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History Of Basketball. Inventor Of Basketball. Dr. James Naismith was born in 1861 in Ramsay township. The concept of basketball was born from Naismith’s school days when playing a game called “duck-on-a-rock”. Naismith went on to attend McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
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Inventor Of Basketball • Dr. James Naismith was born in 1861 in Ramsay township. • The concept of basketball was born from Naismith’s school days when playing a game called “duck-on-a-rock”. • Naismith went on to attend McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. • After serving as McGill’s Athletic Director, James Naismith moved on to the YMCA Training School in Springfield, Massachusetts • 1891 is when the sport of basketball was born.
Basketball Rules • Each team is only allowed 5 players on the court at one time. • If you run or walk with the ball that is called traveling. • If you travel the other team gets the ball. • If the person who has the ball steps or dribbles the ball out of bounds the ball goes to the other team.
DRIBBLING • In order to move with the ball, you must dribble it. • A dribble is the term used when you bounce the ball and walk with it without picking it up or using both hands. • If you use both hands or pick it up and dribble again, it is called a double dribble and the other team gets the ball. • A good dribble is achieved by keeping the hand on top of the ball.
SHOOTING • In order to score, the ball must go through the basket. • There are three places a person can shoot from, for different points. • If you are standing behind the three point line, and you make it, you earn three points. • All other places in front of the arc are worth two points. • The third place is from the free throw line. • If you were fouled and you are shooting free throws. • Each free throw is worth one point.
Fouls and Violations • Personal fouls include any type of illegal physical contact. • Hitting • Pushing • Slapping • Holding • Illegal pick/screen– when an offensive player is moving. When an offensive player sticks out a limb and makes physical contact with a defender in an attempt to block the path of the defender.