Games

1. Games Overview H-O-R-S-E - This a game that can be played with an unlimited amount of people. The object of the game is to have your opponent spell the letters HORSE. They get a letter if and only if the player in front of them makes a shot and they do not. This is appropriate for ages 4 and up Basketball Basketball is an inexpensive sport when you think about it; all you need is a ball and a hoop. Basketball is a fun game that can be played with up to ten people or you could just shoots some hoops in the backyard by yourself. It allows a person to be create and use their body and skills to the best of their ability to achieve a goal. Lightning -Line everyone up single-file just behind the line and give the first two people in line each a basketball. The first person in line takes a shot. As soon as that person releases their shot, the next person in line can take their shot. The object of the game is for the person taking the second shot to make the basket before the person in front of them. If the first person taking the shot makes their shot, they pass the ball back to the next person in line, move to the very back of the line and the game continues. If the first person misses their shot, they must rebound the shot and make a basket before they can pass it to the next player. However, if the person immediately behind them makes the shot before the first player can make a shot, the first player is out of the game. http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__xtDyo1JxFA/TS-OyxDAvWI/AAAAAAAABVI/-9bKdiEsHyY/s1600/b-484614-clipart_of_basketball_.jpg I have been playing basketball since I was in the 3rd Grade and I love it! It teaches me life long skills like teamwork, communication skills, and how to work while be under pressure. By: James Peach November 3rd 2011 Mr. Dusso’s 11th Grade Physical Education

2. Original 13 Rules Basketball has come a long way 1. The ball may be thrown in any direction with one or both hands. 2. The ball may be batted in any direction with one or both hands, but never with the fist. 3. 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 running at good speed. 4. The ball must be held by the hands. The arms or body must not be used for holding it. 5. No shouldering, holding, pushing, striking or tripping in any way of an opponent. The first infringement of this rule by any person 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 substitution shall be allowed. 6. A foul is striking at the ball with the fist, violations of Rules 3 and 4 and such as described in Rule 5. 7. If either side makes three consecutive fouls it shall count as a goal for the opponents (consecutive means without the opponents in the meantime making a foul). 8. 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 no touch or disturb the goal. If the ball rests on the edges, and the opponent moves the basket, it shall count as a goal. 9. 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. 10. The umpire shall be the 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. 11. 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. 12. The time shall be two fifteen-minute halves, with five minutes rest between. 13. The side making the most goals in that time shall be declared the winner. The National Basketball League is a men's professional basketball league in North America. It consists of thirty franchised member clubs, of which twenty-nine are located in the United States and one in Canada. http://www.ultimate-youth-basketball-guide.com/images/naismith2.jpg James Naismith James Naismith was the Canadian physical education instructor who invented basketball in 1891. James Naismith was born in Almonte, Ontario and educated at McGill University and Presbyterian Cllege in Montreal. He was the physical education teacher at McGill University and at Springfield College in Springfield, Massachusetts. At Springfield College, James Naismith, under the direction of American phys-ed specialist Luther Halsey Gulick, invented the indoor sport of basketball. He used two peach baskets fixed at 10-foot high railing and a soccer ball in a local YMCA in Massachusetts. The Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) is a women's professional basketball league in the United States. It currently is composed of twelve teams. The league was founded on April 24, 1996 as the women's counterpart to the National Basketball Association (NBA). League play started in 1997; the regular season is currently played from June to September with the Finals in October.