Shela Ginanjar, Dena Widyawan, Hekal Faruqi
Sport is a beneficial physical activity, especially to raise health status and develop Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQOL). Regarding sports at an early age, the government has issued regulations regarding sports that regulate the importance of early childhood development, which of course involves the role of parents and coaches. The purpose of the study was to find studies related to sports carried out in early childhood, and the results obtained are based on references from articles in SINTA (an Indonesian-indexed journal) that can encourage Indonesian parents to choose sports. The method used was a systematic literature review, where the search results found as many as 300 articles in SINTA (an Indonesian-indexed journal) from 2004 to 2023, which were selected gradually and systematically into 41 articles relevant to the research question. Based on the results, it can be concluded that: 1) Gymnastics is most widely applied in early childhood; 2) Gymnastics, football, and basketball are the most popular among children in early childhood; 3) Sports are more often investigated compared to traditional sports. In early childhood, it is advisable to choose gymnastics because it can train basic movements and the training process follows their needs. In another view, children usually have a desire to play sports as a team; the solution that can be suggested is football or basketball. Through football and basketball, children can practice cooperation, empathy, and responsibility. Comparing to traditional sports, even though many people are practicing them in Indonesia today, the results show that sports have the biggest impact on early childhood. Realizing the data were obtained from articles in SINTA (an Indonesian-indexed journal); the next studies need to deal with SCOPUS-indexed articles so the findings can be deepened and sharpened. Experimental research is needed to strengthen the results that gymnastics has a positive effect on early childhood because gymnastics not only promoting the development of children’s motoric system but also promoting an individual physical growth. Further research is also needed regarding its social and psychological aspects. © 2023 by authors, all rights reserved.
Department of Physical Education, Faculty of Sport Science, Universitas Negeri Jakarta, Indonesia
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