<![CDATA[Traditional sports are part of Indonesia's cultural heritage that is increasingly abandoned by children, particularly elementary school students, following a shift from traditional play toward technology-based games. In Pelem Village, Campurdarat Subdistrict, traditional sports are almost never practiced by elementary school students during Physical Education, Sports, and Health (PJOK) lessons. This study aimed to determine students' level of understanding of traditional sports, referring to the comprehension concept proposed by Kurniawan (2023), which covers the definition, purpose and benefits, and types of traditional sports and games. This descriptive quantitative study used a survey method. Data were collected through a Likert-scale questionnaire administered to 83 fourth-grade students from four public elementary schools in Pelem Village, supported by observation and interviews with PJOK teachers. Data were analyzed descriptively using SPSS and Microsoft Excel. The results showed that students' understanding of traditional sports fell into the very high category for 66.27% (55 students), high for 6.02% (5 students), moderate for 24.10% (20 students), low for 2.41% (2 students), and very low for 1.20% (1 student). It can be concluded that elementary school students in Pelem Village generally have a high level of understanding of traditional sports, although the teaching of traditional sports has not yet been optimally implemented in PJOK lessons, so an active role from teachers is needed to optimize it.]]>
