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Central European Journal of Sport Sciences and Medicine
Vol. 53, No. 1/2026
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“Talking about Pencak Silat Training Innovation”: Coaches’ Efforts to Improve Exercise Behavior and Technical Performance among Young Athletes with Augmented Reality

DOI: 10.18276/cej.2026.1-04
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ISSN:2300-9705
eISSN:2353-2807
Authors: Albadi Sinulingga ORCID
Faculty of Sports Science, Universitas Negeri Medan, Indonesia

Indra Kasih ORCID
Faculty of Sports Science, Universitas Negeri Medan, Indonesia

Nurhayati Simatupang ORCID
Faculty of Sports Science, Universitas Negeri Medan, Indonesia

Joseph Lobo ORCID
College of Sports, Exercise and Recreation, Bulacan State University, Philippines

Suandi Selian ORCID
Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, Universitas Samudra, Indonesia

Ahmet Kurtoğlu ORCID
Faculty of Sport Science, Bandirma Onyedi Eylul University, Turkey

Edi Setiawan ORCID
Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, Universitas 17 Agustus 1945 Cirebon, Indonesia
Keywords: technology-based training habitual behavior competitive performances combat sports
Issue / book publication date:2026
Page range:16 (37-52)
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This study aims to investigate the effects of augmented reality training (ART) towards exercise behavior, and technical performance among young athletes. A 9-week experiment was adopted in this study. Fifty young male Pencak Silat athletes were involved as participants, and they were assigned into ART (n = 25), and control (n = 25) groups. Measurements of exercise behavior (exercise intensity, exercise time, exercise frequency), and technical performance (target punching test, target kick test) were conducted at pre-, mid-, and post-intervention. This study generated two main research findings. First, there were significant effects interaction of condition vs. time (p = 0.001), condition (p = 0.019), and time (p < 0.001) on the exercise behavior variable in the exercise intensity indicator. At the same time, we observed the effects of the interaction of condition vs. time (p = 0.015), condition (p = 0.023), and time (p < 0.001) in the exercise time indicator, while the exercise frequency indicator showed the effects of interaction of condition vs. time (p < 0.001), condition (p = 0.005), and time (p < 0.001). Second, there was a significant effect on interaction of condition vs. time (p < 0.001), condition (p = 0.001), and time (p < 0.001) on the technical performance variable in the target punching test indicator. The target kick test indicator showed the effects interaction of condition vs. time (p < 0.001), condition (p = 0.001), and time (p < 0.001). Post-hoc analysis showed that the ART group has higher score than the TT group in terms of increasing exercise behavior and technical performance. The conclusion is that the 9-week ART program has proven effective in improving aspects of exercise behavior and technical performance among young Pencak Silat athletes.

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