Basket ball hystory

While distantly get at times of the Greeks or Aztecs, references about basketball, the beginning of this modern game has its origins in a U.S. school in 1891. The promoter of this was one James Naismith, sports instructor at the YMCA (YMCA) in Springfield. James specified the thirteen rules of basketball which are still current, however there have been some changes to adapt to new times where the game mainly based on the speed with which points are scored and the dramatically write them down.

Caused by the long winters suffering Springfield, and the urgency of his students were kept entertained and in good physical condition, James considered creating a new game could be played indoors and in confined spaces. After spending several months studying existing sports and adopting the most attractive of each, Naismith achieving a set of requirements that should have this new sport:
- Affinity for the ball.
- Easy to learn
- That could be played on any terrain
- Attack the target permanent
- That there is a balance between attack and defense
- Not an aggressive sport

That's how slowly and after several trials, James finally make the sport known as basketball basket (basket) and ball (ball), the image of the game was simple; be played only with hands and would aim to put the ball in a basket, whence its name.

by santiago perea 7c