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History Of Basketball

History Of Basketball. Inventor Of Basketball. Dr. James Naismith was born in 1861 in Ramsay township. The concept of basketball was born from Naismith’s school days when playing a game called “duck-on-a-rock”. Naismith went on to attend McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

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History Of Basketball

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  1. History Of Basketball

  2. Inventor Of Basketball • Dr. James Naismith was born in 1861 in Ramsay township. • The concept of basketball was born from Naismith’s school days when playing a game called “duck-on-a-rock”. • Naismith went on to attend McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. • After serving as McGill’s Athletic Director, James Naismith moved on to the YMCA Training School in Springfield, Massachusetts • 1891 is when the sport of basketball was born.

  3. Basketball Rules • Each team is only allowed 5 players on the court at one time. • If you run or walk with the ball that is called traveling. • If you travel the other team gets the ball. • If the person who has the ball steps or dribbles the ball out of bounds the ball goes to the other team.

  4. DRIBBLING • In order to move with the ball, you must dribble it. • A dribble is the term used when you bounce the ball and walk with it without picking it up or using both hands. • If you use both hands or pick it up and dribble again, it is called a double dribble and the other team gets the ball. • A good dribble is achieved by keeping the hand on top of the ball.

  5. SHOOTING • In order to score, the ball must go through the basket. • There are three places a person can shoot from, for different points. • If you are standing behind the three point line, and you make it, you earn three points. • All other places in front of the arc are worth two points. • The third place is from the free throw line. • If you were fouled and you are shooting free throws. • Each free throw is worth one point.

  6. Fouls and Violations • Personal fouls include any type of illegal physical contact. • Hitting • Pushing • Slapping • Holding • Illegal pick/screen– when an offensive player is moving. When an offensive player sticks out a limb and makes physical contact with a defender in an attempt to block the path of the defender.

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