Where Basketball was Invented: The History of Basketball
Where Basketball Originated
It was the winter of 1891-1892. Inside a gymnasium at Springfield College (then known as the International YMCA Training School), located in Springfield, Mass., was a group of restless college students. The young men had to be there; they were required to participate in indoor activities to burn off the energy that had been building up since their football season ended. The gymnasium class offered them activities such as marching, calisthenics, and apparatus work, but these were pale substitutes for the more exciting games of football and lacrosse they played in warmer seasons.
James Naismith, The Person Who Invented Basketball
The instructor of this class was James Naismith, a 31-year-old graduate student. After graduating from Presbyterian College in Montreal with a theology degree, Naismith embraced his love of athletics and headed to Springfield to study physical education—at that time, a relatively new and unknown academic discipline—under Luther Halsey Gulick, superintendent of physical education at the College and today renowned as the father of physical education and recreation in the United States.
As Naismith, a second-year graduate student who had been named to the teaching faculty, looked at his class, his mind flashed to the summer session of 1891, when Gulick introduced a new course in the psychology of play. In class discussions, Gulick had stressed the need for a new indoor game, one “that would be interesting, easy to learn, and easy to play in the winter and by artificial light.” No one in the class had followed up on Gulick’s challenge to invent such a game. But now, faced with the end of the fall sports season and students dreading the mandatory and dull required gymnasium work, Naismith had a new motivation.
Two instructors had already tried and failed to devise activities that would interest the young men. The faculty had met to discuss what was becoming a persistent problem with the class’s unbridled energy and disinterest in required work.
During the meeting, Naismith later wrote that he had expressed his opinion that “the trouble is not with the men, but with the system that we are using. ” He felt that the kind of work needed to motivate and inspire the young men he faced “should be of a recreative nature, something that would appeal to their play instincts.”
Before the end of the faculty meeting, Gulick placed the problem squarely in Naismith’s lap.
“Naismith,” he said. “I want you to take that class and see what you can do with it.”
So Naismith went to work. His charge was to create a game that was easy to assimilate, yet complex enough to be interesting. It had to be playable indoors or on any kind of ground, and by a large number of players all at once. It should provide plenty of exercise, yet without the roughness of football, soccer, or rugby since those would threaten bruises and broken bones if played in a confined space.
Much time and thought went into this new creation. It became an adaptation of many games of its time, including American rugby (passing), English rugby (the jump ball), lacrosse (use of a goal), soccer (the shape and size of the ball), and something called duck on a rock, a game Naismith had played with his childhood friends in Bennie’s Corners, Ontario. Duck on a rock used a ball and a goal that could not be rushed. The goal could not be slammed through, thus necessitating “a goal with a horizontal opening high enough so that the ball would have to be tossed into it, rather than being thrown.”
Naismith approached the school janitor, hoping he could find two, 18-inch square boxes to use as goals. The janitor came back with two peach baskets instead. Naismith then nailed them to the lower rail of the gymnasium balcony, one at each end. The height of that lower balcony rail happened to be ten feet. A man was stationed at each end of the balcony to pick the ball from the basket and put it back into play. It wasn’t until a few years later that the bottoms of those peach baskets were cut to let the ball fall loose.
Naismith then drew up the 13 original rules, which described, among other facets, the method of moving the ball and what constituted a foul. A referee was appointed. The game would be divided into two, 15-minute halves with a five-minute resting period in between. Naismith’s secretary typed up the rules and tacked them on the bulletin board. A short time later, the gym class met, and the teams were chosen with three centers, three forwards, and three guards per side. Two of the centers met at mid-court, Naismith tossed the ball, and the game of “basket ball” was born.
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Dr. James Naismith was a Canadian physical education instructor who invented the game of basketball in 1891 while working at the YMCA Training School in Springfield, Massachusetts.
Dr. Naismith had been challenged to create a new game that could be played indoors in the cold Massachusetts winters to provide an “athletic distraction" to a disruptive group of students. With a two-week deadline, Dr. Naismith decided to invent a game of skill, finesse, and accuracy, rather than one that relied on pure strength.
He was inspired by a game he had played as a child called “duck on a rock," in which players lob a small rock at a "duck" placed on top of a large rock in an attempt to knock the "duck" off.
Using a soccer ball, two peach baskets placed 10 feet up in the air, nine players on each team, and a set of 13 basic rules, Dr. Naismith invented the game of “basket ball." The first game was played on December 21, 1891.
Initially, players could only advance the ball by passing it. Bouncing the ball along the floor — what we call "dribbling" today — did not become part of the game until later.
Players earned points by successfully tossing the soccer ball into the peach baskets. After each basket that was made, players had to climb a ladder to retrieve the ball from the basket. Iron hoops with open-ended nets didn't come along until 1913!
Interesting basketball facts:
Dr. Naismith was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1959. The Basketball Hall of Fame is now called the Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame.
The first college basketball game was played on January 18, 1896, when the University of Iowa hosted a game with the University of Chicago. The final score was: Chicago 15, Iowa 12.
