Basketball, one of the most popular sports in the world, first appeared in the Olympics as an exhibition sport at the 1904 St. Louis Games. At The 1936 Olympics, basketball was included as a medal sport and has since become a permanent event in the quadrennial sports showpiece. Women's basketball made its Olympic debut in 1976.

For those unfamiliar with sports, there are modern basketball rules, regulations, scoring systems, locations, and the origins of sports. The origin of basketball goes back to Springfield, Massachusetts, in the United States. Dr. James Naismith, a Canadian physical education lecturer at the YMCA International Training School in Springfield, introduced basketball in 1891.

Instructed to devise indoor sports to keep YMCA players in shape during the harsh winter, Naismith devised 13 rules for sports that included two peach baskets and a soccer ball. The first game of basketball was a 9 to 9 game according to Naismith's rule book, but over the years the law has been changed and fine-tuned to make modern basketball as we know it.

Sport's Regulations

Basketball is a team sport and the game is played between two sides. The core objective in a basketball game is to score points by putting the ball inside the hoop (basket) and to prevent the opposing team from doing the same.

A basketball game starts at the center of the court when the ball is thrown high up by the referee and one player from each team competing to gain possession. The team that catches the ball, or in possession, is called the offensive team while the team not on the ball is the defensive team.

The rules of basketball can vary slightly depending on the level of play (for example professional rules differ from college rules) or where the game is played (international rules are different from USA professional rules). 토토 These rule differences, however, are usually just variations on the basic game of basketball and the majority of the rules discussed below can be applied to most any game of basketball played.

The winner of a basketball game is the team with the most points. You get points by throwing the basketball through the opponent's hoop or basket. In regular play a basket made from within the three point line is worth 2 points and a basket shot from outside the three point line is worth three points. When shooting a free throw, each free throw is worth 1 point.