5. BASKETBALL
• A sport played by two teams of five players on a
rectangular court
• One of the world’s most popular and widely viewed
sports
6. BASKETBALL
• A sport played by two teams of five players on a
rectangular court
• One of the world’s most popular and widely viewed
sports
• A team score a field goal by a shooting a ball through the
basket during regular play.
7. Objectives of the game:
• To shoot a ball through a
hoop 18 inches(46 cm) in
diameter and 10 feet(3.0m)
high mounted to a
backboard at each end.
9. BASKETBALL
• The game basketball was invented by Dr. James
Naismith, a Canadian physical education
instructor, in Springfield Massachussets in 1891.
• Naismith developed the first official of 13 rules of
the game.
10. The First Game
• The first official game was played in the Young
Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) gymnasium
on January 20,1892 with nine players.
11. The First Game
• The first official game was played in the Young
Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) gymnasium
on January 20,1892 with nine players.
• The game ended as 1-0; the shot was made from
25 feet