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THE HISTORY AND RULES OF THE GAME OF BASKETBALLDr. James Naismith is recognized as the inventor of basketball. Born in 1861 in Ramsay township, near Almonte, Ontario, Canada. Basketball was born from his school days in the area where he played a simple child's game known as duck-on-a-rock outside his one-room schoolhouse.
The game involved trying to knock a "duck" off the top of a large rock by tossing another rock at it. Naismith went on to attend McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Under orders from Dr. Luther Gulick, head of Physical Education at the School for Christian Workers, Naismith had 14 days to create an indoor game that would provide an "athletic distraction" for a rowdy class through the brutal New England winter. Naismith's invention didn't come easily. Getting close to the deadline, he struggled to keep the class' faith. His first intention was to bring outdoor games indoors, i.e., soccer and lacrosse. These games proved too physical and cumbersome. At his wits' end, Naismith recalled his childhood game that required players to use finesse and accuracy to become successful. |
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After brainstorming this new idea, Naismith developed
basketball's original 13 rules and consequently, the game of basketball. As
basketball's popularity grew, Naismith neither sought publicity nor engaged
in self-promotion.
Naismith also graduated as a medical doctor, primarily interested in sports physiology and what is called today, sports science, and as Presbyterian minister, with a keen interest in philosophy and clean living. Naismith watched his sport, introduced in many nations by the YMCA movement as early as 1893. Basketball was introduced at the Berlin Olympics in 1936. Today basketball is one of the world's most popular sports. |
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- 2 point field goal- a shot made from anywhere during play inside the 3 pt arc.
- 3 point field goal- a shot made from anywhere outside the 3 pt arc.
- Free throw- 1 point is awarded to an unguarded shot taken from behind the free throw line while the clock is stopped.
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