Sunday, February 13, 2011

What is BASKETBALL?

     Basketball is a team sport where you score point by getting the ball into the basketball hoop. Of course there are a set of rules which you must follow. In a full court game each team chooses 5 team player to compete while the others stay as substitute.

This is Everard Bartlett doing an awesome slam dunk!


     The founder of basketball is Dr. James Naismith. He was born in 1861 in Ramsay township, near Almonte, Ontario, Canada. To know more about him, click here.

James A. Naismith (1861-1939)

     There are a few basic training you can practice on your own to improve your performance on handling basketball.