James Naismith was a Canadian teacher of physical education. He invented basketball in 1892 in the YMCA of Springfield, Massachusetts, USA. James wanted to invent a sport for his students to play in the inside because of the hard winters. Naismith invented the game with 13 original rules (some of then are still in the nowadays rules) and the game became so popular during s.XX and he expanded through universities and schools all over the world. Some of the James' rules are: · You can't run with the ball in your hands. The player must pass the ball to his partners. · You can pass the ball to any of you mates in any direction with one or both hands.
James Naismith was a Canadian teacher of physical education. He invented basketball in 1892 in the YMCA of Springfield, Massachusetts, USA.
ResponderEliminarJames wanted to invent a sport for his students to play in the inside because of the hard winters.
Naismith invented the game with 13 original rules (some of then are still in the nowadays rules) and the game became so popular during s.XX and he expanded through universities and schools all over the world.
Some of the James' rules are:
· You can't run with the ball in your hands. The player must pass the ball to his partners.
· You can pass the ball to any of you mates in any direction with one or both hands.