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1、BasketballBasketballMichaelJordangoesforaslamdunkHighestgoverningbodyFIBAFirstplayed1891,Springfield,Massachusetts,(USA)CharacteristicsContactContactTeammembers12to15(5atatime)MixedgenderSingleCategoryIndoororOutdoorBallBasketballOlympic1936Basketballisateamsportinwhichtwoteamsoffiv
2、eactiveplayerseachtrytoscorepointsagainstoneanotherbypropellingaballthrougha10 feet (3 m)highhoop(thegoal)underorganizedrules.Basketballisoneofthemostpopularandwidelyviewedsportsintheworld.[citationneeded]Pointsarescoredbyshootingtheballthroughthebasketabove;theteamwithmorepointsatt
3、heendofthegamewins.Theballcanbeadvancedonthecourtbybouncingit(dribbling)orpassingitbetweenteammates.Disruptivephysicalcontact(foul)isnotpermittedandtherearerestrictionsonhowtheballcanbehandled(violations).Throughtime,basketballhasdevelopedtoinvolvecommontechniquesofshooting,passinga
4、nddribbling,aswellasplayers'positions,andoffensiveanddefensivestructures.Typically,thetallestmembersofateamwillplaycenteroroneoftwoforwardpositions,whileshorterplayersorthosewhopossessthebestballhandlingskillsandspeed,playtheguardpositions.Whilecompetitivebasketballiscarefullyregula
5、ted,numerousvariationsofbasketballhavedevelopedforcasualplay.Insomecountries,basketballisalsoapopularspectatorsport.Whilecompetitivebasketballisprimarilyanindoorsport,playedonabasketballcourt,lessregulatedvariationshavebecomeexceedinglypopularasanoutdoorsportamongbothinnercityandrur
6、algroups.HistoryThefirstbasketballcourt:SpringfieldCollege.InearlyDecember1891,Dr.JamesNaismith,[1]aCanadianphysicaleducationprofessorfromMcGillUniversityofMontréalandinstructoratYMCATrainingSchool[2](today,SpringfieldCollege)inSpringfield,Massachusetts,USA,soughtavigorousindoorgame
7、tokeephisstudentsoccupiedandatproperlevelsoffitnessduringthelongNewEnglandwinters.Afterrejectingotherideasaseithertooroughorpoorlysuitedtowalled-ingymnasiums,hewrotethebasicrulesandnailedapeachbasketontoa10-foot(3.05 m)elevatedtrack.Incontrastwithmodernbasketballnets,thispeachbasket
8、retaineditsbottom,a
