The invention of basket ball(James Naismith)

James A. Naismith was born at 6th November 1861.
He was a Canadian American sports coach and innovator.
He invented the sport of basketball in 1891.
He is often credited with introducing the first football helmet.
He wrote the original basketball rulebook, founded the University basketball program, and lived to see basketball adopted as an Olympic demonstration sport.
In 1904 and as an official event at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin. James Naismith also lived to see the birth of the National Invitation Tournament (1938) and the birth of the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship (1939).
James Naismith was also a National Guard chaplain of the First Kansas Infantry Regiment. He taught his Soldiers basketball to control their excess energy. His effort helped increasing Soldiers' morale and even lowered the rate of disciplinary actions among Soldiers. In Lawrence, Kansas, James Naismith has a road named in his honor, Naismith Drive, which runs in front of Allen Field house (the official address of Allen Field house is 1651 Naismith Drive), the university's basketball facility.
He died at 28th November 1939.

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Variations of basketball

Variations of basketball are activities based on the game of basketball, using common basketball skills and equipment. Some variations are only superficial rules changes, while others are distinct games with varying degrees of basketball influences. Other variations include children's games, contests or activities meant to help players reinforce skills.

There are principal basketball sports with variations on basketball including Wheelchair basketball, Water basketball, Beach basket ball slam ball, Street ball and Unicycle basketball. An earlier version of basketball was Six-on-six basketball played until the end of the 1950s.Horseball is a game played on horseback where a ball is handled and points are scored by shooting it through a high net (approximately 1.5m×1.5m). The sport is like a combination of polo, rugby, and basketball. There is even a form played on donkeys known as Donkey basketball, but that version has come under attack from animal rights groups.

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Dražen Petrović.

Dražen Petrović (October 22, 1964 – June 7, 1993) was a Yugoslav basketball player. He initially achieved success playing professional basketball in Europe in the 1980s before joining the American NBA in 1989. Petrović died in a car accident at the age of 28.
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                                           Competitor for Yugoslavia in Olympic Games

• Bronze medal in 1984 at Los Angeles.

• Silver medal in 1988 at Seoul.

• Bronze medal in 1986 at Spain.

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Death and posthumous glory.
Petrović died as a passenger in a car involved in a traffic accident on the rain-drenched Autobahn 9 when a semi truck cut the car he was travelling in off at Denkendorf, near Ingolstadt, in the German state of Bavaria, at approximately 17:20 on June 7, 1993, four and a half months before his 29th birthday.

Petrović's tomb at Mirogoj Cemetery had instantly become a sanctuary for his compatriots. The Cibona stadium was renamed the Dražen Petrović Basketball Hall on October 4, 1993, and the city of Zagreb dedicated a square in his name. The Nets retired his number 3 jersey on November 11, 1993.

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Women's basketball:

In 1891, the University of California played the first women's interinstitutional game. Women's basketball began in 1892 at Smith College for women. the first women’s basketball game started on March 21, 1893. Her rules were first published in 1899. . By 1895, the game had become famouse to colleges across the country, including Wellesley, Vassar. The first intercollegiate women's game was on April 4, 1896. Stanford women played Berkeley, 9-on-9, ending in a 2–1 Stanford victory.
Women's basketball development was more structured than that for men in the starting years. In 1905,(National Women's Basketball Committee) was formed by the American Physical Education Association. These rules were for six to nine players per team and 11 officials. The International Women's Sports Federation (1924) made a women's basketball competition. 37 women's high school varsity basketball or state tournaments were held in 1925. And in 1926, the Amateur Athletic Union backed the firstnational women's basketball championship, complete with men's rules. The Grads toured all over North America, and were exceptionally successful. They posted a record of 522 wins and only 20 losses over that span,

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Basket ball overview:

Basketball ("B-ball" or "hoops") is a sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing “a ball through the top of a hoop while following a set of rules. Basketball is one of the world's most popular sports.
A regulation basketball hoop consists of a rim 18 inches in diameter and 10 feet high mounted to a backboard. A team can score a goal by throwing the ball through the hoop during regular play. A goal scores two points for the shooting team if a player is touching the hoop than the three-point line, and three points (a "3 pointer") if the player is "outside" the three-point line. The team having more points at the end of the game wins.
Basketball's early starting was from the United States. and it quickly reputed through the USA and Canada. By 1895, it was well known at several women's high schools.


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