By 1893, basketball was introduced in other countries by the YMCA movement.įrom Springfield, Naismith went to Denver where he studied for a medical degree, and in 1898 he joined the University of Kansas faculty at Lawrence, Kansas. People wanted to name the new game "Naismith Ball," but Naismith refused. Following each "goal," a jump ball was taken in the middle of the court.īy 1892, basketball had grown so popular on campus that the editor-in-chief of The Triangle, the Springfield college newspaper, featured it in an article called "A New Game.".Since the ball could only be moved up the court with a pass, early players tossed the ball over their heads as they ran up court. There are two rules that have changed in modern basketball: The teams had nine players and used a soccer ball. The first game of "Basket Ball" was played in December 1891. The original 1891 "Basket Ball" court in Springfield College
Naismith called this new game "Basket Ball" and wrote down the 13 basic rules. To score goals, players were required to throw a soft lobbing shot that Naismith had used in his old favorite game duck on a rock. He did this by putting it high above the player's heads. Finally, Naismith further reduced body contact by making the goal unguardable. He decided that passing was the only legal option. Second, he saw that most physical contact happened while athletes were running with the ball, dribbling it, or hitting it. He saw the danger of a small hard ball and decided that a big soft soccer ball was safest. First, he studied the most popular games of those times ( rugby, lacrosse, soccer, football, hockey, and baseball). Naismith was guided by three main thoughts. The leader of the Springfield YMCA Physical Education department told Naismith to make up a game that could be played inside which would be a good "athletic distraction." The game should not need too much room, help the athletes keep healthy, and be "fair for all players and not too rough." His class was restless and irritable because they had to stay inside in the winter. James Naismith with a basketball and a basketĪt Springfield YMCA, Naismith found teaching difficult. Springfield College: Invention of "Basket Ball" He left Montreal to become a physical education teacher at the YMCA International Training School in Springfield, Massachusetts.
He earned a BA in Physical Education (1888) and a Diploma at the Presbyterian College in Montreal (1890).īeginning in 1891, Naismith taught physical education and became the first McGill director of athletics. He also played center on the football team, where he wore the first football helmet. Naismith won many Wicksteed medals for outstanding gymnastics performances. He was a talented and quick-moving athlete who played for McGill in Canadian football, soccer, and gymnastics. He was described as quite thin, 5 foot 10 ½ inches tall, and weighing 168 pounds. In the same year, Naismith entered McGill University in Montreal. Next, he went to Almonte High School and graduated in 1883. He went to grade school at Bennies Corners near Almonte. Naismith lived with his grandmother and his uncle for many years. This disovery was later very important when he invented basketball. Naismith soon found that a soft lobbing throw was often much better than a straight hard throw in this game. This is an old game in which a person guards a large stone against other players, who try to knock it down by throwing smaller stones at it. He usually spent his days outside playing catch, hide and seek, or duck on a rock. Naismith enjoyed farm work but was not a good student. Naismith was born in 1861 in Ramsay Township (now Almonte, Ontario).
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