Nature and Background of Basketball

Nature and Background of Basketball

Basketball

A team sports, wherein the objective is to shoot a ball through a basket.

Multiple Choice

What type of sports is Basketball?

• Individual sports

• Dual sports

• Team sports

• Individual-Dual sports

November 06, 1981

• Basketball was invented in Springfield, Massachusetts.

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Where did the game basketball invented?

• Los Angeles, California

• Springfield, Massachusetts

• New York City

• Washington DC

Dr. James Naismith

• Conceived the idea of attaching peach baskets at the opposite ends of the gym on the track that encircled the playing floor.

Multiple Choice

What specific item was first used as a ring in the game basketball?

• Peach basket

• Apple basket

• Fruit basket

• Fish basket

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Who invented the game Basketball?

• William Morgan

• James Naismith

• James Lebron

• James Churchill

March 11 1892.

The first public game was played in Young Men's Christian's Associations.

March 22 1893.

First women game was played

Multiple Choice

In which institution did the game Basketball first publicly played?

• Young Men's Association

• National Basketball Association

• Young Women's Christian Association

• Young Men's Christian Association

Multiple Choice

In what year did the game Basketball played by women?

• 1891

• 1892

• 1893

• 1894

1936

Basketball became part of the Olympic Games

Nature and Background of Basketball

Nature and Background

• Played by two teams with 5 players each

• The objective is to score a point through shooting the ball in the designated ring or basket.

• The team with the higher point or score at the end of 4th quarter wins the game

Multiple Choice

In order to win the game in Basketball, the team must gain points by shooting the ball in the basket.

• True

• False

Poll

Do you play basketball?

• Yes

• No

Nature and Background

• A player in possession of the ball must dribble the ball while moving around.

• A player, with the ball on his hand takes 4 steps or more without dribbling the ball commits a violation called "Traveling"

• Any physical contact with an opponent can result in a foul, if the contact impedes the desired movement of the player

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A form of violation in basketball wherein a player, in possession of the ball, takes 4 steps or more, without dribbling the ball.

• Foul

• Dribble

• Traveling

Multiple Choice

Hitting, pushing, pulling, or blocking an opponent's face constitute what violation?

• Double

• Not a violation at all

• Traveling

• Foul

FIBA

FIBA (Federation Internationale de Basketball Amateur in French) or International Basketball Federation was created on June 18, 1932

- An association of national organizations which governs the sport of basketball worldwide.

1949

National Basketball Association was created.

Multiple Choice

Organization that governs Basketball around the world

• FIDA

• FIFA

• FIBA

• NBA