A history of basketball created by fourth grade students.

1. By: Hailey Kochan, Cassidy Matteo,
And
Josh Berg

2. After serving as McGill's Athletic Director, James Naismith
moved on to theYMCATraining School in Springfield,
Massachusetts, USA in 1891, where the sport of
basketball was born.
In Springfield, Naismith was faced with the problem of
finding a sport that was able to play inside during the
Massachusetts winter for the students at the School for
Christian Workers.
He needed a game that could be played indoors in
a relatively small space.
The first game was played with a soccer ball and
two peach baskets used as goals.
How it all started

3. He wondered about his future and decided that "the only real
satisfaction that I would deserve for life was to help my fellow
beings.“
In 1883 he left Almonte for McGill University where he earned a
degree in theology.
While studying at McGill Naismith was influenced by D.A. Budge,
General Secretary of theYMCA of Montreal, to pursue a career in the
YMCA and to study at theYMCA InternationalTraining School in
Massachusetts (later to be named Springfield College).
Naismith attended as a student in 1890 and was asked to join the
faculty in 1891 by Dr. Luther Halsey Gulick, the director of the
physical education department.
How it started

4. During a psychology seminar Dr. Gulick
challenged his class to invent a new game. Gulick
was desperately looking for an indoor activity
that would be interesting, easy to learn, and easy
to play indoors in the Winter.
Such an activity was needed both by the Training
School andYMCAs across the country.
Naismith believed that one way to meet that
challenge was to take factors of known games
and recombine them.
How it all started

5. Here is some things from 1891
Basketball

6. Invented in 1891 by Dr. James Naismith invented by
It all started in 1893 that’s when they started to play
When basketball started

7. Rules in 1891
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.
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 who catches the ball when
running at a good speed if he tries to stop.
4.The ball must be held in or between the hands; the arms or body must not be
used for holding it.
5.No shouldering, holding, striking, pushing, 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 basket 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, violation of rules three and four and
such described in rule five.
7.If either side makes three consecutive fouls, it shall count a goal for the
opponents (consecutive means without the opponents in the mean time making
a foul).

8. 8.A goal shall be made when the ball is thrown or batted from the grounds into
the basket and stays there (without falling), providing those defending the goal
do not 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 of play 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 that side.
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 people 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 baskets, with any other
duties that are usually performed by a scorekeeper.
12.The time shall be two fifteen-minute halves, with five minutes rest between.
13.The side making the most points in that time is declared the winner.
Rules in 1891

9. What a basketball Is made of:
A layer of thread insulates the area between the outside ball cover and the
inner bladder, adding a layer of protection that helps the ball retain its
spherical shape. Nylon and polyester are typically used to create a
symmetrical layer of winding over the bladder.
The inner bladder is something that the inner tube that holds the air
Dr. James Naismith work at ymca while inventing basketball
Fun facts

11. Manute bol 7 feet 7 in.
Gheorghe muresan 7 feet 7 in.
Shawn bradley 7 feet 6 in.
Yao ming 7 feet 6 in.
Tallest basketball players

12. Back when peach baskets were used as the hoop, every time someone
scored, a referee had to fetch the ball by climbing a ladder.
Most male basketball players are at least six feet, three inches tall, and have
an average weight of 222 pounds. Guards are usually the shortest players.
Michael Jordan was cut from his high school basketball team.
For nine years, starting in 1967, slam dunks were illegal .
The first hoop was like a peach basket with a base, the referee can climb a
ladder get the ball.
Fun facts

13. Muggsy bogues 5 foot 3 inches
Shortest basketball players

14. Nba basketball teams