James Naismith

“The origins of basketball go as far back as the late 19th century, in Springfield, Massachusetts. Dr. James Naismith, a physical education at the YMCA, had class was full of fractious men, and was told that he needed to create an indoor game to keep the class distracted. He created basketball in two weeks, and it originally had 13 rules. As a child, Naismith and his friends played “duck on a rock”, a game in which they tried to knock a large rock off of a boulder by throwing smaller rocks at it…

George Crum invented the potato chip in 1853. He was a chef at the Moon-Lake resort, when one of the customers complained that the fries were to thick so Crum made a thinner batter.The customer loved it, thus the potato chip was invented. James Naismith invented the game of basketball in 1891. He was a P.E. teacher and he wished his students could play a sport in the winter. Whitcomb L. Judson invented the clasp locker (zipper) in 1893. Whitcomb L. Judson and Lewis Walker founded the Universal…

Imagine having to play basketball with a soccer ball and a peach basket. James Naismith didn't have the money to invent a new ball so they just played with a soccer. Peach baskets were used as the first hoops. Basketball has changed over the years. From the invention of basketball to the modern popularity today, basketball has evolved into what it is today. Basketball was created by James Naismith. In 1891,he invented the game of basketball. He worked as a gym teacher at the YMCA. He worked in…

basketball league Val Ackermann was named the first president of the WNBA on August 7th, 1996. Before women’s basketball was officially established in 1996 and the association began in 1997 a gentlemen by the name of Dr. James Naismith invented basketball in December of 1891. James was a born in Canada and was a physical education teacher at the Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) at a training…

Over the past 100 years, basketball has evolved significantly. Many things have developed within the game of basketball for the better. Basketball went from the original 13 rules to over 100 today, but its foundation still remains the same. Things that have changed to make the game more intriguing is the scoring, the way things are timed, and the diversity the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) have in today. In the late 1800s and early…

Basketball was created by Dr. James Naismith in December 1891 in Springfield, Massachusetts. It was created to condition young athletes during cold months.It consisted of a peach basket and a type of soccer ball,but when he made it he only had 13 rules for it.The NBA started on this day in 1949, after a damaging three-year battle to win both players and fans, the rival Basketball Association of America (BAA) and National Basketball League (NBL) merge to form the National Basketball Association…

Professional basketball initially started in 1891 Dr. James Naismith in a baby boondocks Springfield, Massachusetts. Naismith was 30 years old YMCA training academy advancing up with a action to be central during winter , and 14 canicule to do so. He went through adaptation of soccer, lacrosses ,and football ,and they all failed. Late night of the endure day of the 2weeks he was giving he came up with 13 rules for basketball. He able abounding things still use today ,including traveling ,…

ways to become a popular sport in America and around the world. The basketball we know today is different from early basketball by rules, amount of teams, and the fundamentals of how the game is played. The game of basketball was started by Dr. James Naismith in 1891. When basketball was first started the way you would play would be by shooting a soccer ball into peach baskets. Now you are probably wondering how the basketball came along? Well, in 1894 A.G. Spalding was asked to develop the…

2). In the 1920s much of society was segregated. Basketball became an outlet for many people. “The game millions watch today had its definite beginnings in the small town of Springfield, Massachusetts, in the mind of Dr. James Naismith” (History of Basketball 1 ). Dr. Naismith was working for the YMCA when they asked him to create a new sport in 14 days. This new sport needed to be played during the winter and indoors (History of Basketball 1). “Late at night on the final before the final day…

teams shot at peach baskets. Also, players were not allowed to dribble the ball when basketball was first invented. If compared, it is easily seen how the sport of basketball dramatically changed over the years. Born November 6, 1861 in Ontario, James Naismith designed and founded the game of basketball. He was to discover a game that would keep football players in shape during the off season. Basketball origin dates back almost two hundred years and the first game of basketball was played in…