History of basketball
                     HISTORY OF BASKETBALL
INTRODUCTION
Basketball is one of the most popular sports 
in America, almost on par with the NFL. 
However, basketball has one thing that the 
NFL doesn’t. While the NFL is something 
that only America has, basketball is a sport 
that has its claws in the whole world. 
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THE ORIGINS OF 
BASKETBALL
Basketball began in 1891, it was invented by 
James Naismith, as being a less injury-prone 
sport than football. He was a 31-year-old 
graduate student when he created the sport, 
keeping players indoors during the winter.
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HISTORY
The game became established quite quickly, 
and it grew very popular into the 20th 
century. It first became popular in America 
and then branched out to get more 
popularity in other corners of the world. 
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THE INVENTION OF 
BASKETBALL
The game of basketball was invented by 
James Naismith in 1891 in Springfield, 
Massachusetts, to condition athletes during 
the colder months. 
Naismith was a prior physical education 
instructor at YMCA International Training 
School, which is now Springfield College. 
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OBJECTIVE 
The objective of his creation was to throw 
the basketball into the fruit baskets that 
were nailed to the lower railing of the gym’s 
balcony.
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THE ORIGINAL RULES
1. The ball could be thrown in any direction 
with one hand or both hands. 
2. The ball could also be battled in any 
direction by one hand or with both 
hands. 
3. Players could not run with the ball, and 
they must throw it from the spot on 
which it is caught. 
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THE ORIGINAL RULES 
CONT.
1. The ball had to be held in the hands, 
arms or body could not be used to hold 
the ball. 
2. No shouldering, holding, pushing, 
tripping or striking opponents allowed. 
3. A foul is striking the ball with the fist.
4. If either side makes three consecutive 
fouls, then this is counted as a goal for 
opponents.
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INTRODUCTION OF 
FORMAL RULES
1. By 1900, a majority of major colleges 
were fielding a team, and in 1905 formal 
collegiate rules were introduced for 
basketball, and in 1909, the NCAA took 
over the game for cool. The very first 
NCAA DI tournament was held in 1939. 
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TODAY’S SCENARIO
1. The sport rapidly grew within its 
inventors’ lifetime, and now, we don’t 
know what we would do without it.
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