basketball

Basketball

2005

Table of contents

Introduction .3

The History of Basketball .3

Invention and Rules .3

Evolution of the game 3

NBA Legends .6

Records of NBA .7

Conclusion .7

The Bibliography .8

Enclosure 1 .9

Introduction

Basketball , a game that was born in nineteenth century with the purpose to provide an athletic distraction ' to the students at the School for Christian Workers in Springfield , soon became a successful sport . More than 300 million people play

basketball worldwide

The History of Basketball

I . Invention and Rules

Basketball was invented by Dr . James Naismith , physical educator at YMCA Training School in Springfield , Massachusetts , USA . He has four degrees in the diverse fields of Philosophy , Religion , Physical Education and Medicine . Naismith 's investigations in sports physiology and sports science helped him to create really successful game . The concept of basketball was borrowed from the simple child 's game duck-on-a-rock , which involved attempting to knock a "duck " off the top of a large rock by tossing another rock at it . James Naismith needed a game that could be played indoors in a relatively small space The first game was played with a soccer ball and two peach baskets used as goals . [1]

James Naismith devised a set of thirteen rules of basketball through which you can look in enclosure 1 of this

In 1959 , James Naismith was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame (called the Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame

II . Evolution of the game

Since invention basketball was greatly changed

A . Equipment . The early baskets were with the bottom and someone had to retrieve the ball . Later they were transformed into the metal rim with a net hanging below , and in 1906 people began opening the netting to let the ball fall through . The first basketballs were made from panels of leather stitched together with a rubber bladder inside . The molded basketball was introduced in 1942

B . Rules . Beginning in 1910 a player could dribble the ball , but could not shoot after dribbling . In basketball 's early days , a player 's second foul would mean removal from the game until the next field goal was made . If a team committed three consecutive fouls , the opposition would be awarded a field goal . Beginnings in 1894 players were given a free throw when fouled . Beginning in 1908 players who committed five fouls were disqualified from the game . Based on the severity of the foul , the rules were soon amended so that players were awarded either two shots or one shot plus a bonus shot , which was attempted only if the first shot was made . The rules also determined that an offensive player could commit a foul by playing too aggressively

In 1892 basketball was introduced to women by Senda Berenson Abbott . The rules of women 's basketball were modified (the court was divided into three equal sections , with players required to stay in an assigned area players were prohibited from snatching or batting the ball from the hands of another player and...