SPORT TALENT FOR JUNIOR SCHOOL IN DISTRICT SILOU KAHEAN, SIMALUNGUN REGENCY

This is research is intended to find out of the potential for giftedness in sport for junior school students in the Siloukahean District, Simalugun Regency. This study is a qualitative research with survey method. The population in this study were junior school students in the Silou Kahean District which consisted of 3 schools, namely SMP Negeri 1, SMP Negeri 2 and SMP Orasi Indo. There were 254 samples in this study, they are VII grade students.The results of this study found that out of 254 students from the VII grade from 3 junior schools in Silokahean District are the quality of students participating in sports in the non-potential category was 64.4%, in the less potential category was 29.9%, in the quite potential category there were 5.1%, in the potential category there is 0.4%, and in the very potential category there is none at all. From the results of talent scouting in sports conducted in the District of Silou Kahean on the VII grade of Junior School, there are six people who have a disability in athletics are long jump and shot put. The six people from, SMP Negeri 1 with 3 people and SMP Negeri 2 the others. Whereas from Orasi Indo Junior School no students were found to have a disability in sports.