Basketball is one of my favorite sport. When I watch basketball in a television, I can always remember Michael Jordan, one of the most famous basketball player in the NBA. He is famous throughout the whole world. Maybe because he is really a very excellent player and he knows almost of the techniques in this game. But why is basketball game so interesting, why is it that almost of the people loved this sport? We know that this is a widely viewed sport in the world.
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Basketball was invented by Dr. James Naismith a teacher at the YMCA International training school in Massachusetts. He wanted to relive the boredom of his studnts during winter physical education classes. He had 2 fruit baskets nailed to both ends of a gym, found a soccer ball and set out some rules which are some of the basic rules today. Dr. Naismith was born in Canada in 1861, and lived long enough to see the game he invented for the first time. The first game was played in a basement gymnasium. There was a stepladder to retrieve the ball from the fruit basket.teams had nine players. By 1897-1898, teams of five became standard. The game rapidly spread nationwide and to Canada and other parts of the world, played both men and women; it also became a popular informal indoor game. U.S. Servicemen in World War II (1939-1945) popularized the sport in many other countries.
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Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or shooting a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules.
The rules of a basketball are the rules and regulation that govern the play, officiating equipment and procedures of a basketball. Most leagues, including the NBA, govern their own rules. In addition, the Technical Commission of the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) determines rules for international play.
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The most recent international rulesof a basketball were approved on 26 April 2008 by FIBA and became an effective as of October 1, that year.
There are 8 rules encompassing 50 articles, covering equipment and facilities, regulations regarding teams, players, captains and coaches, playing regulations, violations, fouls and their penalties, special situations, and the officials and table officials. The rules also cover officials' signals, the scoresheet, protest procedure, classification of teams and television time outs.
This is the sport which attracts the attention of almost all the peole all over the world. Not only that, every country adopted this sport and they have their own association when it comes to this sport. This is also the sport which can give better exercise to each person who is involve in this sport.
Resources: http://library.thinkquest.org
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