Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Physical Education, Sport, and Health (ACPES 2019)

ACPES (ASEAN Council of Physical Education and Sport) is a council consisting of some universities across ASEAN namely Srinakharinwirot University Thailand, Mahasarakham University Thailand, PESS NIE NTU Singapore, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Mindanao State University - Iligan Institute of Technology Philippines, Kasetsart University Thailand, Chulalongkorn University Thailand, Institute of Technical Education Singapore, Universiti Teknologi MARA Malaysia and Universitas Negeri Semarang Indonesia. The ACPES annually host an International conference in various countries of its members. The 1st conference on 2015 was hosted by UNNES, Indonesia, The 2nd ACPES was hosted by MSUIIT Philippines, the 3rd ACPES was hosted by Kasetsart University Thailand, and the 4th ACPES was hosted by Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM). This year, from September 10-12, 2019, The 5th ACPES International conference, hosted by UNNES, took place at UTC Hotel, Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia.

This conference brings together academic experts and practitioners from South East Asia and beyond to share new knowledge, ideas, and experiences pertaining to Physical Education and Sport. The scientific program of this conference included many topics related to Physical Education, Sports and Public Health as well as those in related fields in order to accommodate more aspirations and expressions of sport’s and health communities. The issues being covered in this proceeding are:

1. Physical Education: Teaching, Assessment, Curriculum, Administration and Management
2. Sports Science: Sport Pedagogy, Sport Psychology, Sport Biomechanics, Sport Coaching and Training, Sport Management

The ever-changing scope and rapid development of Physical Education, Sports Science and Health create new problems and questions, resulting in the real needs for sharing brilliant ideas and stimulating good awareness of this important research field. We promise to produce a bright picture and charming landscape for expert, researcher and practitioner while the support received and the enthusiasm witnessed have truly exceeded our expectations. The responses to the call-for-papers had been overwhelming – both from Indonesia, country around South East Asia and from all over the world. Unfortunately, many manuscripts from prestigious institutions could not be accepted due to the reviewing outcomes and our capacity constraints.

We would like to express our gratitude and appreciation for all the reviewers who helped us maintain the high quality of manuscripts included in the proceedings published by Atlantis Press. We are very grateful to the International/National advisory committee, Session chairs, students’ volunteers, and administrative assistants who selflessly contributed to the success of this Conference. Also, we are thankful to all the authors who submitted papers, because of which the conference became a story of success. We would also like to extend our thanks to the members of the organizing team for their hard work.

On the day of completion of this journey, we are delighted to present the proceedings of The 5th ACPES International Conference 2019 to the authors and delegates of the event with a high level of satisfaction and aspiration. We hope that you will find it useful, exciting and inspiring. We are now optimistic and full of hope about getting the proceedings of The 5th ACPES International Conference 2019 covered by Atlantis Press in due course. We appreciate that the authors of The 5th ACPES International Conference 2019 may want to maximize the popularity of their papers and we will try our best to support them in their endeavors.

Conference Chair
Prof. Dr. Oktia Woro Kasmini Handayani, M. Kes.
Sports Science Faculty, Universitas Negeri Semarang, Indonesia