Basketball

What is basketball?

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This is a popular sport which has a particular past.

This sport can be divided in: modern basketball and old basketball.

former basketball began like this:

years beginning from 1500 BC in Mexico, but other research says that three thousand years before Christ. The Mayans called it Tlachtli, the Zapotec Taladzi, this game was religious, so it was practiced by our ancestors. Consisted of:

either hip or thigh. etc. .. was contacted to put it in a ring in the center of the court.

Bates were to death, as the game served to know the plan of the gods. The game was won by the team that introduced the ball in the aro.Uno centers or stadiums can even visit Chichen Itza is.

this game was better, and we were removing the cruelty which consisted of, but was lost when the Spanish conquered Mexico.

modern basketball is :

was invented by a clergyman , educator and physicist Canadian named James Naismith . at this time was already evolved , and which consisted of five players on each team and two baskets , one on each side of the court .

was in December 1891 when canadiencie I had the obligation to find an activity which could be practiced in a confined space, as the weather in winter zones united states , were very cold .

he started with this jeugo with nine members and each team is redugeron progressed under seven until llegarona five members per team .

He gave twelve original rules which were :

1.The ball can be thrown in any direction with one or both hands.

2.The ball can be hit in any direction with one or both hands, but never with the fist.

3.The player can not run with the ball. The player must throw the ball from the place where the catch . For a player to catch the ball on the run , as soon as you take should try to stop.

4.The ball should be in the hands or between them. The arms or body must not be used to support it.

5.No allowed shouldering , holding, pushing, tripping or striking in any way the opponent. The first infringement of this rule by any player shall be considered a foul , the second shall disqualify him until the next goal is made or, in the case of intent to injure was clear , you will be disqualified for the entire match without substitute .

6.Se considered foul hit the ball with the fist , violation of rules 3 or 4 and described in number 5 .

7.Si either team makes three consecutive fouls , a basket for the opposing team is counted ( consecutive means that during that time the opponent has done nothing wrong ) .

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