International Journal of Academic Pedagogical Research (IJAPR)   Year: 2024 | Volume: 8 | Issue: 1 | Page No.: 32-37 Survey of Students' Interest in Extracurricular Sports Activities and Specialization in Sports Branches Download PDF ArikaUmi Zar'in, Imam Sugeng, Era Sapitra Alifiana Manjayanti Abstract: This research aims to find out about students' interest in extracurricular sports at Muhammadiyah 4 Gedeg Middle School, Mojokerto Regency and to find out their interest in sports that are already running as extracurriculars at school, namely swimming, volleyball, pencak silat and futsal. For comparison, to find out students' interest in extracurricular sports, there will be arts and national defense activities included in the research. This research is descriptive research. The sample in this study was the entire population of Muhammadiyah 4 Gedeg Middle School students in Mojokerto district. The data collection technique uses a survey by distributing questionnaires. Next, the data that has been obtained is then analyzed using descriptive percentage analysis using the SPSS application. The results of the research show that the interest of students at Muhammadiyah 4 Gedeg Middle School, Mojokerto Regency, is very high in sports extracurricular activities at 64% and in the arts at 11% and national defense activities at 25%. Which is influenced by interest indicators such as: motivation and ideals, attitudes towards teachers during learning, family support, facilities and so on. And interest in the sport of swimming showed the highest number of enthusiasts at 59%, pencak silat 23% volleyball 10% futsal 8%. The conclusion that can be drawn from this research is that students' interest in sports is high, with the specific sport of swimming having the most interest compared to other sports which have become extracurricular at Muhammadiyah 4 Gedeg Middle School, Mojokerto Regency.