1. James Naismith
invented basketball
2. Basketball was
invented at Springfield, Massachusetts
3. Basketball was
invented in 1891
4. It consisted of
peach baskets and a soccer style ball
5. Basketball was
invented because in Springfield, Naismith was faced with the problem of finding
a sport that was suitable for play inside during the Massachusetts winter for
the students at the School for Christian Workers
6. A circumstance
at the beginning of basketball was the ball must be held in or between the
hands, the arms or body must not be used for holding it.
7. At the beginning
of basketball it was 9 players on each team.
8. A “hook shot was
taken
9. Basketball is
different today than when it first started because we don’t use a soccer ball
to play with and a peach basket.
10.