5. OBJECTIVES:
• Discuss the nature and
background of basketball
• Demonstrate basic skills in
basketball
• Explain the health and fitness
benefits derived from playing
basketball
11. • it was invented in December 1891
• James Naismith- a Canadian
clergyman, educator and physician
• YMCA (Young Men’s Christian
Association), Springfield,
Massachusetts, USA.
13. • 1897-1898- teams of five players
became standard
• 1898- NBL (the first pro league)
was formed
• 1949- NBL and Basketball
Association of America merged to
create NBA (National Basketball
Association)
14. GROUP ACTIVITY
Each group will be assigned
one basic skill of Basketball.
Read and analyze the strip
given to you and assign one
member to read it and three
members to demonstrate it.