Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Sports Sciences and Health 2018 (2nd ICSSH 2018)

On behalf of the organizer and the committees, we are proud to welcome everyone in Malang, in the 2nd International Conference on Sport Sciences and Health (ICSSH) 2018 organized by The Faculty of Sport Sciences Universitas Negeri Malang.

The conference aimed to provide a forum for sport sciences and health academics and practitioners to share their ideas, perspectives and strategies to strengthen sport culture and healthy lifestyle. It also acts as an academic platform for researchers to present their latest research and develop the roadmap for their future research. Furthermore, the conference will extend the network between them to support more collaboration in health and sport sciences research and events.

The theme of 2nd International Conference on Sport Sciences and Health 2018 is ‘Interprofessional Collaboration to Strengthen Physical Fitness and Characters of Young People through Sport Sciences and Health Innovation Program’. We look forward to hearing a variety of perspectives and ideas about the innovation to develop the physical fitness and to build characters of our young generation.

Your presence at the conference is helping to continue building the forum of nurturing ideas, innovation and strengthen the collaboration among sport and health academics and practitioners.

The 2nd ICCSH 2018 is made possible by the dedication and hard work of the community. We are indebted to many. The conference would not be possible without the advice and support of our steering committees. We would like to express our gratitude to Professor Yoshinori Okade, Professor Dr. Low Wah Yun, Professor Chia Hua Kuo, and Professor John Wang Chee Keng, and Professor Adang Suherman for all their time and great energy to support us in the 2nd ICSSH 2018. We would also grateful for the support of the Rector of Universitas Negeri Malang, Professor AH. Rofi’uddin and the Dean of Faculty of Sport Sciences, Professor ME. WInarno, M.Pd. during the preparation of the conference.

Finally, we would like to thank all the presenters for the willingness to share their latest research and ideas and all the participations for their keen and active participation. Without your efforts, the 2nd ICSSH 2018 would not be possible. Keep up the good work. We hope that you will have and enjoyable and productive time in Malang, and leave with beautiful memories of our conference.

Dr. Imam Hariadi, M.Kes.
Chairman, the 2nd ICSSH 2018