Republic of the Philippines

Region V- Bicol
Commission on Higher Education
Daraga Community College
College of Education
Salvacion, Daraga Albay
S.Y: 2019-2020

Course Title: Physical Education 3 (Sports and Ballgames)

Topic: History of Basketball
Prepared By: Joey M. Perez
Year/Block: II BEED- Block 5
Day/ Time: Saturday 7:30 – 9:30
Submitted to: Ms.

HISTORY OF BASKETBALL

Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing
one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective
of shooting a basketball (approximately 9.4 inches (24 cm) in diameter) through the defender's
hoop (a basket 18 inches (46 cm) in diameter mounted 10 feet (3.048 m) high to a backboard at
each end of the court) while preventing the opposing team from shooting through their own
hoop. A field goal is worth two points, unless made from behind the three-point line, when it is
worth three. After a foul, timed play stops and the player fouled or designated to shoot, a
technical foul is given one or more one-point free throws. The team with the most points at the
end of the game wins, but if regulation play expires with the score tied, an additional period of
play (overtime) is mandated.

Players advance the ball by bouncing it while walking or running (dribbling) or by passing it to a
teammate, both of which require considerable skill. On offense, players may use a variety of
shots—the lay-up, the jump shot, or a dunk; on defense, they may steal the ball from a dribbler,
intercept passes, or block shots; either offense or defense may collect a rebound, that is, a missed
shot that bounces from rim or backboard. It is a violation to lift or drag one's pivot foot without
dribbling the ball, to carry it, or to hold the ball with both hands then resume dribbling.

The five players on each side at a time fall into five playing positions: the tallest player is usually
the center, the tallest and strongest is the power forward, a slightly shorter but more agile big
man is the small forward, and the shortest players or the best ball handlers are the shooting
guard and the point guard, who implements the coach's game plan by managing the execution of
offensive and defensive plays (player positioning). Informally, players may play three-on-three,
two-on-two, and one-on-one.

Who invented Basketball?

The game of basketball originated in December 1891 by a Canadian born man by the name of
James Naismith.
Naismith was a teacher at the YMCA training school in Springfield, Massachusetts. He was
required to train young men to become instructors at newly opened YMCA centres.

With the cold weather keeping the class indoors, in December 1891, Naismith was asked by the
schools Superintendent of Physical Education, Dr. Luther. H. Gulick, to create an indoor game
that would keep the young men active during the cold winter months.

Upon this request, Naismith nervously set out to create a game that his class would enjoy. In a
diary found many years later, he had written…
“I felt this was a crucial moment in my life as it meant success or failure of my attempt to hold
the interest of the class and devise a new game”

With the help of his wife and memories of playing ‘Duck on a Rock’ during his childhood, he
decided to create a game that would focus on skill rather than strength.
For those who are curious… ‘Duck on a Rock’ was a game in which players threw rocks at a
certain target placed on top of a large boulder or tree stump.
The game he ended up inventing is the game we all know and love today – basketball.  

Where Basketball Originated?

It was the winter of 1891-1892. Inside a gymnasium at Springfield College (then known as the
International YMCA Training School), located in Springfield, Mass., was a group of restless
college students. The young men had to be there; they were required to participate in indoor
activities to burn off the energy that had been building up since their football season ended. The
gymnasium class offered them activities such as marching, calisthenics, and apparatus work, but
these were pale substitutes for the more exciting games of football and lacrosse they played in
warmer seasons.

How Basketball Was First Played

Basketball required very little equipment to play, two peach baskets hanging 10 feet above the
ground, and a soccer ball.
The object of the game is to work as a team to throw or bat the soccer ball into the opposing
teams peach basket, while defending a score in your peach basket from the opposition team.
As you can imagine, it was a major pain getting the ball out of the peach basket when a team
finally scored. Some say they used a long poll to push the ball out, others say someone was
required to climb a ladder to retrieve it.
Either way, the initial players were not great shooters so they did not have to worry about this
too much! Heck, in the first game ever played there was only one score during the entire game!
But I’ll explain more about that game later in this article.
Originally, the game involved nine players on each team… What! Why nine players? Because
Naismith’s class had 18 people in it.
He also developed rules for the game known as ‘The 13 Rules of Basketball’.

The 13 Rules of Basketball

1. The ball may be thrown in any direction with one or both hands.
2. The ball may be batted in any direction with one or both hands, but never with the fist.
3. A player cannot run with the ball. The player must throw it from the spot on which he
catches it, allowance to be made for a man running at good speed.
4. The ball must be held by the hands. The arms or body must not be used for holding it.
5. No shouldering, holding, pushing, striking or tripping in any way of an opponent. The
first infringement of this rule by any person shall count as a foul; the second shall disqualify
him until the next goal is made or, if there was evident intent to injure the person, for the
whole of the game. No substitution shall be allowed.
6. A foul is striking at the ball with the fist, violations of Rules 3 and 4 and such as
described in Rule 5.
7. If either side makes three consecutive fouls it shall count as a goal for the opponents
(consecutive means without the opponents in the meantime making a foul).
8. A goal shall be made when the ball is thrown or batted from the grounds into the basket
and stays there, providing those defending the goal do no touch or disturb the goal. If the ball
rests on the edges, and the opponent moves the basket, it shall count as a goal.
9. When the ball goes out of bounds, it shall be thrown into the field and played by the first
person touching it. In case of dispute the umpire shall throw it straight into the field. The
thrower-in is allowed five seconds. If he holds it longer, it shall go to the opponent. If any
side persists in delaying the game, the umpire shall call a foul on them.
10. The umpire shall be the judge of the men and shall note the fouls and notify the referee
when three consecutive fouls have been made. He shall have power to disqualify men
according to Rule 5.
11. The referee shall be judge of the ball and shall decide when the ball is in play, in bounds,
to which side it belongs, and shall keep the time. He shall decide when a goal has been made
and keep account of the goals, with any other duties that are usually performed by a referee.
12. The time shall be two fifteen-minute halves, with five minutes rest between.
13. The side making the most goals in that time shall be declared the winner.

The First Game of Basketball Ever Played

The first game of basketball ever played on the 21 st of December, 1891, at the YMCA training
school in Springfield, Massachusetts.
The gym was incredibly small. Only 50 feet x 35 feet, compared to current day courts which are
94 feet x 53 feet.
Naismith arrived early that day. Little did he know he was about to create basketball history…
After posting the ’13 Rules of Basketball’ on the bulletin board of the gym, he then nailed a
peach basket to the lower rail of the balcony on both ends of the gym.
When the players arrived, Naismith split his eighteen students into two teams of nine players and
done his best to teach them the 13 rules of basketball.

They were now ready to embark on a game destined to change sport forever.
Little did James Naismith or of any of his players realize how big this new game would become
in a very short amount of time.
The players involved in the first basketball game were;
Team1:
John J. Thompson, Eugene S. Libby, T. Duncan Patton, Frank Mahan, Finlay G. MacDonald,
William H. Davis, Lyman Archibald, Edwin P. Ruggles, William R. Chase.
Team2:
George Weller, Wilbert Carey, Ernest Hildner, Raymond Kaighn, Genzabaro Ishikawa,
Benjamin S. French, Franklin Barnes, George Day and Henry Gelan.
The final score of the game ended 1 – 0. Team 1 were the victors.
William R. Chase scored the only goal of the game from 25 feet away from the basket…
becoming the first person to score a goal during a game in basketball history.