Do you know the origin of basketball?

Do you know the origin of basketball?
The origin of the game of basketball can be traced to a gentleman by the name of Dr. James Naismith. In 1861, Naismith was born in Almonte, Ontario, Canada. During his early days of the school, Naismith play a game called "duck on a rock where the child would try to knock the duck from the top of the rock with a toss of another rock.
Later Naismith would to McGill University in Montreal and McGill University Athletic Director would later be. He would then move on to YMCA Training School in Springfield, Massachusetts and in 1891, the game of basketball began.
Given the cold winters of Massachusetts, Naismith had to find a recreational activity that could be played indoors and he preferred to a sport that develop would Skill and one that does not rely solely on strength. The first game was played with two peach baskets for objectives and a football.
Naismith was further to his credit, a doctor who specializes in sports Physiology and a Presbyterian minister. Naismith was able to see his beloved sport of basketball, acceptance in many countries by the YMCA since 1893. The sport of basketball was brought on the Olympic Games of Berlin in 1936. As we speak, is the game of basketball is a very popular professional sport has become.

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