Development of Basketball Sports

Development of Basketball Sports

"Basketball does not build character, but reveal it ~"

Kobe Bryant, NBA basketball player

Basketball is a ball sport played in groups. This sport consists of two teams each playing each other five people who score points by inserting the ball into the opponent's basket. Basketball is one sport that is most favored by U.S. citizens and residents in other parts of the world, including in South America, Southern Europe, Lithuania, and also in Indonesia. This is because the sport is easy to learn, form a big ball so it does not complicate the player when bouncing or throwing the ball, and only required a relatively small field to play basketball.

The history and development of the sport of basketball

Prof. Dr. James A. Naismith

The game of basketball was created by prof. Dr. James A. Naismith one physical education teacher Young Mens Christian Association (YMCA) Springfield, Massachusetts, United States in 1891. Inspired by the game he had played as a child in Ontario, Naismith created the game now known as basketball on December 15, 1891. Ideas that promote the establishment of a new sport is because at that time the membership and visitors to the school were increasingly degenerate. The main reason was due to the boredom of the members if only to follow the movement of exercise Gymnastics stiff. Besides the perceived need in the winter to keep exercise interesting increasingly urgent that needed a sport that can be played in an enclosed space.

From the results of experiments conducted was Naismith, akhrinya to the conclusion that a new game should use round shaped ball, do not tackle, and should eliminate the net as a target. In lieu of kicking done by hand and pass the motion dribbling (dribbling) as well, the goal is replaced with another target narrow and located on top of the players, so with such a preferential target object does not lie in the power of the shot as it happens at the time of kick, but in the accuracy shooting. Naismith was originally going to use a wooden box for target shooting, but since the time of the experiments conducted there only baskets (basketball) peaches empty, then finally shot basket that is being targeted.

Official game basketball first, held on January 20, 1892 at work Dr. James Naismith. "Basketball" (the term for this sport in English), is a name that was initiated by one of his students. This sport became popular in the United States soon. Fanatical fans placed throughout the branches of the YMCA in the United States. Game by game immediately implemented in cities across the U.S. states.

At first, each team of nine people and no dribble, so the ball can only be moved if dipassing to friends or to shoot hoops. History regulation basketball game begins from 13 basic rules were written solely by James Naismith. Prof. Dr. James A. Naismith and Dr. Luther Gullick for the first time issued regulations on the official game of the Year 1894. Finally in 1895 the word Basketball officially accepted and entered into the vocabulary of English.

Early basketball game

Basketball distributed and played by members of the American occupation forces and members of the YMCA throughout the world. In the Year 1913 for the first time held Far Eastern Basketball Championships. On occasion, the Chinese team beat Phillipina. Then in 1918 introduced the game of Basketball in many European countries. In 1919 the Military Olympics in Joinville, game Basketball is one sport that competed.

In the Year 1932 for the first time held Basketball Congress held in Geneva Switzerland. The participants are: Argentina, Czechoslovakia, Greece, Italy, Portugal, Romania and Switzerland. Decisions that resulted is the formation of the International Basketball Federation called the Federation International de Basketball (FIBA). Then one year later in 1933 for the first World Basketball Championship held at the student city of Turin, Italy.

In 1935 the International Olympic Committee Congress, Basketball accepted as one of the number and the Olympic Games in 1936 for the first time competed in the Olympic Basketball Berlin. Twenty two countries are participating. Champion is the USA, Canada and Mexico. When Prof. Dr. James A. Naismith attended the 1936 Berlin Olympics, he was named as the Honorary President of the International Basketball Federation (FIBA).

Prof. Dr. James A. Naismith died 28 November 1939, less than six months after getting married for the second time. After his death, basketball has developed rapidly and has now played around the world.

Techniques basketball game

Shooting in basketball game

Broadly speaking Basketball game done by using the three elements of the subject of game techniques, namely: passing and catching the ball (pasing and catching), dribbling (dribbling), and shooting (shooting). The three elements of the technique was developed into a variety of advanced techniques that allow the game of Basketball and varied life.

An example is the technique of passing and catching the ball, there are several ways such repulsion chest (chest pass), repulsion overhead (overhead pass), repulsion reflection (bounce pass), and others. In a series of dribbling technique, also known as the pivot term holds the ball, angkle part of one of the legs moving and the other foot remains on the floor regained pedestal. Dribbling technique closely related to traveling, the movement of the foot is considered wrong because it exceeds the allowed steps. Also double dribble a hand movement banned for dribble with both hands or dribble a second time after the ball was controlled with both hands. Shooting technique closely related feinting, jump, block, and so forth.

 So many game techniques to be mastered by a Basketball player, so it is difficult to be specified one by one in this paper. But if one can master the basic technique was three elements as well as some continuation, one can already do play Basketball, though not perfect.

The development of techniques to play basketball

Basketball games have been very popular since it was first developed and introduced by James Naismith. Current techniques of playing professional basketball player has been greatly expanded and more for use of the strategy in the game of basketball. Examples are:

Slamdunk by NBA players "Blake Griffin"

1. Slamdunk or menombok, the movement to include basketball and melesakan directly into the basket that can be done with a powerful acrobatic moves outstanding.

2. Lay-up is an attempt to put the ball into a basketball hoop or basket with two steps and jumped in order to gain points. Lay-up is also called the shots fly.

3. Crossover is how to dribble by bouncing the ball of your left hand to the right hand or vice versa. techniques usually have a lot on improvisation by bouncing the ball in the gap distance (mostly international players are already using this technique) or rear legs.

4. Jump Shoot is a technique that takes high jump, and shot a good accuracy. That is by jumping and doing shots of wild and difficult to abort.

5. As well as other techniques

Tools and Field Equipment

 Based on Game Rules PERBASI / FIBA ​​year 1980 - 1984, tools and field equipment consists of:

Basketball

Made of rubber coated bloated and kind of leather, rubber or synthetic. The ball is pumped in such a way that it can be reflected to the floor with the right height.

Engineering Supplies

For time required at least 2 pieces of stopwatches, one for recording and one for a time out. It is also necessary hours.

Paper score (Scoring Book) to record / record match.

Field

Field Games Shaped rectangular with a length of 26 m and a width of 14 m as measured from the edge of the boundary line.

Board bounce bounce board is made of 3 cm thick hardwood or from a suitable transparent material.

Basket Basket consists of the Ring and Jala.

Basketball used during London 2012 Olympics

National Basketball Association (NBA)

National Basketball Association (NBA or known by the acronym) is a professional men's basketball league in the United States and is the most popular basketball league in the world and famous. NBA was founded in New York City on June 6, 1946 as the Basketball Association of America (BAA). At this time, in the NBA there are 30 clubs, each centered on one city, but Los Angeles has two teams, the Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Clippers.

           

NBA Rules System

NBA competition held annually by Season and Playoffs system, the system of Season each club playing 82 times against other clubs and 16 clubs (8 of 8 from the eastern and western regions), which has the best record has the right to go to the round of Playoffs. In Playoffs round, 8 teams from each region will compete with the format, the team to-1 (the best in the area) against the 8th (eighth in the order, the second team against team-7, 3rd team against team of the 6th and 5th team against a team of all-4). The team with the win-loss record is better in Season will be given the advantage of playing host more in the Playoffs round.

In Playoffs system used in the first round is the "best-of-five" (who won 3x first of a total of 5 games), and the next round until the final is "best-of-seven" (who won the first of a total of 7 4x game).