Know the game- Basketball

The game Basketball was created in December 1891 by a Canadian American Dr. James Naismith. He was a physical education professor and instructor at the International Young Men's Christian Association Training School (YMCA). Today it is known as the Springfield College which is located in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA. It was raining that day but the man still wanted to try to keep his gym class going on that day. He came up with a vigorous indoor game for his students so that they remain busy and fit. He wrote the basic rules and nailed a basket onto the wall at a 10 ft. height. The basket which was nailed was not the basket that you get to see in most of the basketball courts but is a basket which was closed from the bottom. So whenever the ball gets into the basket, someone has to come and take the ball out from the basket. But later on, the bottom was removed so as to make the game flow smoothly.

Originally, Basketball was played with a soccer ball but it was in the late 1950s that Tony Hinkle introduced the orange ball so as to make the ball visible to the players and spectators, while the game was in its action. Before this the ball that was made specifically for the game was brown in color. Initially, bounce pass was a part of the game while Dribbling was introduced later on; it was not there when the game was created. It was introduced but was not successful as the balls then had asymmetric shapes, however around the 1950s when the ball manufacturing companies improved the shape of the ball then the Dribbling started to become common.

Basketball is a sport which is played between the two teams. The objective of the game is to shoot the ball through the basket horizontally in order to score a point. You follow a certain set of rules while playing the game. The game has become very popular around the globe. A lot of people have started to take training for the game in schools and at other sports complexes. The game is enjoyable and you need a lot of energy to play it.

When you play such rigorous games like basketball, then you have to keep in mind that you have to have the correct sports equipments to excel the game and save yourself from any kind of accident that happens while playing the game. You should wear proper sports clothing and the right kind of basketball shoes. Basketball shoes are required to be cushioned so that they can withstand jumping. The soles of the shoes should be strong enough to support the lateral movements that happen to take place while the game is on. There are a lot of brands that are manufacturing good, durable, strong, affordable, stylish and colorful basketball shoes for the players. Brands such as Nike, Puma, Reebok, Adidas, Fila, SG, Campus, Liberty and many other brands have designed the best shoes for the game.