U.S. patent #1,718,305 was granted to G.L. Pierce on June 25, 1929, for the first version of what we now recognize as the "basketball."
“March Madness" began in 1939, when the first NCAA tournament took place at the University of Illinois.
Basketball became an official Olympic sport at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, Germany.
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Who invented basketball and how? — History of inventions
Basketball is an active and exciting sport game. To beat a competitive team, qualities such as endurance, teamwork, and resilience are essential. Basketball is not only about tall players, an orange ball and a hoop, but also strategic thinking and phenomenal endurance. Today this game is one of the most popular in the world. But how did it happen? Where did it come from? How was basketball invented? This question interests many fans and players.
First attempts
Basketball was based on an ancient ritual - a kind of competition called pitz. In ancient times, in the Mayan tribe, this sports game helped to resolve controversial issues. Probably, that's how they decided there when the apocalypse would happen. The ball had to hit the ring, and then the issue was decided in favor of the lucky Indian. It was placed on a raised platform. The height reached ten meters. The use of hands was prohibited. The Indians were helped by legs, hips, head. The team consisted of two to five people. A feature of the ancient game was the location of the ring: perpendicular to the sides of the playing field. The first goal scored helped the team to win.
There is a version that the Indians from the losing team were sacrificed. Many fans would probably bring this custom back from the darkness of centuries of oblivion. The ritual competition "pitz" can be called the progenitor of the competitions of giants.
History of creation
James Naismith - creator of basketball
Many people wonder in which country basketball was invented? The United States is rightfully called the birthplace of the game of giants. Basketball was invented by Canadian teacher James Naismith. It was first played by students in 1891 year. Since the class was indoors during the winter season, the students did not like the monotony of warm-ups and gymnastic exercises. Active and exciting competitions should have interested the students. And basketball coped with this task with a bang!
As conceived by Naismith, the new game had to meet several requirements:
competitive and dynamic;
not traumatic;
the whole body of the player will work;
requires certain physical skills.
So the young teacher created a new sporting event that interested the whole class. A pair of baskets were attached to the balcony railing. The students were asked to score the ball into an impromptu ring. But the modern game was still far away. Naismith's game interested many teenagers and began to be played on the streets in various variations.
For this first basketball game in 1891, Naismith used two peach baskets as a hoop. The students were full of enthusiasm. Word of the newly invented game spread. Numerous associations wrote to Naismith for copies of the rules, which were published in the January 15, 189 issue of The Triangle.2 years, University Newspaper YMCA Training School.
In 1894, basketball became such a popular entertainment that it began to acquire the first rules and conditions, enshrined in a single standard. Teams began to play with five players on each side. Depending on external circumstances, the number changed. It's about the area of the room. Three years later, the rules provided for five players, and this remains unchanged even now.
After the invention of basketball has gained wide popularity among young people. Many high schools, youth groups, community recreation centers, churches, and other organizations ran basketball programs for pre-school children. Initially, an unfamiliar sports competition spontaneously spread throughout the educational institutions of the country.
Naismith was known to be Canadian, and it is not surprising that Canada was the first country outside the United States to play the game. Basketball further appeared in Europe, South America and Asian countries.
Where was basketball invented? At the Youth Christian Association (YCA) American College in Springfield.
Game Development
Basketball is an active and simple game that requires a ball, a field and a hoop. The history of the creation of basketball was originally more like an attempt to cope with boredom in physical education classes. But then this sport won a place of honor among the most popular games.
The history of the basketball game is summarized here. Let's go over important dates and innovations in this area
In 1898, the first professional National Basketball League was created, which lasted five years and transformed into a number of independent leagues. In the twenties, national federations began to form.
Initially, fruit baskets and a soccer ball were used instead of a mesh ring. Later, a shield appears near the ring, which protects the audience. At first it was made of iron mesh, then it was replaced with a wooden one. In modern basketball, backboards are made of transparent plastic, so it does not interfere with spectators watching the game. At 19In 06, baskets without a bottom appeared, instead of fruit baskets. This innovation improves the game, as it is no longer necessary to use a ladder to reach the ball.
In 1913 the mesh ring was invented. The free fall of the ball affects the pace of the entire game. It becomes more dynamic and spectacular. The changes that have taken place in basketball allow it to develop faster.
1936 - can be considered the birthday of the concept of "professional basketball" - this year the game was included in the official program of the Olympic competition. From that moment on, the history of the creation and development of basketball worries the whole world, because every country wants to prove itself in the arena and become a winner.
The National Basketball Association (NBA) was formed in 1946 from two organizations: the National Basketball League and the American Basketball Association.
The 1992 Olympic Games provided an opportunity for professional athletes to prove themselves. Before that, only amateurs could participate in high-level competitions. After that, athletes from the United States became the main competitors in world competitions.
In what year was basketball invented? At 1891 year.
Basketball rules (briefly)
The rules governing the game are based on the five Naismith principles requiring a large, light ball controlled by the hands; and a horizontal, elevated target. no running with the ball; no restriction on a player receiving the ball while he is in play; no personal contact.
