Module1BasketballPeachBasketsandSoccerBallsDr
JamesNaismith,aneducator,physician,andminister,isresponsibleforthehistoryofbasketball
HedevelopedthegamewhenheservedasaninstructorattheY.M
TrainingSchoolinSpringfieldMassachusettsin1891
Studentsneededaformofindooractivityduringthewintermonths,soNaismithcombinedfootball,soccerandhockeytodevelopthesport
Heattachedwoodenpeachbasketstothewallsasgoals
Theballneededtoberetrieved(取回,重新得到)fromthebasketaftereachsuccessfulshot
Often,spectators(观众)wouldinterferewithshots
Thus,thebackboardwasintroducedin1906
CollegeTeamsandProfessionalLeaguesThegamebecamepopular,andsoon,schoolsacrosstheU.S
andCanadaadopteditsuseasaformofphysicalactivity
DuringWorldWarⅡ,U.S
armedforcesplayedpickupgamesthatdrewcrowdsoflocals,introducingthegametoaninternationalcrowd