Springfield, Massachusetts James Naismith: The First Basketball Game
Springfield, Massachusetts James Naismith: The First Basketball Game
Is on December 21, 1891, James Naismith published rules for a new game using five basic ideas
and thirteen rules.[5] That day, he asked his class to play a match in the Armory Street court: 9 versus
9, using a soccer ball and two peach baskets. Frank Mahan, one of his students, wasn’t so happy.
He just said: "Harrumph. Another new game". [6] However, Naismith was the inventor of the new
game. Someone proposed to call it "Naismith Game", but he suggested "We have a ball and a
basket: why don’t we call it basketball?" [7] The eighteen players were John G. Thompson, Eugene S.
Libby, Edwin P. Ruggles, William R. Chase, T. Duncan Patton, Frank Mahan, Finlay G. MacDonald,
William H. Davis and Lyman Archibald, who defeated George Weller, Wilbert Carey, Ernest Hildner,
Raymond Kaighn, Genzabaro Ishikawa, Benjamin S. French, Franklin Barnes, George Day and
Henry Gelan 1–0.[8] The goal was scored by Chase. [9] There were other differences between
Naismith’s first idea and the game played today. The peach baskets were closed, and balls had to
be retrieved manually, until a small hole was put in the bottom of the peach basket to poke the ball
out using a stick. Only in 1906 were metal hoops, nets and backboards introduced. Moreover, earlier
the soccer ball was replaced by a Spalding ball, similar to the one used today. [10][11]
Rules, Regulations basketball
and Mechanics in
Basketball has come a long way since teams play for two 20-minute halves. If
its creation in 1891 by Dr. James the score is tied at the end of
Naismith in Springfield, Massachusetts. regulations, continuous overtime periods
It has become a global phenomenon are played until a winner can be
with millions of individuals playing the determined. NBA and college basketball
game at the professional, collegiate, use five-minute overtime periods, while
high school and recreational levels. overtime lasts for four minutes in high
Before trying your hand at basketball, school basketball. Lastly, there is no
take the time to learn about its rules, shot clock in high school. In the NBA,
regulations and mechanics. teams are given 24 seconds to shoot,
and in college basketball, they are given
Teams and Positions 35 seconds.
Dribbling Mechanics
The proper mechanics for dribbling a
basketball require that you keep the ball
low and close to your body in order to
make it as difficult as possible for the
defender to steal the ball. Spread your
fingers out wide and attempt to dribble
with just your fingertips for greater
control. Once you pick up your dribble,
you are allowed two steps and are not
allowed to dribble again. Taking more
than two steps will result in a traveling