This research aims to find out the relationship of perception and self-motivation to the interest of students of Physical Education Health and Recreation to become teachers of Physics Education Sports and Health. This research uses a method of quantitative approach through causality relationships. The subjects used in this study are students from the Department of Jasmanian Education Health and Recreation State University of the 2020 Army. The sample determination was selected using a non-probability sampling method with a purposive sample approach, and the number was calculated using the Slovenian formula to total 131 students. Data collection techniques using questionnaires and documentation. The results showed that the relationship between the perception variable and the interest variable was 0.046 while the relationship of the self-motivation variable with the interest Variable was 0.860. From these values, claim that perception variables and self-motivation variables have a relationship with interest variables positively. The results of the Test of the determination coefficient of perception variables and self-motivation variables to student interest variables have a relationship of 85.1%. This it can be concluded that the self-motivation variable has a major role in the level of interest of students in Physical Education Health and Recreation to become teachers of Physical education Sports and Health.
