THE DEVELOPMENT OF KARATE TALENT SCOUTING IDENTIFICATION INSTRUMENT

One important factor in presenting sports achievements is the gift of giftedness. To find out whether someone is talented in a particular sport, an instrument is needed that can be used by trainers in finding talent for athletes who can be fostered in certain sports, according to the giftedness test results. This research includes research and development (research and development) or more often abbreviated as R and D. This research took place in 6 months, where this study focused on developing the talent identification tool for karate sports. The population in this study is the Junior Karate Club registered in the Medan City Branch Management. This research has produced talent identification instruments for karate sports, which have gone through stages, preliminary tests, drafting drafts, expert trials, trials of small groups and large groups. The instrument consisted of several items, namely Anthropometric Test (height, sitting height, weight, arm span, leg length). Physiological Test (Aerobic Test, power endurance test of leg muscles, speed, agility, Power), Biomotor Test (Push-ups, Sit Up, back arch test, flexibility, ankle coordination), complete with assessment norms.