THE HISTORY OF BASKETBALL

In 1891, in the United States of America, a young teacher, a native of Canada, Dr. James Naismith, trying to “revive” gymnastics lessons, attached two fruit baskets to the balcony railing and offered to throw footballs there. The resulting game only vaguely resembled modern basketball. There was no question of any conduct, the players threw the ball to each other and then tried to throw it into the basket. The team that scored the most goals won.

Gradually, basketball from the USA penetrated first to the East - Japan, China, the Philippines, and then to Europe and South America. 10 years later, at the Olympic Games in St. Louis, the Americans organized a demonstration tour between the teams of several cities. In 1946, the Basketball Association of America (BAA) was formed. The first match under its auspices took place on November 1 of the same year in Toronto between the Toronto Huskies and the New York Knickerbockers. In 1949, the association merged with the US National Basketball League, resulting in the formation of the National Basketball Association (NBA). In 1967, the American Basketball Association was created, which for a long time tried to compete with the NBA.

In 1932, the International Amateur Basketball Federation was founded. The federation consists of 8 countries: Argentina, Greece, Italy, Latvia, Portugal, Romania. Sweden, Czechoslovakia. Based on the name, it was assumed that the organization would be headed only by amateur basketball, however, in 1989, professional basketball players were admitted to international competitions, and the word "amateur" was removed from the name. 

The basketball playing field has a rectangular shape and a hard surface. The surface of the site should not have any bends, cracks or any other deformations. The size of the basketball court should be 28 meters long and 15 meters wide (standard). The ceiling height should be at least 7 meters, and at professional venues the ceilings are raised to a height of 12 meters and above. The light on the field should be made so as not to interfere with the movement of players and should cover the entire area evenly.