James Naismith

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James Naismith
By Austin
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Table Of Contents

• Title
• Table Of Contents
• Introduction
• Childhood
• High School / College Years
• From A Minister To A P.E. Teacher To An Inventor
• Basketball is born
• 7. The 13 original rules
• The Naismith memorial Hall-of-Fame
• How many people are in the Hall-of-Fame
• Time Line
• Conclusion

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Introduction

• Dr. James Naismith was probably one of the most
  famous basketball players of all time. Thats
  because he created basketball!

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Childhood

•       He was born on November 6, 1861
•       He was born in Almonte, Ontario, Canada.
•    James was the oldest son of John and
  Margaret Naismith. In 1869, James moved with his
  family to Grand Calumet. James became an orphan
  at age 10, when his parents caught typhoid fever.
  James and his brother and sister spent the next
  two years in Bennie's Corners living with their
  grandmother. When their grandmother died in 1873,
  the Naismith children, Annie, James and Robbie,
  were left under the care of their uncle, Peter
  Young.
• Mr. Thomas B. Caswell, James' grade school
  teacher, instructed him in reading, writing,
  arithmetic, as well as advanced mathematics,
  Latin grammar and other subjects. Although not
  the smartest kid in the school, he was a leader
  among his age and in all physical activities. He
  showed signs of becoming a fine athlete.

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High School / College years

• Attended Almonte High School (1875-77, 1881-83)
• Attended McGill University (Montreal), philosophy
  degree (graduated 1887)
• Attended Presbyterian College (Montreal),
  religion degree (graduated 1890)
• Attended YMCA Training School (Springfield, MA),
  physical education degree (graduated 1891)
• Attended Gross Medical School (University of
  Colorado), medical degree (graduated 1898)
•       Grades were poor, but he was one of the
  most athletic people in his schools.
• He excelled at rugby and lacrosse

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From a minister to a P.E. Teacher to a inventor

• At first when James was in college, he wanted to
  become a minister. But instead he taught P.E. at
  a YMCA in Springfield, Massachusetts. That was
  wear basketball was born.

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Basketball is born

•   Dr. James Naismith invented basketball on a
  beautiful autumn day. Baseball had just finished
  its season, and football was still a few weeks
  away. The athletes need a sport to keep them in
  healthy. In the late 1800's they did not have
  indoor tracks. It was to cold to do track events
  outside, so Dr. James Naismith needed to think up
  a new indoor a sport. James remembered a game he
  played as a child called "Duck on a Rock".
  Changing a few rules around, and then adding a
  few to to the sport, he came out with the sport
  basketball. It was a sport to be played inside
  during the winter months. Dr. James Naismith
  called this sport basketball, because it was
  played with two peach baskets and a soccer ball.
  A few days later, Dr. Naismith brought his
  supplies to school, planning to share his new
  discovery with his P.E. class. Because Dr.
  Naismith had 18 students in his P.E. class, he
  divided the teams up equally, having 9 kids on
  each side, and began to teach his class the new
  sport. James nailed two peach baskets to the
  walls on each end of the gym. Each team at that
  time, had a goalkeeper, 2 guards, 3 centers, 2
  wings, and a home-man. The kids had a lot of fun
  playing basketball. James made 13 rules for the
  game. Each team tried to toss a soccer ball into
  the peach baskets. Finally someone decided to cut
  the bottom out of the peach baskets so they
  didn't have to climb up a ladder each time they
  scored. In 1893 the metal rim was invented. A few
  years later, in 1895, the backboard was invented.
  It was invented to keep the fans from interfering
  with the game. The first backboards were made of
  wire, but the teams started grooving them to
  funnel the ball into their baskets. By 1904, wood
  backboards were mandatory. The glass backboard
  were permitted starting in 1909.

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The 13 original rules

• The ball may be thrown in any direction with one
  or both hands.
• The ball may be batted in any direction with one
  or both hands, but never with the fist.
• A player cannot run with the ball. The player
  must throw it from the spot on which he catches
  it, allowance to be made for a man running at
  good speed.
• The ball must be held in or between the hands.
  The arms or body must not be used for holding it.
  
• No shouldering, holding, pushing, striking or
  tripping in any way of an opponent. The first
  infringement of this rule by any person shall
  count as a foul the second shall disqualify him
  until the next goal is made or, if there was
  evident intent to injure the person, for the
  whole of the game. No substitution shall be
  allowed.
• A foul is striking at the ball with the fist,
  violations of Rules 3 and 4 and such as described
  in Rule 5.
• If either side make three consecutive fouls it
  shall count as a goal for the opponents
  (consecutive means without the opponents in the
  meantime making a foul).
• Goal shall be made when the ball is thrown or
  batted from the ground into the basket and stays
  there, providing those defending the goal do not
  touch or disturb the goal. If the ball rests on
  the edge and the opponents move the basket, it
  shall count as a goal.
• When the ball goes out of bounds, it shall be
  thrown into the field and played by the first
  person touching it. In case of dispute the umpire
  shall throw it straight into the field. The
  thrower-in is allowed five seconds. If he holds
  it longer, it shall go to the opponent. If any
  side persists in delaying the game, the umpire
  shall call a foul on them.
• The umpire shall be judge of the men and shall
  note the fouls and notify the referee when three
  consecutive fouls have been made. He shall have
  the power to disqualify men according to Rule 5.
• The referee shall be the judge of the ball and
  decide when it is in play in bounds, to which
  side it belongs, and shall keep the time. He
  shall decide when a goal has been made and keep
  account of the goals with any other duties that
  are usually performed by a referee.
• The time shall be two 15-minute halves with five
  minutes' rest between.
• The side making the most goals in that time shall
  be declared the winners.

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The Naismith Memorial Hall-of-Fame

•    Officially called the Naismith Memorial Hall
  of Fame, the institution was named in his honor
  and is located in Springfield.
•    In order to get into the Naismith Memorial
  Hall-of-Fame, you must be retired for 5 years.
  You also have to be one of the best players ever.
  A referee, coach, player, contributor, or
  announcer may be entered into the hall.

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How many people are in the hall of fame?

• There are
• 125 players
• 69 coaches
• 49 contributors (Including James)
• 12 referees
• And 5 teams in the Naismith memorial Hall-of-Fame
• Total 260 people
• James Naismith is a contributor in the
  Hall-of-Fame

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Conclusion

• James Naismith is the most famous sport inventor.
  He made a lot of accomplishments such asInvented
  the game of basketball
• Invented basketball
• Developed basket ball's original 13 rules
• Author of lots of articles and books
• Physical education director, McGill University
  (1887-90)
• Physical education instructor, Springfield
  College (1890-95)

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JAME NAISMITHS ART GALLERY
James and a baby
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JAMES NAISMITHS ART GALLERY 2
James Naismith and his wife
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The first basketball team