Both cultures had similar games in which the object was to somehow get a rubber ball through a vertical ring mounted on a wall. Naismith used these ancient games as the basis for his new game, called basketball due to the use of peach baskets. In the early stages of the sport, players were required to be stationary, but that was later modified to the dribbling and passing rules that are common today.
Professional basketball got its start in with a six-team league called the National League but the league only lasted a total of six years and folded in After Mr. Naismith brought basketball to the University of Kansas, college basketball became an early pioneer of organized leagues. In the original rules: The ball could be thrown in any direction with one or both hands, never a fist.
A player could not run with the ball but had to throw it from the spot where it was caught. Players were not allowed to push, trip or strike their opponents. The first infringement was considered a foul. A second foul would disqualify a player until the next goal was made.
But if there was evidence that a player intended to injure an opponent, the player would be disqualified for the whole game. Umpires served as judges for the game, made note of fouls and had the power to disqualify players. They decided when the ball was in bounds, to which side it belonged, and managed the time. Umpires decided when a goal had been made and kept track of the goals. A goal was made when the ball was thrown or batted from the grounds into the basket and stayed there.
If the ball rested on the edges, and the opponent moved the basket, it would count as a goal. When the ball went out of bounds, it was thrown into the field of play by the person first touching it. The person throwing the ball was allowed five seconds; if he held it longer, the ball would go to the opponent. In case of a dispute, an umpire would throw the ball straight into the field.
If any side persisted in delaying the game, the umpire would call a foul on that side. The length of a game was two minute halves, with five minutes' rest between. The team making the most goals within the allotted time was declared the winner. If a game was tied, it could be continued until another goal was made. The instructors played against the students. Around spectators attended to discover this new sport they had never heard of or seen before.
Students attending other schools introduced the game at their own YMCAs. The original rules were printed in a college magazine, which was mailed to YMCAs across the country. Two peach baskets and a soccer ball were the equipment. Naismith put the baskets at each end of the gym, nailed 10 feet above the floor. The teams each had nine players. Naismith threw the ball in the air for the first tipoff. On December 21, , the game of basketball was born in Springfield, Massachusetts.
The new sport quickly grew in popularity. Teams sprung up at high schools and colleges. The peach baskets were closed, and balls had to be physically retrieved until a small hole was drilled in the bottom of the peach basket and a stick was used to prod the ball out. Metal hoops, nets, and backboards were not adopted until The soccer ball was replaced in with a ball designed by Naismith and manufactured by Spalding.
Smith College gymnastics coach Senda Berenson introduced the game to women's athletics in , less than a year after Naismith devised it. In , Stanford University and the University of California in Berkeley played the first recorded intercollegiate game between women. In , the first professional league was established. In , the league was disbanded. Hundreds of physical education teachers, in addition to the military, were basketball experts.
Its efforts were instrumental in the inclusion of basketball in the Berlin Olympic Games. The United States national team won the inaugural Olympic gold medal. The games were held on an outdoor clay court, and Canada came in second.
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