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ABSTRACT THE ROLE OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION, SPORT, AND HEALTH TEACHER’S IN DEVELOPING THE STUDENTS MENTALLY WHEN OFFLINE AND ONLINE LEARNING AT SMA NEGERI 8 KUPANG CITY Epa Proditus Laukamang1*, Andreas J. F. Lumba2, Erwin S. Neolaka3 1,2,3Physical Education, Health, and Recreation Study Program, Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, Artha Wacana Christian University, Kupang, Indonesia 2Physical Education, Health, and Recreation Study Program, Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, Nusa Cendana University, Kupang, Indonesia [email protected] Background: Teachers are professional educators with the main duty are educating, teaching, guiding, directing, training, assessing, evaluating, and developing students in education. This study refers to the research problem regarding how is the role of physical education teachers in developing the students' mentally during offline and online learning. Research Objectives: This study aims to find out the role of physical education teachers in mentally development of students when offline and online learning. Research Method: This study used a qualitative research. The subject in this study is the physical education teacher at SMA Negeri 8 Kupang City. The data collection techniques that used in this study are observation, interviews, and documentation, the data analysis used was descriptive qualitative. Result and Discussion: Physical education teacher's role in developing students' mentally can be done well in learning, because the physical education teachers are able to apply their role as an educators who are responsible for students in physical education, sport, and health learning. In the implementation of education, the teachers have a very important duty, namely guiding and directing the students so that they can grow and develop optimally. Conclusion: The physical education teachers play an important role in the developing the students’ mentally when learning in the classroom nor the field so that students are more than disciplined and on time in learning. The physical education teachers can motivate the students with an appreciation or sanction given to students.