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Who invented basketball? James Naismith
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Where? Springfield, Massachusetts in the united states
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When?1891
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How?
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Why? to condition young athletes during the
winter.
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What were the circumstances at the beginning?
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What was it like at the start? It consisted of peach baskets and a soccer
style ball. He published 13 rules for the new game. He divided his class of 18
into 2 teams of 9 players each and set about to teach them the basics of his
new game. The objective of the game was to throw the basketball, into the fruit
baskets nailed to the lower railing of the gym balcony. Every time a point was
scored, the game was halted so the janitor could bring out a ladder and
retrieve the ball.
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What types of shots were taken?
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How is basketball different today than when it
first started? Basketball players have better uniforms now
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Insert a few pictures showing the development of
the game of basketball: basket, goal, gym, uniforms, court, ECT.
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Anything else of interest?