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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.
“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”-he told
The game he ended up inventing is the game we all know and love today – basketball.
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