A team game which changed the world

                                       Basketball

~ one of the most popular team games in the world ~

   

History of basketball

  It was late December in 1891 that the PE teacher in Springfield decided to change the history of sport. He had a plan to motivated his students to work out despite weather condition that is rain. He devised a team game which can be used indoors. 

The rules were very simple and written down by the same PE teacher.  

 Simple rules

• there are two teams of five players who try to score by shooting a ball through a hoop elevated 10 feet above the ground 
• the ball can be advanced up the floor with the hands only, either by dribbling or passing to teammates
•  the basketball court layout is rectangular in shape and is split in a half by a mid- court line

• 3 points are granted if the shot is taken beyond the 3-pt line, 2 points are awarded for a basket made from anywhere else on the court, and free throw is worth 1 point

Titbits

Did you know that ball to football was used at the beginning of  basketball game?

What is more, at first the hoop had its bottom, so that it stayed inside. After each point, the referee had to use ladder to get the ball out of the hoop.

The shortest player in the history of NBA was Tyrone Curtis who had 160 cm of height which is 5,2 feet.

Task: What is your favourite sport? Write down the short history of it and the simple rules that this sport consists of.