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Nature of The Game: Dr. James Naismith

Basketball is a sport played between two teams of five players on a rectangular court. The objective is to shoot the ball through the opponent's basket to score points. The game was invented in 1891 by Canadian James Naismith, originally using a soccer ball. Naismith created basketball to be an indoor winter sport that required skill, speed and endurance. The game quickly spread across the United States and Canada through the YMCA. The first official game took place in 1892 in New York with nine players. By the late 1890s, games were standardized to include two teams of five players each.

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Nature of The Game: Dr. James Naismith

Basketball is a sport played between two teams of five players on a rectangular court. The objective is to shoot the ball through the opponent's basket to score points. The game was invented in 1891 by Canadian James Naismith, originally using a soccer ball. Naismith created basketball to be an indoor winter sport that required skill, speed and endurance. The game quickly spread across the United States and Canada through the YMCA. The first official game took place in 1892 in New York with nine players. By the late 1890s, games were standardized to include two teams of five players each.

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Surigao)

NATURE OF THE GAME


Nature of the Basketball Game
 is a sport played by two teams of five players on a rectangular court. one of the
world's most popular and widely viewed sports a team can score a field goal by
shooting the ball through the basket during regular play.

 is one of the most popular sports around the world. It is an indoor team sport.
There are 2 teams of 5 players who play a court.

 The game consist of shooting a ball through a basket to score points following a
set of rules. The team with more points wins the match.

HISTORY OF THE GAME


History of the Basketball Game
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 Basketball is a team sport played by millions the world over, and its popularity
seems to increase constantly. It is one of the world's fastest sport, and
accomplished play requires speed, stamina, and high degree of skill.

 The game was invented in 1891 by a Canadian Dr. James Naismith. His
intention was a develop a sport that could be played indoors and that would keep
players fit between the football and baseball seasons.

 Essentially, it had to be non-contact in nature fast, and be able to be completed


within a reasonably short period of time.
mJames Naismith (November 6, 1861-November 28, 1939)

 Was a Canadian and naturalized American sports coach and innovator. Naismith
invented the sport of basketball in 1891 and is often credited with introducing the
first football helmet.

The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame

The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (Springfield, Massachusetts) honors


exceptional basketball players, all-time great coaches, referee, executives, and other
mayor contributors to the game.
 Basketball was originally played with a soccer ball. The first balls made
specifically for basketball were brown, and it was only in the late 1950's that Tony
Hinkle, searching for a ball that would be more visible to players and spectators
alike, introduced the orange ball that is now in common use.

 The new game was a huge and immediate success with the Young Men's
Christian Association (YMCA) students. Within a short of time, basketball was
being played across the United States and Naismith's native Canada.

 The first official game was played in the YMCA GYMNASIUM IN Albany, New
York on January 20, 1892 with nine players by 1897- 1898 of five became
standard.

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