Effectiveness of Forehand Technical Training Model toward Increased the Ability of Playing Tennis on the Training

This study was referring to the level of ability students' playing in Sport Department of Faculty Sport and Science UNIMED was low. It proved by the result of observations which conducted by the researcher showed that the error rate of forehand was 65%. It caused by the basic training model forehand-oriented techniques which used by lecturers are using conventional models and unstructured program. The results of the interviews also showed that the basic tennis practice model book owned by lecturers is one of the obstacles, confirmed by the distribution of need analysis questionnaire. So, innovation of the basic technical training model forehand tennis courts was needed for students who take tennis court courses. The novelty of this research was on the basic technique model of forehand tennis field effective towards the improvement of basic technique ability of students of FIK UNUMED. The specific targets to be achieved were testing the effectiveness of the basic tennis forehand exercise technique model and producing a basic forehand technique of training model that effectively improves students' technical skills. This study was conducting by quantitative approach with experimental form. The research design was randomized control group by pretest-posttest. It can be concluded that there were an increase of the effect of basic forehand technique training and conventional technique training on the basic technique capability of forehand in the students of FIK Department UNIMED.