Ymca James Naismith, 125 Years Ago James Naismith Created The Game Of Basketball 1891 On This Day In 1891 James Naismith Invented The Game Of Basketball As A Canadian Ymca Sports Coach Living In America

He wrote the original basketball rule book and founded the university of kansas basketball program.

Mazza di tamburo e patate. Naismith had been asked by dr. Over the course of the next decade he worked to refine the game and its rules and build its popularity. James naismith was a canadian american sports coach and innovator.

Naismith was a physical education instructor at ymca international training school now known as springfield college in springfield massachusetts. The inventor of basketball was a canadian james naismith who was working at the time for the ymca international training school in massachusetts usa which later became the ymca springfield college. Gulick wanted an activity to keep students fit and limber during the winter months.

In the winter of 1891 when a 30 year old physical education instructor from the international ymca training school in springfield massachusetts invented an indoor game that could be played between football and baseball seasons basket ball originally two words was born. Naismith hung two peach baskets from the bottom of an elevated running track posted a list of 13 simple rules and basketball was born. James naismith november 6 1861 november 28 1939 was a canadian american physical educator physician christian chaplain sports coach and innovator.

The game of basketball as it is known today was created by dr. James naismith the first basketball game was played on december 21 1891 in springfield massachusetts and involved a soccer ball and two peach baskets. He invented the game of basketball in 1891 and he is also credited with designing the first football helmet.

Early history invention of the game. James naismith a canadian american invented basketball while studying at the ymca international training school in springfield massachusetts later to be named springfield college. He was a physical educator and also a basketball coach a physician and a chaplain.

James naismith in december 1891 in springfield massachusetts to condition young athletes during cold months. James naismith november 6 1861november 28 1939 was a canadian sports coach who in december of 1891 took a soccer ball and a peach basket into the gym at the springfield massachusetts ymca and invented basketball. N 1891 a ymca program director named luther gulick asked james naismith a gym teacher at the ymca training school in springfield mass to invent a new indoor sport.

Gulick to invent a new game in an attempt to interest pupils in physical exercise.