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The background of this research is less motivation for the 10th grade of DP class female students to join physical education class in State Vocational High School 3 Yogyakarta. In spite of the minority of female students in the class, one of the reasons of low motivation of female students is that the teaching learning was monotonous and the sport activity could only be done by male students. The objectives of the research is for increasing female students- motivation by giving traditional games activities for warming up to achieve optimal learning. The subject of the research is the 10th grade of DP class female students in State Vocational High School 3 Yogyakarta. This classroom action research was done collaboratively. This research used an observation instrument for teachers and students. The data used is descriptive quantitative. The result of the research shows that traditional games activity at the warming up can increase the sport class participation the 10th grade of DP class female students in State Vocational High School 3 Yogyakarta. The first cycle showed that the female students- motivation indicated from criterion observed by collaborator achieved 50 (the value has not increased significantly). In the second cycle, the value increased. It became 90 (the value increased significantly). There is a relation between giving traditional games for warming up with increasing female students- motivation in physical education lesson. For further, this research can be recommendation for teacher to make the physical education more interesting.