Enhancing of Overhead Serving Skill Through Overhead Tricep Extension Training in Female Volleyball Athletes

Abstract

The ability to perform on overhead serve as a basic technique is an important skill that must be mastered by volleyball players, as it determines the course of the game. However, most female volleyball players still have poor overhead serving skills. This study aims to determine the effect of overhead tricep extension training on the overhead serving skills of female volleyball players at a volleyball club in Bogor. This study used an experimental method with a purposive sampling design. The instrument used was an overhand serve skill test with an assessment of directional accuracy and consistency of the hit. The results showed that Overhead Tricep Extension training had an effect on the overhand serve ability of female volleyball players. The overhand serve ability of female volleyball players increased significantly after 16 sessions of training. The t-test produced _{a t-value}of 9.77 > t-table = 1.7291 (α = 0.05), which means that there is a significant effect of overhead tricep extension training on overhead serving ability. The results of this study recommend the importance of tricep muscle strength training for the overhead serving performance of volleyball athletes.