Basket Ball Its Origin And Development

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Naismith, James

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James Naismith was teaching physical education at the Young Men's Christian Association Training College in Springfield, Massachusetts, and felt discouraged because calisthenics and gymnastics didn't engage his students. What was needed was an indoor wintertime game that combined recreation and competition. One evening he worked out the fundamentals of a game that would quickly catch on. Two peach half-bushel baskets gave the name to the brand new sport in late 1891. Basketball: Its Origin and Development was written by the inventor himself, who was inspired purely by the joy of play. Naismith, born in northern Ontario in 1861, gave up the ministry to preach clean living through sport. He describes Duck on the Rock, a game from his Canadian childhood, the creative reasoning behind his basket game, the eventual refinement of rules and development of equipment, the spread of amateur and professional teams throughout the world, and the growth of women's basketball (at first banned to male spectators because the players wore bloomers). Naismith lived long enough to see basketball included in the Olympics in 1936. Three years later he died, after nearly forty years as head of the physical education department at the University of Kansas.

Basketball: Its Origin and Development

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Basketball

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Presented within this volume is a detailed history of the origin and development of basketball, with chapters on its rules, evolution, foreign variations, and much more. This book will appeal to all lovers of the sport, and it is not to be missed by collectors of vintage sporting literature. Contents include: 'Bennie's Corners', 'The Need of a New Game', 'The Origin of Basketball', 'Changes in the Game', 'Development of Basketball Equipment', 'Changes in the Rules Body', 'The Speed of the Game in the Unites States', 'The Foreign Spread', 'The Development of Girl's Basketball', etc. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, high-quality, modern edition complete with the original text and images.

James Naismith invented the game of basketball as a physical education instructor at the International YMCA Training School in Springfield, Massachusetts. That December of 1891, his task was to create a game to occupy a rowdy class during the winter months. Almost instantly popular, the game spread across the country and was played in fifteen countries by the end of the century. And yet basketball never had an overriding presence in Naismith's life, as he was also a minister, doctor, educator, and coach. So what did Naismith think about the game of basketball? In The James Naismith Reader, Douglas Stark answers that question using articles, speeches, letters, notes, radio interview transcripts, and other correspondence, including discussions on the game's origins, Naismith's childhood game duck on a rock in Canada, the changing rules, basketball as a representation of Muscular Christianity, and the physical education movement. From Naismith's original rules written in 1891 to an excerpt from the posthumous publication of his book&nbsp;Basketball: Its Origin and Development, Naismith's writings range over a fifty-year period, showing his thoughts on the game's invention and as the game evolved during his lifetime. The first volume to compile the existing primary sources of Naismith's views on basketball,&nbsp;The James Naismith Reader reveals what its inventor thought of the game, as well as his interactions with educators and instructors who assisted the game's growth.

The James Naismith Reader: Basketball in His Own Words

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Basket Ball Its Origin And Development

Basket Ball Its Origin And Development

Basketball: Its Origin and Development

Basket Ball Its Origin And Development

Basket Ball Its Origin And Development

Basket Ball Its Origin And Development

Basket Ball - Its Origin and Development

Basket Ball - Its Origin and Development

The James Naismith Reader: Basketball in His Own Words