ABSTRACT. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of teaching styles and motivation towards the upperhand passing skills in the game of volleyball.Samples from this study were 40 students of SMP Negeri 1 Pandeglang, Banten, and performed by a group of design experimental studies with 2 x 2 factorial. Data were analyzed using ANOVA (analysis of variants) followed by Tukey Test.Hasil showed that (1) in general, there are significant differences between the command and the style of training, (2) students with high motivation but accept the teaching style of training to achieve results higher compared to a higher motivation but accept the teaching style of command, (3) there is no difference between students with lower motivation but accept the teaching style of command and those with lower motivation but accept the teaching style of training, Based on the research results, it is necessary to consider the motivation of students in the development of skills attainment upperhand through learning, because the motivation to work as a positive drive for student learning, then learning objectives can be met effectively. It is also necessary to choose teaching style is suitable for students with a different motivation.