http://patriot.ppj.unp.ac.id/index.php/patriot <p>The Patriot Journal is a publication featuring scholarly articles in the fields of coaching science, sports management, philosophy, pedagogy, physiology, biomechanics, sports psychology, and sports sociology. It is issued biannually in January-June and July-December. The journal comprises manuscripts presenting research findings, conceptual ideas, theoretical reviews, or applications of science and technology in sports coaching.</p> Department of Coaching, Faculty of Sports Science, Universitas Negeri Padang, Indonesia en-US Jurnal Patriot 2655-4984 http://patriot.ppj.unp.ac.id/index.php/patriot/article/view/1127 <p><strong>Problems: </strong>There are significant disparities in access to sports facilities, physical education teacher qualifications, and extracurricular programs between rural and urban schools. <strong>Purpose</strong>: The purpose of this study is to compare the universal values of sports between students from rural areas and students from urban areas in senior high school. <strong>Methods</strong>: Quantitative descriptive was used in this research with the survey method. This research was conducted using questionnaires as instruments. The study involved 151 high school student respondents; there were 71 students from rural areas and 80 students from urban areas, aged between 14-18 years old. The instrument in this study has 6 indicators and 73 question items, including problem solving, communication, teamwork, discipline, leadership, and fair play, which aims to assess the understanding of universal sports values among senior high school students. <strong>Results</strong>: The data collected was analyzed using an independent sample t-test with SPSS. The results showed the value of Sig. (2-tailed) &gt; 0.05, meaning that there is no significant difference in the distribution of understanding of values between groups of students from rural and urban areas. Seen in the mean value of rural areas, 451.48, and the mean value of urban areas, 446.63. <strong>Conclusion</strong>: To follow up on the findings in this study, it is expected to take a larger and more diverse sample to get a more comprehensive picture of the influence of the environment on universal sports values.</p> Burhan Ali Agus Gumilar Tri Martini Amung Ma'mun Syarifatunnisa Syarifatunnisa ##submission.copyrightStatement## http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0 2025-04-10 2025-04-10 7 1 1 5 10.24036/patriot.v7i1.1127