Essays Tagged: "James Naismith"

Basketball

.HistoryBasketball was invented in December 1891 by the Canadian clergyman, educator, and physician James Naismith. Naismith introduced the game when we was an instructor at the Young Men's Christian ...

(6 pages) 154 1 5.0 Dec/1996

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sports

History of basketball

History of BasketballWho is known world-wide as the inventor of basketball? His name is Dr. James Naismith, he was born in 1861 in Almonte, Ontario. Most people wonder were a young man would t ...

(3 pages) 90 0 4.8 Oct/1996

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sports

James naismith

invented? If you do not, then that is a good reason to read this essay. I will be telling all about James Naismith and how he invented the game of basketball. I will discuss how he captured the world' ... nvented the game of basketball. I will discuss how he captured the world's attention with his game. James Naismith had a very fulfilling and colorful life. That is why I believe you may want to read t ...

(6 pages) 25 0 3.0 Jan/2004

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sports

The history of basketball, a brief history and information about one of the world's most popular sports.

History of BasketballIn a winter in December 1891, James Naismith, a Canadian physician and educator at Springfield College, England was ordered to cre ... until now. The patent was granted in the 25th June 1929.The RulesDuring the early basketball games, James Naismith realized that he needed sets of rules to ensure the game run smoothly. There are 13 o ...

(3 pages) 51 0 4.4 Feb/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers

Basketball

e same what didn't. That sort of thing.Basketball was invented on December 21, 1891. By a man named James Naismith, who was a Canadian clergyman. The game stared out with two peach baskets, and a socc ...

(3 pages) 199 6 4.5 Jun/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing > Descriptive Essays

How basketball began

James Naismith was Canadian physical education instructor who invented basketball in 1891, at Spring ... tion instructor who invented basketball in 1891, at Springfield College at Y.M.C.A training school. James Naismith under direction of American phys-ed specialist Luther Haisey Gulick, invented the ind ... open end nets to the pratice off manually retrieving the ball from the basket each time scored.1959 James Naismith was enlisted into the basketball of fame, which were called Naismith Memorial Hall of ...

(2 pages) 24 0 5.0 Jul/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers

Basketball

ed higher. In 1891, in a YMCA in Springfield, Massachusetts, a young Canadian-born instructor named James Naismith invented a simple game in which players could raise their sights, extend their reach ...

(2 pages) 61 3 4.3 Aug/2004

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sports

History of Basketball

Dr. James Naismith is known world-wide as the inventor of basketball. He was born in 1861 in Ramsay town ... o attend McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.After serving as McGill's Athletic Director, James Naismith moved on to the YMCA Training School in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA in 1891, wher ... ively small space. The first game was played with a soccer ball and two peach baskets used as goals.James Naismith devised a set of thirteen rules of basketball:1. The ball may be thrown in any direct ...

(3 pages) 18 0 4.0 Sep/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers

Basketball: Then vs. Now

has truly undergone to become what it is now. The original 13 rules of basketball written by James Naismith are as follows:1. The ball may be thrown in any direction with one or both h ...

(4 pages) 22 0 3.0 Nov/2004

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sports

The history of basketball

s whose year of birth and originator can be traced back to 100% correctly, a man by the name of Dr. James A. Naismith in the year of 1891. Even though the game was started and grew in the United State ...

(2 pages) 11 0 0.0 Nov/2006

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sports

Basketball History In America

Basketball Basketball was originated (1891) in Springfield , Mass., by Dr. James Naismith of the YMCA. It quickly grew into a leading U.S. school and college sport and spread ...

(1 pages) 1300 0 0.0 May/2001

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sports

Should College Athletes receive pay for playing a sport for a university

ches4. The principal of basketball to an individual's lifeBasic Info: Basketball was created by Dr. James Naismith in 1891 in Springfield Massachusetts, its purpose was to unite and condition young at ...

(2 pages) 1 0 0.0 Nov/2014

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sports