Basketball is one of the most popular sports in the world both to play and watch.

Playing the game requires a high level of physical fitness.

Far from its humble beginnings, basketball has reached super star status.

If you want to be good at the game, you have to know the rules and have the skills.

Basketball was invented by Dr. James Naismith a teacher at the YMCA International training school in Massachusetts. Dr. Naismith wanted to relive the boredom of his students during winter physical education classes. He had 2 fruit baskets nailed to both ends of a gym, found a soccer ball and set out some rules witch are some of the basic rules today. Dr. Naismith was born in Canada in 1861, and lived long enough to see the game he invented for the first time. The first game was played in a basement gymnasium. There was a stepladder to retrieve the ball from the fruit basket.

Try to make the game funNo pushing and shoving

No mouthing And be a good sport!!!!

A regulation basketball court measures 94 feet long and 50 feet wide. Courts for high school games are 84 feet long. Most all courts are made of wood. Various lines , 2in. wide, mark off the court into sections.

When you play basketball you need to try to make it fun. I'm sure you will love it.