The effect of game experience learning model and fundamental movement skills on psychosocial skills in youth soccer players

The optimal achievement that a team or athlete can achieve at a particular time in sports is influenced by many factors, including the technical, physical, tactical, and mental skills of the players. In addition, psychosocial skills are an important factor in supporting the success of a team or athlete. This study was based on experimental research to determine: 1) the difference in the effects between GEL training model and technical training model on improving psychosocial skills, 2) the difference in the effects between youth soccer players with high and low fundamental movement skills on psychosocial skills, and 3) the effect of interactions between the GEL and technical training models and the high and low fundamental movement skills on the psychosocial skills of youth soccer player (N=48, age 9-10 years). The instruments used for this study were: 1) The Test of Gross Motor Skills (TGMD-2), and 2) The Psychosocial Skills Scale (PSS) developed by Soni Nopembri. Analysis of the data used the analysis technique of variance (ANOVA) design and further testing using the Tukey test. The results show that there is a significant difference in the effects between the GEL training model and the technical training model on psychosocial skills. The GEL training model is better to improve psychosocial skills than the technical training model. Moreover, there is a significant difference in the effects between youth soccer players with high and low FMS on psychosocial skills. Youth soccer players with high FMS are better than youth soccer player with low FMS in improving their psychosocial skills. Lastly, the study finds that there is a significant effect on psychosocial skills as a result of the interactions between the GEL and technical training models and the high and low FMS.