Part 1 of Essay
Basketball was a sport that was invented by Dr. Naismith to provide indoor exercise and competitions for the students between the end of the football season and the beginning of the baseball season. Basketball is the one sport whose exact origin is definitely known. The Springfield College gym class needed a new game to ke ....

Part 2 of Essay
.... basket. Finally the school has their safe game. Then Dr. Naismith devises a set of rules to keep order throughout his game. The sport was an instant success. The game of basketball has changed from a rough sport into a game anyone can play due to the alterations of the rules and new team and player styles that give athletes of all shapes and sizes an equal opportunity to play and excel. There were many early changes in the sport of basketball to keep the game safe. A quickly abolished rule was the use of a cag ....