The
Rules are detailed by the governing bodies of several branches of the sport and cover the playing court and equipment, officials, players, scoring and timing, fouls, violations and other matters. Officials include a referee and two umpires in a college game (two referees and a team captain in an NBA game), two timers, and two scorers. One player on each team acts as captain and is responsible on behalf of the team for all matters relating to officials. For example, he may discuss the interpretation of the rules. Professional, international and school games are divided into four periods, student games are divided into two.
Previously, the principles of basketball differed markedly from today. Until the end of 2014, they were amended. The current basketball rules were finally approved in 2018.
Briefly they can be characterized as follows:
Five players from each team can be on the field at the same time. There can be 12 participants in total.
The technique of moving the ball around the field is important: it is necessary to run with the ball, hitting it on the floor, kicking or punching is a violation.
The game consists of four halves. Usually the period is ten minutes.
There are short breaks between periods.
A ball thrown into a basketball hoop gives his team a different number of points.
The team with the most points in the game wins. With the same number of points, another 5 minutes are given - "overtime". If during this time the situation does not change, then the game will continue until the victory of one of the teams.
A basketball player cannot remain under the opponent's basket for more than three seconds without having possession of the ball.
It is a violation if a basketball player takes three steps in a row without hitting the ball on the floor. And also you can’t run with the ball in your hands for more than two steps.
Points are taken into account if the ball was in the basketball hoop.
The main composition of the game has a clear functionality. In basketball, each player has a role:
the first number of the team is point guard. He must develop high speed and virtuoso possession of the ball;
attacking defender (second number). A player who can jump high. The main task is to break through the defense of the other team;
center or main player plays under the basket and fights for the rebound;
light forward's task is to score;
ball control is the task of a power forward.
Interesting facts
The history of the creation of basketball is most clearly presented in a selection of interesting facts about this game:
Women's rules have changed frequently over the years. Senda Berenson hosted the first women's college basketball game at 1893, when her freshmen and sophomores of Smith College played against each other. For a long time, women's basketball was not taken seriously, it was considered another fad of the weaker sex. Contrary to popular belief, the game has also spread among women. Now there is professional women's basketball, which also gathers thousands of spectators at the screen.
Basketball, according to Senda, helped develop femininity and ethical qualities. The first rules for women's competitions were published on 1901 year. Despite many obstacles, women's basketball has gradually gained a foothold on the world stage. Women's basketball became an Olympic sport in 1976.
In the first three decades after World War II, basketball steadily but slowly gained popularity and importance in the United States and internationally.
” He felt that the kind of work needed to motivate and inspire the young men he faced “should be of a recreative nature, something that would appeal to their play instincts.”
Duck on a rock used a ball and a goal that could not be rushed. The goal could not be slammed through, thus necessitating “a goal with a horizontal opening high enough so that the ball would have to be tossed into it, rather than being thrown.”
Naismith’s secretary typed up the rules and tacked them on the bulletin board. A short time later, the gym class met, and the teams were chosen with three centers, three forwards, and three guards per side. Two of the centers met at mid-court, Naismith tossed the ball, and the game of “basket ball” was born.
James Naismith,
l. Pierce,
l. Pierce,
With a two-week deadline, Dr. Naismith decided to invent a game of skill, finesse, and accuracy, rather than one that relied on pure strength.
Naismith was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1959. The Basketball Hall of Fame is now called the Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame.
Discuss why you think rules are necessary in sports and other areas of life. What would happen if we didn't have rules? If you could change one of the rules of basketball, which would it be? Why?
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How and for what they put the players behind bars in the country of the all-seeing eye, in which the logs are stubbornly ignored. 90,031 of the League's strongest rookies that year, whose talent Phoenix hoped in vain. For six incomplete seasons, the seven-footer managed to play for the Suns, Detroit and San Antonio. As part of the Bad Boys, being a passenger of a famous squad, he even won the NBA championship 1990. True, he never found fame anywhere, only periodically appearing on the court, dropping out of the Spurs rotation in his last professional year. Bedford got hooked on drugs, never being able to reveal his potential. After finishing his career from 1996 to 1997, he was arrested twice for possession of illegal substances. Four years later, he was charged with transporting 25 pounds (per minute, 11kg) of marijuana to Michigan, after which he was detained twice more, and in 2003 he was sentenced to 10 years in prison. Bedford was released early after 8 years. In freedom, William got a job as a coach for local basketball players in Memphis.
The Indians were helped by legs, hips, head. The team consisted of two to five people. A feature of the ancient game was the location of the ring: perpendicular to the sides of the playing field. The first goal scored helped the team to win. 
And basketball coped with this task with a bang! 
At 19In 06, baskets without a bottom appeared, instead of fruit baskets. This innovation improves the game, as it is no longer necessary to use a ladder to reach the ball. 
Before that, only amateurs could participate in high-level competitions. After that, athletes from the United States became the main competitors in world competitions. 
For example, he may discuss the interpretation of the rules. Professional, international and school games are divided into four periods, student games are divided into two. 
If during this time the situation does not change, then the game will continue until the victory of one of the teams. 
