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TIDBITS RELIVES THE INVENTION OF BASKETBALL:

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He was an orphan who went on to earn four different college degrees, including one in medicine. Nevertheless, James Naismith will always be remembered for nailing two peach baskets to the opposing walls of a gym on December 1, 1891, and inventing the game of basketball. • James Naismith grew up in Ontario, Canada. He dropped out of high school for a short while before returning to his studies and attending university in Quebec. When it came time for his post-graduate education, he chose to head south, where he accepted a position at Springfield College in Massachusetts. There, he taught physical education while pursuing his Master’s Degree. The school’s gymnasium was shared by the local YMCA, and part of Naismith’s job was to coach those youths and keep them occupied. • Winters can be harsh in Massachusetts, especially for teenage boys who are geared up and “antsy” because it’s too cold to play outStop by for a doors. To prepare for the coming weather, IFICATE Naismith hoped to devise anCERT activity that WILL OM (M U would occupy the kids both physically and LOVE YO mentally, involving strategy as well as skill. To start, he pondered there wasTurn a toway NOTHINGifBUT NET! pageto 3 bring an outdoor sport indoors. WANT TO RUN YOUR OWN BUSINESS? turn Proof created by: the page for more! Publish a Paper in Your Area

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