Anggraeini Dwi Hapsari, Linda Riski Sefrina, Milliyantri Elvandari

Pengaruh Konseling Pentingnya Hidrasi Atlet terhadap Pengetahuan Orangtua Atlet U-12 SSB Kancil Mas

Introduction

Pengaruh konseling pentingnya hidrasi atlet terhadap pengetahuan orangtua atlet u-12 ssb kancil mas. Konseling gizi efektif tingkatkan pengetahuan orangtua atlet U-12 SSB Kancil Mas tentang hidrasi penting bagi pesepak bola. Studi pre-post test menunjukkan peningkatan signifikan.

Abstract

Kegiatan ini bertujuan untuk mengevaluasi tingkat pengetahuan orangtua atlet tentang pentingnya hidrasi cairan bagi atlet sepak bola sebelum dan sesudah diberikan konseling gizi. Kegiatan dilaksanakan di Sekolah Sepak Bola (SSB) Kancil Mas menggunakan desain one group pre–post test. Sampel penelitian ini terdiri dari 16 orangtua atlet U-12 siswa SSB Kancil Mas. Intervensi dilakukan melalui konseling gizi tatap muka dengan metode ceramah interaktif, diskusi, dan tanya jawab menggunakan media leaflet. Tingkat pengetahuan diukur menggunakan kuesioner pengetahuan hidrasi dan dianalisis menggunakan uji Wilcoxon Signed-Rank Test. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan adanya peningkatan signifikan tingkat pengetahuan orangtua atlet setelah diberikan konseling gizi. Rerata skor pengetahuan meningkat dari 79,06 menjadi 91,56 (p=0,001). Hal ini menunjukkan bahwa konseling gizi efektif dalam meningkatkan pemahaman orangtua mengenai kebutuhan cairan atlet dan peran mereka dalam mendukung praktik hidrasi yang optimal. Peningkatan ini sejalan dengan temuan dalam literatur yang menyatakan bahwa konseling dan edukasi gizi efektif dalam meningkatkan pengetahuan dan pemahaman sasaran. Meskipun demikian, tantangan dalam menjaga keberlanjutan penerapan pengetahuan masih perlu diperhatikan, seperti keterbatasan waktu pendampingan dan belum adanya evaluasi perubahan perilaku atlet secara langsung. Hasil kegiatan ini memberikan implikasi penting bagi pengembangan program konseling gizi dan edukasi hidrasi yang berkelanjutan dengan menjadikan orangtua sebagai komunitas sasaran utama di SSB.

Review

The paper, titled "The Effect of Athlete Hydration Importance Counseling on the Knowledge of Parents of U-12 Kancil Mas Football School Athletes," presents a focused study addressing a critical aspect of youth sports: parental knowledge of athlete hydration. Using a one-group pre-post test design, the research effectively demonstrates that a structured nutrition counseling intervention significantly improves the understanding of parents regarding the importance of hydration for U-12 football athletes. This study offers valuable insights into the efficacy of targeted educational programs for caregivers, highlighting their potential role in fostering optimal athletic development within a community football school setting. A key strength of this work lies in its clear objective and the pragmatic approach to addressing a practical need within youth sports communities. By focusing on parents as the primary target audience, the authors correctly identify a crucial lever for influencing athlete health behaviors, recognizing that parents play a significant role in managing young athletes' nutritional intake. The intervention, combining interactive lectures, discussions, and Q&A with supporting leaflets, appears well-designed for its audience. The statistically significant increase in knowledge scores (p=0.001) strongly supports the effectiveness of the counseling program, providing compelling evidence for the immediate impact of such educational initiatives. The implications for developing sustainable, parent-centric nutrition programs in football schools are well-articulated, underscoring the study's practical relevance. While the study provides strong evidence for knowledge improvement, several limitations warrant consideration and offer avenues for future research. The single-group pre-post design, though practical for community-based interventions, limits the ability to attribute changes solely to the intervention by not controlling for other potential influences. More importantly, the abstract explicitly acknowledges challenges related to the sustainability of applied knowledge and the lack of direct evaluation on actual athlete hydration behaviors. Future studies would greatly benefit from incorporating a control group, longer-term follow-up to assess knowledge retention, and, crucially, objective measures of athlete hydration status or parental behavioral changes to fully evaluate the intervention's impact. Investigating the barriers and facilitators to sustained behavioral change among parents would also provide richer, more actionable insights.

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