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A Video about Basketball

Heres a video on basketball that I found. It teaches the basic fundamentals of baksketball, and hopefully it will teach you a little bit more, and help you out. Feel free to comment on what you think about the video!

The First 13 Rules of Basketball

Here are three interesting rules from the first 13 original rules of basketball, which are different from todays rules in some cases. Tell me what you think about these three rules!

1. If either side make three consecutive fouls it shall count as a goal for the opponents (consecutive means without the opponents in the meantime making a foul).
2. When the ball goes out of bounds, it shall be thrown into the field and played by the first person touching it. In case of 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 them.
3. 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 the power to disqualify men according to Rule 5.

The rest of the 13 rules- http://www.kansasheritage.org/people/naismith.html

How was Basketball Created?

The game of basketball was developed from DR. James Naismith, who was originally from Ontario, Canada, but moved to Springfield Massachusetts, where he worked at the YMCA training school in Springfield. He needed to come up with a sport to play in the cold Massachusetts winter for students of the School for Christian Workers to play indoors. James wanted to make a game of skill, not just solely relying on strength. So, he came up with the game of basketball. The first games of basketball were played with a soccer ball as the ball, and two peach baskets as the baskets. The game of basketball stayed like this for a long time, until it was finally changed into the game of basketball we know and love today.

Why Basketball?

The reason why I chose to write about the sport of basketball is because it is my personal favorite sport, and I think that it would be interesting to learn all about how basketball started. In my blogs I hope to inform you all about the history of basketball, and how the sport got started.