The rules of basketball are the rules and regulations that govern the play, officiating, equipment. Basketball rules see fiba internal regulations, book 2. Free throws were introduced shortly after basketball was invented. The player must throw it from the spot on which he catches it, allowance to be made for a man who. Original rules of basketball west brisbane falcons. James naismith born november 6th, 1861 died november 28th, 1939 was a physical educator in the school for christian. Look in the ncaa book on basketball history to see this in publication. While many of the basic rules are uniform throughout the world, variations do exist. Basketball is the only major american sport with a clearly identifiable inventor. The official scorer kept a book containing the scoring and fouls made for each. Booths purchase original naismith basketball rules at auction for more. Your rulebook has 10 rules plus, of course, a large number of articles. James naismith way back in 1891, or 123 years prior to my writing this article.
James naismith way back in 1891, or 123 years prior. The rules of basketball are still enough and exist for the most varied situations. Fault penalty each team can commit 4 absences by period being it personal lack. We all enjoyed learning about the origins of basketball by the man who invented it.
The rules of basketball are the rules and regulations that govern the play, officiating, equipment and procedures of basketball. Booths purchase original naismith basketball rules at auction for. The player must throw it from the spot on which he. These are the rules published in january 1892 in the school newspaper where he instituted the game.
The original rules of basket ball is a piece of sports history that is. Basketball facts basketball rules, the history of basketball, basketball hall of fame, basketball players, who due to covid19, orders may be delayed. The original game played under these rules was quite different from the one played today as there was no dribbling, dunking, threepointers, or shot clock, and goal tending was legal. The ball may be thrown in any direction with one or both hands. I wont give you the answer until the end of the article, which is a cheap way of getting you to read the whole thing. Theres been some confusion over the precise nature of the official relationship between springfield college and the ymca, as it relates to james naismith and the invention of basketball. Basketball is an original american game invented by dr. On january 15, 1892, james naismith published his rules for the game of basket ball that he invented. James naismith wrote the original thirteen rules of basketball. Thirteen rules of basketball james naismith thoughtco. How a canadian invented basketball when a canadian invented one of americas favorite pastimes 125 years ago, his original rules required only two typewritten pages and a quick lineedit. Naismith was so much more than the inventor of the sport and james naismith. To avoid being too boring, lets list some of the most common and important ones. Suffice it to say, a surprisingly large number of the original rules of basketball still apply.
See how these rules have survived and changed from the game he invented in. Which is remarkable when you consider that basketball was invented by dr. Your rulebook has 10 rules plus, of course, a large number of. James naismiths original rules of basketball usa basketball. The history of basketball dates back more than a hundred years to 1891, springfield, massachusetts, usa. James naismith was a canadianamerican physical educator, physician, christian chaplain, sports coach, and innovator. Naismith invented basketball and was there for 40 years. In other words, the pat rileycoached knicks teams of the 1990s would never have made the playoffs. James naismith november 6, 1861 november 28, 1939 was a canadianamerican physical educator, physician, christian chaplain, sports coach, and innovator. The confusion stems in part from changes in the schools name in its early history. He wrote the original basketball rule book and founded the university of kansas basketball program.
My basketball playing son loved this book and used for a 7th grade homeschool book report. Most leagues or governing bodies in north america, the most important of which are the national basketball association and ncaa, formulate their own rules. Goaltending became a violation in 1944, and offensive goaltending in 1958. Naismith lived his entire life without regard for personal glory or financial rewards, but rather for setting examples of integrity and perseverance for all to. Naismith lived to see basketball adopted as an olympic demonstration sport in 1904 and as an official event at the 1936 summer olympics in berlin, as well as the birth of the national i. James naismith wrote the sports original rules as part of a december 1891 shows. James naismith and his rules of basketball 118 years later. He invented basketball and phog allen was one of the key figures in making it. Throughout the official basketball rules, all references made to a player, coach.