The Position

After knowing on history and some original rules of the basketball, I think that we must verify on the position of the player… The five tactical positions of the basketball used normally by the organized equipment of basketball are: center, power forward, small forwad, and point guard. The rules of the basketball do not assign them by mandate, and in informal games they are not used sometimes. They are grouped in two conceptual units: the frontcourt and the backcourt.
Position of Backcourt
Center
Center often called the "five", the center plays generally as heart of the team, also called the post player. The center is not generally the best gunner in the equipment but most of the times they are the player more hard in the equipment and can maneuver under low point in the paint to make most of his write down. The center is used a lot of times for pick and roll plays which involve himself and the point guard. In the professional basketball and the university, the height for a center is of near 6'10" / 2.08 m or taller. Hardly because the centers are often the greatest people in the cut do not mean that he is less expert anyway. To take to the strong ball the basket is a key to win and to inculcar fear in opponents. If your equipment has a strong center, you finish upon most of obtaining the bounces that do not give return in points to no matter if bounces were or defensive offensive. Remarkable NBA centers assets at the moment includes Shaquille O'Neal, Ben Wallace, Yao Ming, Zydrunas Ilgauskas, Marcus Camby, Dikembe Mutombo, and Alonzo Mourning.
Power Forward
Power Forward, also designated the "four", it plays generally in the opposed side of the key of the center, and can frequently double like center. The PF is little more movable than centers, that help you to fix many games for above to the cut. Most of the PF can throw the middle shots of range, extending not more than ten on 15 feet far from the basket. The PF generally the range of near 6'7" / 2.01 m or highest ones in the game of the men, and also it tends robust to be constructed, with most of they extending from 230-260 lb/105-120 kilogram. The remarkable active Power Forward of NBA's forward includes Kevin Garnett, Jermaine O'Neal, Rasheed Wallace, Elton Brand, Tim Duncan, Amare Stoudamire, Kenyon Martin, Dwight Howard, and Dirk Nowitzki.
Small forward

The small forward, or the "three", is most versatile of the five starters, simply because they can do it everything: to handle the ball, the game in the post, and to get points whenever he is needed. They are not as physical as the energy sends and it is centered. Something, takes more outside shots but they can move to inside generally when they need. Small forward in the average of the basketball players at level superior of near 6'5" / 1.96 m to 6'11" / 2.11 m tall. SF can replace for any player in the court with exception of point guards, because they cannot generally control the ball as well as point guard. Small forward that remarkable active in current NBA includes LeBron James, Shawn Marion, Tracy McGrady, Gerald Wallace, Tayshaun Prince, Andrei Kirilenko, Ron Artest, Richard Jefferson, Peja Stojakovic, Anthony Melo, Paul Pierce, Josh Smith, Andrea Iguodala and Grant Hill.

Position of the Frontcourt
Point Guard
Point Guard or also called the "one", is the floor of the general equipment and the best one to ballhandler in the equipment. It is generally fastest, or one of the fastest players in the floor. It occurs the task always of controlling the speed and the possession of the game of the ball. A protector of the good point watches to obtain the rest of the implied equipment before he thinks to throw. Nevertheless, it is always ready to create shots and the account indicates in case of necessity. The protectors of the point work to equipment and are generally one of the shortest players on the court. The protective means of the point classify typically for above in 6 "5" /1.96 m inferior in the basketball of the professional men and schoolboy. The remarkable active point guard of the NBA includes Jason Kidd, Mike Bibby, Stephon Marbury, Chris Paul, Steve Nash, Chauncey Billups, Allen Iverson, Jason Williams, Dwayne Wade, Gilbert Arenas, Tony Parker, Steve Francis, Chris Paul and Baron Davis.
Shooting Guard
Shooting guard (also called the "two"), as they suggests his name, is generally the best shooter of the teams. A SG must be able to constantly strike 20 feet (6 meter) jump shot. In addition to being able to shoot to the ball, they also must be able to have good ball-directing abilities because they have to be able to create their own shot off the dribble. Finally, they should also be able to come off of any pick and roll and still make a shot without the ball touching the ground. . The average height of SG is range from about 6'2" / 1.88 m to 6'8" / 2.03 m in the professional basketball and the colleges. The SG that remarkable assets of NBA include Vince Carter, Ray Allen, Kobe Bryant, Richard Hamilton, Manu Ginnobilli, Jason Terry, Tracy Mcgrady, Jason Richardson, and Dwayne Wade. READ MORE...

