Journal Physical Health Recreation Volume 3 Nomor 1 . Desember 2022 https://doi. org/10. 55081/jphr. e-ISSN : 2747- 013X JOURNAL PHYSICAL HEALTH RECREATION Volume 3 Nomor 1 . Desember 2022 Memaksimalkan Pembelajaran Gerak Menggunakan Bola Pada Siswa Sekolah Dasar Maximizing Motion Learning Using Ball In Elementary School Students Febby Syafita Putri1. Rahma Dewi2 1Sports Education. Postgraduate Study Program. Medan State University. North Sumatra. Indonesia 2Sports Education. Postgraduate Study Program. Medan State University. North Sumatra. Indonesia Abstract Sports using balls are very popular with people who can provide pleasure and also train gross motor skills in children. However, some children, especially those in elementary school, are still afraid to use a ball. This is a problem that needs to be addressed, because the ball is the most popular game for children today. Physical education teachers need to find ways to help children not be afraid to play ball. Keywords: Movement Learning. Physical Education. Early Childhood. Abstrak Olahraga menggunakan bola sangat digemari oleh masyarakat yang dapat memberikan kesenangan dan juga melatih motorik kasar pada anak. Namun sebagian anak terutama yang duduk di bangku sekolah dasar masih takut menggunakan bola. Hal ini merupakan masalah yang perlu diatasi, karena bola merupakan permainan yang paling digemari anakanak saat ini. Guru pendidikan jasmani perlu mencari cara untuk membantu anak agar tidak takut bermain bola. Kata kunci: Pembelajaran Gerak. Pendidikan Jasmani. Anak Usia Dini. Journal Physical Health Recreation Volume 3 Nomor 1 . Desember 2022 https://doi. org/10. 55081/jphr. INTRODUCTION Elementary school is a school level e-ISSN : 2747- 013X overcome these issues. that is for children who are very young. METHOD This observation was carried out Kids who start elementary school are still at SD Muhammadiyah 36 Medan which is around 7 years old. Elementary school is located at Jalan Jermal i and the where you learn things like how to read observation was carried out on Thursday, and math. Teachers in elementary school 18 November 2022 for grade 2 students teach students, and they also have lots of with a total of 26 students. It has been learning activities they do with the identified that there are 4 children who are still afraid to do movement activities students learn more. Sometimes, things using a ball. This is of course a problem can go wrong in the school, and that that is quite concerning because the ball means the students can't learn as much as is a sport that is loved by many people, they should. One reason for this is if the especially in early childhood, in learning teacher can't handle things. Kids in motion, it must involve gross muscles, childhood are learning how to move which can be developed using the This means they are improving the throwing and catching ball training quality of their movements and also doing These more variety in their movement patterns. DISCUSSION