Basketball History And 13 Rules of basketball

Who Made Basketball First?

Basketball is credited to James Naismith, who is also known as its creator. He was raised studying theology and was born in Ontario, Canada. He played a variety of sports while he was studying and was excellent at each one. At the YMCA Training School in Springfield, Massachusetts, Naismith was a physical education instructor by the time he was thirty years old. The burden of developing a game for the students to play indoors during the winter fell to Naismith. He wanted the game to be something that would provide the lads exercise throughout the winter but not something too strenuous or physically demanding. He mixed aspects of hockey, soccer, and American football. A soccer ball was the first object he utilized. The name of the sport was unavoidably given when Naismith utilized two half-bushel peach baskets as goals in the inaugural game. One on each side of the gymnasium, he continued by nailing the peach baskets to the lowest rail of the balcony. The barrier on the bottom balcony was 10 feet tall. With nine kids on each team, he divided the class into two groups. Each group's goal was to put the ball in the opposing team's hoop. The ball was picked up from the peach basket and thrown back into play by one person at either end of the balcony.

On December 21, 1891, the first basketball game was played at the International YMC Training School in Springfield, Massachusetts. The game was created by James Naismith, a teacher and philanthropist. He created this game to help young people develop mentally and physically. The purpose of the game was to take away from what football had to offer.

The history of the game of basketball is formed from the competition of various organizations. Basketball is a North American sport usually played between two teams. It is played using balls which depend on two teams to save each other. Basketball is a sport recognized as a team sport.

Basketball's Original 13 Rules, developed by Dr. James Naismith

1. You can throw the ball with one or both hands and in any direction.

2. One or both hands may be used to hit the ball, but never with a fist.

3. No one may sprint while carrying the ball. A man who receives the ball while running at a good speed may attempt to halt, but he must throw it from the spot where he caught it.

4. The hands must be used to hold the ball; neither the arms nor the body may be utilized to do so.

5. It is prohibited to shoulder, hold, push, trip, or strike an opponent's person in any other way; the first violation by a player counts as a foul; the second disqualifies him from the game until the next goal is scored; or, if there was an obvious attempt to cause injury, it disqualifies him from the game for the duration, with no substitute allowed.

6. Fist-based contact with the ball in violation of Rules 3, 4, and other situations as listed in Rule 5 constitutes a foul.

7. If either team commits three fouls in a row, without the other team committing a foul in between, it counts as a goal for the other team.

8. As long as those protecting the goal do not touch or disturb the goal, a goal is considered to have been made when the ball is thrown or batted into the basket and remains there. If the opponent moves the basket while the ball is on the edges, it counts as a goal.

9. The player who touched the ball initially must toss it back into play when it crosses the line of play. The umpire is required to hurl it directly onto the field in the event of a dispute. If the thrower-in keeps the throw going for more than five seconds, the ball will go to the opponent. Any team that keeps extending the game must be penalized by the umpire.

10. The umpire is the judge of the men, and when three consecutive fouls are committed, he informs the referee and records the fouls. He will have the authority to impose the Rule 5 disqualification on men.

11. The referee is the ball's judge, determining when it is in play, within bounds, and which team it belongs to. He or she also keeps the time. He will determine when a goal has been scored, record the goals, and perform any other duties customarily performed by a referee.

12. There will be a five-minute break in between each of the two 15-minute halves of the period.

13. The team that scores the most goals during that time will be declared the winner.. By agreement of the captains, the game may be extended if it ends in a draw until another goal is scored.