Motivasi Siswa Dalam Mengikuti Pembelajaran Bolabasket Kelas VIII SMP Negeri 1 Salo Kabupaten Kampar

Based on the observations that researchers do on students of class VIII SMP Negeri 1 Salo when they practice basketball. The problem is that not all students are eager to follow the lesson and also not all students master the basic technique of basketball. The purpose of this study is to determine the level of student motivation in following the learning bolabasket class VIII SMP Negeri 1 Salo Kampar regency. This type of research is descriptive quantitative research. The population in this study is all students of class VIII which amounted to 140 people. The sample technique used a random sample taking up 20% of the total population. The sample size is 28 students. The instrument of this study is a questionnaire. After the calculation got the average score of the overall motivation of 75.3%. Based on the assessment scores 75.3% score is in the range of values between 61% -80% with high category. This means that the motivation of students of Class VIII SMP Negeri 1 Salo Kampar Regency in learning basketball is very enthusiastic although there are some or a small part of students who do not enjoy sports basketball