History of Basketball

History of Basketball

ü Who invented it?

Þ                      A Canadian man named James Naismith

ü Where?

Þ                      In the United States, Springfield, Massachusetts

ü When?

Þ                      The game was invented in 1891

ü How?

Þ                      James Naismith started off with peach baskets and a soccer style ball. Then came up with 13 rules to the game and divided his player in to two even teams. The objective was to throw the ball into the fruit basket and score points however because the games was stopped every time someone scored a point for the janitor to retrieve the ball it was decided that they would cut the bottom of the baskets off.

ü Why?

Þ                      Because they needed to condition the young athletes during the winter.

ü What were the circumstances during the beginning?

Þ                      The circumstances were very good at the beginning they had everything they needed to play they just didn’t understand how to use it well but they learned eventually.

ü What was it like at the start?

Þ                      It was good at the start except for some minor problems like the one play who didn’t like the game and having to retrieve the ball manually.

ü What types of shots were done?

Þ                      Soccer like balls in fruit baskets.

ü How is Basketball different today than when it first started?

Þ                      At the beginning baskets of fruits where used for baskets but they were replaced by medal hoops then they replaced the soccer ball for the Spalding ball.