INtroduction Essays (691 words) - Sports, Basketball Statistics

INtroduction Introduction BASKETBALL Bill Buggey Hailey Kellerman Period: 7 Basketball Then Basketball was first invented in 1891 in Springfield. The creator was Dr. James Naismith (Nov 6 1861-Nov 28 1939) It consisted of peach baskets and a soccer style ball Rules in 1861 The ball may be thrown in any direction with one or both hands The ball may be batted in any direction with one or both hands. A player cannot run with the ball. The player must throw it from the spot on which he catches it, allowance to be made for a man who catches the ball when running at a good speed if he tries to stop The ball must be held in or between the hands; the arms or body must not be used for holding it No shouldering, holding, pushing, tripping, or striking in any way the person of an opponent shall be allowed; the first infringement of this rule by any player shall count as a foul, the second shall disqualify him until the next goal is made, or, if there was evident intent to injure the person, for the whole of the game, no substitute allowed A foul is striking at the ball with the fist, violation of Rules 3, 4, and such as described in Rule 5 If either side makes three consecutive fouls, it shall count a goal for the opponents consecutive means without the opponents in the mean time making a foul A goal shall be made when the ball is thrown or batted from the grounds into the basket and stays there, providing those defending the goal do not touch or disturb the goal. If the ball rests on the edges, and the opponent moves the basket, it shall count as a goal. Rules in 1861 When the ball goes out of bounds, it shall be thrown into the field of play by the person first touching it. In case of a dispute, the umpire shall throw it straight into the field. The thrower-in is allowed five seconds; if he holds it longer, it shall go to the opponent. If any side persists in delaying the game, the umpire shall call a foul on that side The umpire shall be judge of the men and shall note the fouls and notify the referee when three consecutive fouls have been made. He shall have power to disqualify men according to Rule 5 The referee shall be judge of the ball and shall decide when the ball is in play, in bounds, to which side it belongs, and shall keep the time. He shall decide when a goal has been made, and keep account of the goals with any other duties that are usually performed by a referee The time shall be two 15-minute halves, with five minutes rest between The side making the most goals in that time shall be declared the winner. In case of a draw, the game may, by agreement of the captains, be continued until another goal is made Top 10 biggest names of basketball of all time Michael Jordan #23 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar #33 Lebron James #23 Magic Johnson #32 Wilt Chamberlain #13 Larry Bird #33 Bill Russell #6 Tim Duncan #21 Shaquille ONeal #34 Kobe Bryant #24 or #8 How basketball came about It came about from James Naismith when he was told to invent a new game for the young men at a physical education class he taught at a YMCA. He thought of a game that he used to play called Duck on a rock Duck on a rock was a game where you tried to knock a large rock off of a boulder by throwing smaller rocks. James then recalled watching rugby players tossing a ball into a box at a gymnasium. He had the idea of nailing boxes up into which players would throw a ball into. How basketball came about Once he couldnt find boxed he then used baskets. After he had the game materials he made up the rules in about an hour. The game was created for you to do something indoors during the winter season. The spread of basketball How basketball got popular was because of all the graduates that went to YMCA widely traveled and spread the word of the newly invented game.