James Naismith

The first hoop for basketball was a peach basket that James Naismith had gave to a group of kids to play with. Basketball is a game played between two teams of five players in which goals are scored by throwing a ball through a netted hoop fixed above each end of the court ( Google Definition).Basketball is a physical sport played by two teams, seeing which team can score the most points in a time length game( Mr. Smith Definition). Basketball can be fun and not as enjoyable as you want. You're…

really even created to be an individual sport itself. It was actually supposed to be a daily exercise or indoor activity in the YMCA. It was being in use for off season football players. They called a man to create the indoor activity. His name was James Naismith. (Sportsknowhow.com) He made a ball out of rubber in a sort of volleyball form and put up fruit baskets for hoops. The players had to dribble to the other side of the court and try to shoot the ball into the basket. Now of course the…

baseball. Unknowingly a man invented a game that would soon be played all over the world, his name was James Naismith. Naismith was born on November 6th, 1861 in Almonte, Ontario, Canada. Naismith attended McGill University where he got his bachelor's degree in physical education. McGill University then hired Naismith as the physical education teacher and director of athletics. In 1980, Naismith moved on…

do you know how it started? Over 300 million people play basketball around the world because of Dr. James Naismith. Dr. James Naismith invented basketball. He lived in Canada then moved to Massachusetts where he became a physical educator at a YMCA. In 1891, Dr. Naismith was told he had to create a game that would keep athletes busy during the winters. “With a two week deadline, Dr. Naismith decided to invent a game of skill, finesse and accuracy, rather than one that relied on pure…

Basketball is one of thr most widley played and watched sports in the world. Neighborhood groups play basketball on playgrounds and in back yards. Orgabized teams play in elementry school, high school, and commmunity gyms. Skilled college and professional players attract crowds that pack huge stadiums. The game is played by two teams of five players each. Each team tries to score points by shooting a large ball into their raised basketlike goal at oneend of the court. Each teams also tries to…

multi-billion dollar sport. James Naismith is the one who brought this amazing sport to life. James Naismith is the man who invented basketball. He was born in a city near Ontario Canada on November 6th, 1861. He passed away after quite a long life. He had a heart attack on November 28th, 1939 at the age of 78 years old. Mr. Naismith was a gym teacher and loved playing outdoor games with his class. In Canada they don’t exactly have warm weather all year round so James decided to come up with a…

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891st year of the 2nd millennium and the 91st year of the 19th century, when a physical educator, and sports innovator James Naismith invented the game of basketball. He first called it “peach basketball”, it came to him when he needed to find a game his students could play indoors during the winter. Naismith used peach baskets as the nets and set one at each end of the balcony. Naismith first tried to play the game with fifty people and it ended up not working because…

The game of basketball as it is known today was created by Dr.ions James Naismith in December 1891 in Springfield, Massachusetts, to condition young athletes during cold months. He only had 13 rules to the game at first. The first professional league was founded in 1888. There were only six teams in the league. The first champions were the Trenton Nationals and other teams in the future but the league was abandoned in 1904. Then, many small championships were organized, but most of them were not…

which significantly changed the game of basketball from different aspects towards the college players, major league, and internationally. In December of 1891, James Naismith…