Basketball

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BASKETBALL Teacher: Rosa Vega Student: Gabriel Herrera

Summary • • •

Key words History The basketball – USA’s basketball – International’s basketball

Key words • • • •

Dribbling Passing Shooting Rebounding

History • December 1891 Dr. James Naismith (Canadian) in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA.

•Inspirited in prehispanic balls games: TLACHTLI of Aztecas POT-TA-POK of Mayas & TALADZI of Zapotecas

USA’s Basketball • The first official basketball game was played in the YMCA gymnasium on January 20, 1892 with nine players, on a court just half the size of a present-day Streetball.

• In 1946, the Basketball Association of America (BAA) was formed, organizing the top professional teams and leading to greater popularity of the professional game. • In Toronto, Canada between the Toronto Huskies and New York Knickerbockers on November 1, was played the first official game. • Three seasons later, in 1949, the BAA became the National Basketball Association (NBA).

NBA’s Teams

International’s basketball • The International Basketball Federation was formed in 1932 by eight founding nations: Argentina, Czechoslovakia, Greece, Italy, Latvia, Portugal, Romania and Switzerland. At this time, the organization only oversaw amateur players.

• Basketball was first included in the Olympic Games in 1936. • In 1950 the first FIBA World Championship for men was held in Argentina.

Links • • • •

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basketball www.basketball.com www.nba.com www.dmoz.org/Sports/Basketball/

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