Davis Benefield
Kirkland
English 1101
15 September 2015
Basketball
Bump bump bump. Sweat drops from my brow 70- 70 on the free throw line for the win. It is up and good. Special moments like this is why basketball is so great. Basketball is a young and expanding sport, with a unique beginning, that is enjoyed by millions everyday.
Basketball was founded by Dr. James Naismith. It all started in a small-town YMCA gym in Springfield, Massachusetts. Dr. Naismith was challenged to create a new game that could be played indoors in the cold Massachusetts winters to provide an athletic distraction to an overall disruptive group of students. Naismith was inspired by a game he had played as a child called “duck on a rock,” in which players lobbed 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 basketball. The first game was played on December 21, 1891. One of the rules that defers from now is that originally the ball could only be moved forward by passing there was no such thing as what is now called “dribbling”. When the game was invented they used baskets as the rims (hence the name basketball). The original rules also had nine players on each team and because there was no such thing as a basketball they used a soccer ball. Dribbling was added in 1892 and most people
One day a man named James Nasmith decided to make a game. He made the game because he lived in Springfield, Massachusetts Which was very cold and snowy and his students wanted something to do. So he told the janitor to go get some boxes. When the janitor cold not find any he got some peach baskets with he nailed to a balcony. Because of that on 1891 Basketball was invented.
Basketball started in 1891. It has now grown into one of the most popular sports in history. Basketball was invented in December 1891 by Canadian James W. Naismith. An instructor at the YMCA Training School in Massachusetts, he sought a suitable indoor game to keep his students fit and warm during the cold New England winters. With wire mesh backboards. He formulated 13 rules, most of which still apply today. In 1893, the first women’s game was played at the Smith College, in Northampton, Massachusetts, USA. And soon to spread all over the world.
Basketball was originally about throwing a large ball into a peach basket hung up on the wall, making that the biggest variation of the game since its conception in 1891.
Basketball (or Basket Ball –then two words) was invented by Dr. James Naismith in December 1981. He was an instructor at Christian Workers in Springfield Massachusetts. On March 11, 1892 students and workers at the school played the first public game of basket ball. On March 22, 1983 Smith College in Massachusetts becomes the first women’s school to play basket ball. Men are not allowed to watch the games.
James Naismith or the founder of the game we all love, started it all with just two peach baskets and a soccer ball. Dr. James A. Naismith was a P.E. instructor who wanted to develop a game that would work on wooden floors and an enclosed space. Naismith was inspired by a game called duck-on-a-rock, the objective of the game was to throw a small rock at a “duck” placed on top of a large rock in an attempt to knock the “duck” off. After much thought and deliberation over the name and rules, the game of basketball was born in 1891. Dr. Naismith then went on to write a rulebook consisting of 13 rules and regulations to bring further structure to the game. These rules are still the foundation of the game of basketball we know today. After hearing of the new game of Basketball, the University of Kansas hired Dr. Naismith to launch the first ever basketball program.
During the winter of 1892 in a town in Massachusetts a physical education teacher, Dr. James Naismith, at a YMCA school created a game where young men could play indoors aside from going outside in the freezing cold. To be prepared for the game, Dr. Naismith came up with some rules for the game, gathered two peach baskets for hoops, a soccer ball, and coached the first basketball game in history.
The game of basketball was invented by Dr. James Naismith. Naismith, a P.E. teacher from Canada, invented the game in 1891. At the time James Naismith as working at the YMCA Training School in Massachusetts ("Who Invented"). Wyckoff implies that James was great at teaching summer sports, but when winter came, there was a problem. The men at the college were
Many people believe that basketball and football can be the best sports in the world. Basketball can be known as the best sport because it’s played all over the world and tons of people like to play/watch it. For football tons of people love to play the sport and tons of people like to watch football every Sunday. In my opinion, I think baseball is clearly the best sport in the world.
On January 20th, 1892 in Springfield, Massachusetts the game of basketball was born. Dr. James Naismith would be credited for creating the game of basketball during the winter months at a local YMCA. The game consisted of thirteen rules, nine of which are still in existence today. The final score of the first game was 1-0 with William Chase being credited with the first ever basket. There is no way anybody could tell that when Dr. Naismith created the game of basketball he thought it would turn into the game it is today.
Basketball is the greatest sport When you're running and dribbling up and down the court A shot here A block there Don't become a fool to bring it to shame Because basketball is the greatest game I'm on the court like I'm in a resort People laughing because I'm way to short But little do they know that this is
I believe that basketball is the best sport. First because I enjoy watching the Chicago Bulls. Second it is great exercise. Lastly, it is so competitive and intense.
Basketball was invented by James Naismith in 1839. The objective was to throw the basketball into fruit baskets strapped to the railing of the gym balcony. As you can see the game of basketball has changed tons over the years and continues to grow.
When basketball was first created , there were unlimited players allowed on the court and present day there are only five players per team allowed on the court. Also, the players used a peach basket to shoot a soccer ball into , and present day they use a metal rim with a next and a glass backboard.
He got to thinking and started combining ideas from other games to make the game of what it is known today as basketball. Naismith invented this game in 1891 (Faurschou).
In my free time, I enjoy a plethora of activities but I have come to the conclusion