The effect of archery class management implementation using the 3-step focus technique for beginners

Introduction: Based on archery skill observations at the initial stage of the lecturing process and the results of the archery skill pretest, it is shown that the students' archery skill scores still do not meet the expected minimum standard. Therefore, this research was conducted to examine the effect of implementing archery class management using the 3-step focus technique for beginners. Materials and Methods: Data were quantitatively and qualitatively collected from 30 and 10 students, respectively. The quantitative data were analyzed using paired sample t-test and n-gain score, while the qualitative process comprised data collection, reduction, presentation, and drawing conclusions. Results: The paired sample test results showed a significance level of 0.000 less than 0.05, which indicated a significant difference between the pre-test and post-test. N-gain effectiveness test yielded an average value of 0.41 and was within the medium category. Qualitative results showed that the management of archery class, which comprised the 3-step focus technique was excellent and led to improved shot scores. However, there were challenges associated with the mismatched bow and arrow equipment of student body postures. Conclusions: In conclusion, the implementation of archery class management using the 3-step focus technique had a significant impact on its skills. The use of this technique proved to be effective in the improvement of learning outcomes, hence it was categorised into the moderate effectiveness category. This was due to the limited bow equipment which did not suit the body posture of beginners and was not in accordance with the ami length and body height at schools or colleges. This technique aimed to provide maximum achievement or results in learning archery skills for beginners, as well as to avoid shoulder and hand injuries due to inappropriate bow draw weights.