The game of basketball was created by Dr. Naismith, Canadian who worked as a physical education instructor at the Springfield College.
The New England winters were very cold, and the students were unwilling to do outdoor (activity). Naismith determined that a fast-moving game could be played indoors would fill the empty afternoons after the baseball and football seasons had ended. First he tried to change outdoor games such as soccer to indoor play, but he soon found them (suitable) for small areas. December of 1891, Naismith hung two old peach baskets at either end of the gym at the school, and, using a soccer ball and nine players on each side, (organize) the first basketball game. The early rules allowed three points for each basket and banned (run) with the ball.
Five years later, a championship (hold) in New York City. By that time, the team had been reduced to seven players, and five became standard in the 1897 season.
basketball first appeared in the 1904 Olympic Games, it quickly spread throughout the world. In 1906, a metal ring was used (replace) the basket for the first time, but the name basketball has remained.
