Itwasthebitingwinterof1891whenJamesNaismith , aCanadian physicaleducationinstructorattheInternationalYMCATrainingSchool ofSpringfield , Masachusets , shooktheworldofsportwithhisinnovative thinkingandcreativity . AttherequestofDr . LutherH . Gulick , Naismith devisedasportwhichcompliedaltooobedientlywiththerulesoffair play , pacification , andnonaggresion . Thissport , earningitsnamefrom thefirsteverconspicuouspeachbasketsusedtoserveasgoalsatboth enendsoftheYMCAgymnasium , isnowglobalyrecognizedtobethesport ofbasketbal .
Shortlyafteritsinception , basketbalmadeanimpasionedappearanceontheNorthAmericanstage . ThesportssoftnatureandincreasinglypraisedstatusinducedaheightenedinterestamongAmericancolege athletesandoficials . Reportedly , springof1892sawthefirsteverpublicly heldbasketbalgameinSpringfield , Masachusets . However , itwasn ’ t until1893thatAmericancolegesacrostheUnitedStatesendorsedthe progresivesport .
Withbasketbalgainingprominencethroughouttheglobe , theneed andinterestforestablishingaprofesionalbasketbalcommiteearose . AlthoughminorbasketballeaguesandasociationssuchastheNational BasketbalLeagueandtheBasketbalA sociationofAmericawereinitiatedfolowingtheriseofbasketbal , theirexistencewasshortlived . Itwasn ’ t until1949thattheNationalBasketbalA sociationwasbirthed . Despite whatmaybethought , theNationalBasketbalA sociationhasitsroots titightlyenclosedinCanada . TheNBA , previouslyknownastheBasketbal A sociationofAmericauntillaterconjoinedwiththeNationalBasketbal League , helditsfirstgameinnoneotherthanthepopulouscityofToron-
AbovealAmericanathletesandcoleges , itwasNaismith ’ sYMCA to . Today , thesportofbasketbalalongsidehockeydominatesCanadian team thatplayedthemostinfluentialroleinbroadeningthesportsaudienceandpopularity . Team playerssuchasBobGailey , DuncanPaton , culture .
GenzabaroIshikawa , andC . HareekdispersedaroundtheglobetocountriesincludingChina , India , Japan , andPersia . Itwasin1892thatCanadian ’ swereintroducedtothesportthroughLymanArchibald , aformerstudentofNaismith ’ swhofirstpopularizedthesportinthesmaltownofSt Stephen , New Brunswick . Subsequentlyfolowing itsintroduction to Canadians , theturnofthe19thcenturysawtheriseofbasketbalinCanadianschoolsandlocalamateurteams . The1920 ’ sgavebirth tothe EdmontonGrads , avictoriousasemblageofCanadianwomenwhosuccesfulyruledthebasketbalsceneforupto25years . Thislegendary Canadianteam notonlyprovedtheirindividualworth , butalsotheworth ofalwomenaroundtheglobethroughtheirrecordbreakingwinning streakof147gamesplayedagainstbothmenandwomenalike .
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BASKETBALL
“ Theinventionofbasketbalwasnotanaccident . Itwasdevelopedtomeetaneed .”~ Dr . JamesNaismith
ByHibaKhokhar
Itwasthebitingwinterof1891whenJamesNaismith , aCanadian physicaleducationinstructorattheInternationalYMCATrainingSchool ofSpringfield , Masachusets , shooktheworldofsportwithhisinnovative thinkingandcreativity . AttherequestofDr . LutherH . Gulick , Naismith devisedasportwhichcompliedaltooobedientlywiththerulesoffair play , pacification , andnonaggresion . Thissport , earningitsnamefrom thefirsteverconspicuouspeachbasketsusedtoserveasgoalsatboth enendsoftheYMCAgymnasium , isnowglobalyrecognizedtobethesport ofbasketbal .
Shortlyafteritsinception , basketbalmadeanimpasionedappearanceontheNorthAmericanstage . ThesportssoftnatureandincreasinglypraisedstatusinducedaheightenedinterestamongAmericancolege athletesandoficials . Reportedly , springof1892sawthefirsteverpublicly heldbasketbalgameinSpringfield , Masachusets . However , itwasn ’ t until1893thatAmericancolegesacrostheUnitedStatesendorsedthe progresivesport .
Withbasketbalgainingprominencethroughouttheglobe , theneed andinterestforestablishingaprofesionalbasketbalcommiteearose . AlthoughminorbasketballeaguesandasociationssuchastheNational BasketbalLeagueandtheBasketbalA sociationofAmericawereinitiatedfolowingtheriseofbasketbal , theirexistencewasshortlived . Itwasn ’ t until1949thattheNationalBasketbalA sociationwasbirthed . Despite whatmaybethought , theNationalBasketbalA sociationhasitsroots titightlyenclosedinCanada . TheNBA , previouslyknownastheBasketbal A sociationofAmericauntillaterconjoinedwiththeNationalBasketbal League , helditsfirstgameinnoneotherthanthepopulouscityofToron-
AbovealAmericanathletesandcoleges , itwasNaismith ’ sYMCA to . Today , thesportofbasketbalalongsidehockeydominatesCanadian team thatplayedthemostinfluentialroleinbroadeningthesportsaudienceandpopularity . Team playerssuchasBobGailey , DuncanPaton , culture .
GenzabaroIshikawa , andC . HareekdispersedaroundtheglobetocountriesincludingChina , India , Japan , andPersia . Itwasin1892thatCanadian ’ swereintroducedtothesportthroughLymanArchibald , aformerstudentofNaismith ’ swhofirstpopularizedthesportinthesmaltownofSt Stephen , New Brunswick . Subsequentlyfolowing itsintroduction to Canadians , theturnofthe19thcenturysawtheriseofbasketbalinCanadianschoolsandlocalamateurteams . The1920 ’ sgavebirth tothe EdmontonGrads , avictoriousasemblageofCanadianwomenwhosuccesfulyruledthebasketbalsceneforupto25years . Thislegendary Canadianteam notonlyprovedtheirindividualworth , butalsotheworth ofalwomenaroundtheglobethroughtheirrecordbreakingwinning streakof147gamesplayedagainstbothmenandwomenalike .
2 HoopsMagazine2013