Basketball developed in the winter of 1891. Before it became popular, it was a made up game for gym students. James Naismith, a Canadian who was studying physical education in the U.S., developed it as part of a class project. At first, there was a maximum of nine players per team. The goal was to throw a soccer ball into peach buckets nailed to the walls. Eventually, an improved system came to be. The new system is an orange rubber ball and a ring with a net represents today’ game. Until then, when a shot went in the bucket, it does not go all the way through. In order to get the ball out, the game is stopped. As basketball grew, it gained popularity with both boys and girls playing. The first public game in 1892 caused it to become more and more prevalent throughout YMCA’s, colleges, and the entire country. In 1895, “the first intercollegiate match” was between Minnesota School of Ag and Hamline College. It was only one year later when colleges let women play. People went to watch their games as well. In less than ten …show more content…
For example, any violation is a foul. Violations can be considered personal or technical fouls. Some examples of personal fouls are tripping someone, hitting them, or in any way altering their ability to pass, dribble, or shoot by illegally touching them. A technical foul is when a player doesn’t have physical contact with another player, but possess unsportsmanlike conduct. Some examples of unsportsmanlike conduct can be swearing, slamming the ball down in frustration, or even coach and crowd related. Technical fouls result in a free throw for the other team. When a player as four fouls in one game, the next foul they receive kicks them out of the rest of the game. Although technical and personal fouls have existed for many years, the ideas surrounding the two continue to change. Just about every year a rule or two is changed and fouls are not limited to these