Basketball Flashcards
is a games played between two teams of five player each on a rectangular court, usually indoor. Each team tries to score by tossing the ball through the opponent’s goal, an elevated horizontal hoop and net called a basket.
BASKETBALL
The only major sport strictly of U.S. origin, basketball was invented by
Dr. James Naismith (1861–1939)
When was basketball invented?
December 1, 1891, at the International Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) Training School (now Springfield College), Springfield, Massachusetts,
“Father of Basketball”
Dr. James Naismith
used as goals two half-bushel peach baskets, which gave the sport its name.
first game of basketball in 1891,
After much running and shooting, _____ made a midcourt shot—the only score in that historic contest.
William R. Chase
Word spread about the newly invented game, and numerous associations wrote Naismith for a copy of the rules, which were published in the
January 15, 1892,
While basketball is competitively a winter sport, it is played on a
12-month basis
introduced “biddy” basketball in 1950 for boys and girls under 12 years of age, the court and equipment being adjusted for size.
Jay Archer
teams began to play with five on a side when the playing area was less than 1,800 square feet (167.2 square meters); the number rose to seven when the gymnasium measured from 1,800 to 3,600 square feet (334.5 square meters) and up to nine when the playing area exceeded that.
1894
the number was occasionally set at five by mutual consent; the rules stipulated five players two years later, and this number has remained ever since.
1895
was the first country outside the United States to play the game.
Canada
Basketball was introduced in France in
1893
England in
1894
in Australia, China, and India soon thereafter, and in Japan in
1900
was used for the first two years.
A soccer ball (football)
the first basketball was marketed
1894
when the laceless molded ball was made official, the size had been set at
30 inches (76 cm).
The first college to play the game was either
Geneva College (Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania) or the University of Iowa. C.O
