Basketball is an Olympic type of sport, sporting command game with a ball, aim in that - to bespatter a ball in the basket of a rival greater number of one time, what it will do the command of a rival in the set time. Every command consists of 5 field players. History of origin and development of basketball In 1891 in the United States of America a young teacher, native of Canada, doctor James Naismith, trying to "bring" back to life lessons on gymnastics, fastened two baskets from under fruit to the rails of a balcony and suggested pelting soccer balls there...

Hi! Today i want to tell you about basketball.Basketball is played by two teams, each of which consists of five players. The goal of each team is to throw the ball into the opponent's ring and prevent the other team from taking possession of the ball and throwing it into their basket. The basket is located at a height of 3.05 m. The standard size of a basketball court is 28 m long and 15 m wide. Basketball is one of the most popular sports in the world. Basketball has been part of the Olympic Games program since 1936 (the inventor of the game, James Naismith, was there as a guest)...