The Begin of the Real Game

Dr. Naismith, who was a YMCA physical education teacher, had a real big problem. His students played football and soccer all during the Fall season. But now winter was coming, and it would be too cold to play outside. Naismith wanted all of them to stay in good health, but he didn’t have any sports for them to play inside.
Finally, after much thinking, he came up with a great idea for an indoor game. He got two peach baskets and attached them to a balcony at the opposite ends of the gym. There were eighteen people in his class, so he divided them up into two groups with nine players on each team. Of course, they couldn't play the game without a ball, so he chose a ball that he had on hand: a soccer ball. When the first game began, the players started passing the ball around and one boy threw the ball in the basket. He scored and his team got the first points.
But even though the game was fun to play, there were some problems that they had to solve. For example, whenever the players would throw the ball into the basket, they couldn't get it down without climbing up a ladder. So, they decided to cut holes in the bottom of the baskets for the ball to fall through. This helped them play faster. They used these peach baskets until 1906 when they were finally replaced by metal hoops with backboards.
But even then their problems weren't over. They realized that they had too many players playing at one time. In fact, one time in a game at Cornell University, there were 50 players on each team!
After brainstorming some new ideas, Naismith developed basketball's original 13 rules and consequently, the game of basketball. The new indoor game was played with a soccer ball, peach baskets and nine to a side. This first contest is believed to have been played Dec. 21, 1891.
At first, basketball was only played in high schools and colleges.
(In the history of basketball, the highest-rated college basketball game seen on U.S. television was the 1979 NCAA tournament championship game - Michigan State vs. Indiana State final that featured Magic Johnson and Larry Bird. This was one of the best-rated basketball games in basketball history).
But by 1949, the National Basketball Association (NBA) was created with eight teams. Then, in 1967, the American Basketball Association (ABA) began. But there were a lot of money problems so it only lasted about nine years.
As time passed, Dr. Naismith became known as "The Father of Basketball" and more and more people heard of his game. Basketball began to spread all across the United States and finally became the popular game that we watch and play today.
So, there you have it. The history of basketball. If it sounds like it might be fun, just remember, all you have to do is lace up your shoes, grab a ball, and play ball! READ MORE...

History of Basketball

Dr. James Naismith, Inventor of Basketball

Dr. James Naismith is known world-wide as the inventor of basketball. He was born in 1861 in Ramsay township, near Almonte, Ontario, Canada. The concept of basketball was born from Naismith's school days in the area where he played a simple child's game known as duck-on-a-rock outside his one-room schoolhouse. The game involved attempting to knock a "duck" off the top of a large rock by tossing another rock at it. Naismith went on to attend McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
After serving as McGill's Athletic Director, James Naismith moved on to the YMCA Training School in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA in 1891, where the sport of basketball was born. In Springfield, Naismith was faced with the problem of finding a sport that was suitable for play inside during the Massachusetts winter for the students at the School for Christian Workers. Naismith wanted to create a game of skill for the students instead of one that relied solely on strength. He needed a game that could be played indoors in a relatively small space. The first game was played with a soccer ball and two peach baskets used as goals.


James Naismith devised a set of thirteen 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 in or between 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 make three consecutive fouls it shall count as a goal for the opponents (consecutive means without the opponents in the meantime making a foul).



8. Goal shall be made when the ball is thrown or batted from the ground into the basket and stays there, providing those defending the goal do not touch or disturb the goal. If the ball rests on the edge and the opponents move 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 judge of the men and shall note the fouls and notify the referee when three consecutive fouls have been made. He shall have the power to disqualify men according to Rule 5.



11. The referee shall be the judge of the ball and decide when it 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 15-minute halves with five minutes' rest between.



13. The side making the most goals in that time shall be declared the winners.
    

In addition to the creation of the basketball, James Naismith graduated as a medical doctor, primarily interested in sports physiology and what we would today call sports science and as Presbyterian minister, with a keen interest in philosophy and clean living. Naismith watched his sport, basketball, introduced in many nations by the YMCA movement as early as 1893. Basketball was introduced at the Berlin Olympics in 1936. Today basketball has grown to become one of the world's most popular sports, and elevated to a higher level by NBA (National Basketball Association), the most popular basketball leauge in the world!

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