History of Basketball

History of Basketball

James Naismith, a physical education instructor, was the inventor of the game we call basketball. He invented this game while working at YMCA Training School in Springfield. He invented this game/sport in 1891. He invented it by using his imagination and wanting to have a game where there was “skill, finesse, and accuracy. “ In http://wonderopolis.org/ it states that he created this game because he was challenged to make a new game” that could be played indoors in the cold Massachusetts winter to provide an ‘”athletic distraction”’ to a disruptive group of students. In the beginning they were probably playing inside one of the building or outside in a small field. They would play with soccer balls because obviously basketball weren’t made until later. Also iron hoops weren’t made until later so they would use peach baskets to throw the ball in and later retrieve it. There were 9 players on each team and 13 rules. Basketball today is different from basketball when it started because now there are more rules that need to be followed so players don’t get hurt. Also we have a court personally made for basketball and also a ball and iron hoop with a net.

                                   



                     

Student Success Statement Mike Kryzyzewski

Student Success Statement 

" A good name is better than anything you can achieve in this life."

Coach K 

Mike Kryzyzewski 

Reflection: A lot of people now in days don't have a good name. Some are known for the bad crimes they have committed or the way their attitude is like. You might achieve awards and trophies and a lot of other stuff but if you don't have a good name what good does it do to have all those accomplishments. You could have a good name if you choose the right, be kind, humble, spiritual, friendly and many more qualities.

 

Student Success Statement John Wooden

Student Success Statement 

"What you are as a person is far more important than what you are as a basketball player."

John Wooden 

Reflection: What John Wooden said was true because you could be the best basketball player of all times but what good does that do if your attitude and personality are just horrible and you are mean and nasty. No matter how much it important being a basketball player to a person, their way of being is far more important because people wont want to play basketball with them if his personality and attitude is like that and they would likely want to stay away from them.

Free Write

I want to go home and sleep. The first week of school was okay but its barely the first week and they are giving us a lot of work. :(  I have a AP class and 4 advance classes. I don't know how I'm going to finish my work on time but I'll try hard. I like computers and its not very hard for me to type. My sister had a program teaching her how to type and I took it too so I learned how to type. My favorite sport is basketball. My favorite thing to do is eat and sleep. I like to make drawing and making crafts. I also am excellent student. :)