History of Basketball

1.James Naismith was the inventor of basketball.

2.At a Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) training school in Springfield.

3. The date was December 1891.

4.He needed to pursue his interests of physical education and Christian ministry.

5.He needed a game so could be played in YMCA gyms during winter.

6.When a basket was made, the game was paused while a man with a ladder retrieved the ball.

7.Each game featured nine players a side, attempting to toss a soccer ball into peach baskets nailed to the balconies at the end of a gymnasium.