwangi University. Jl Siliwangi No.24. Kota Tasikmalaya 46115, Indonesia
Abstract
The process of batting performances on softball can be affected by various determinants, including concentration and brain waves. The brain responds with neurofeedback in the appearance of waves, including theta, which can fluctuatively transform the consequences of the hit- brain waves further interact with attention and concentration. In this preliminary investigation, theta brain wave and attention capability collectively influence the movement of hitting the ball so that it is a more immeasurable chance. The research design adopted is quantitative descriptive, specifically by installing a brainwave detector on the head of the research subject during the hitting process, and presently after hitting the concentration grid test is performed. The research subjects totaled 20 personalities who are affiliates of the Indonesian University of Education softball unit. The outcomes discovered a positive functional correlation between theta brainwaves with an attention ability of 0.71 with a p-value of 0,000. Besides, there is a positive functional correlation between theta brain waves with the consequences of batting abilities of 0.65 with a p-value of 0.002, and there is a positive functional correlation between attention abilities with batting skills of 0.54 with a p-value of 0.014.
