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1、BasketballBasketballMichaelJordangoesforaslamdunkHighestgoverningbodyFIBAFirstplayed1891,Springfield,Massachusetts,(USA)CharacteristicsContactContactTeammembers12to15(5atatime)MixedgenderSingleCategoryIndoororOutdoorBallBasketballOlympic1936Basketballisateamspo
2、rtinwhichtwoteamsoffiveactiveplayerseachtrytoscorepointsagainstoneanotherbypropellingaballthrougha10 feet (3 m)highhoop(thegoal)underorganizedrules.Basketballisoneofthemostpopularandwidelyviewedsportsintheworld.[citationneeded]Pointsarescoredbyshootingtheballth
3、roughthebasketabove;theteamwithmorepointsattheendofthegamewins.Theballcanbeadvancedonthecourtbybouncingit(dribbling)orpassingitbetweenteammates.Disruptivephysicalcontact(foul)isnotpermittedandtherearerestrictionsonhowtheballcanbehandled(violations).Throughtime,
4、basketballhasdevelopedtoinvolvecommontechniquesofshooting,passinganddribbling,aswellasplayers'positions,andoffensiveanddefensivestructures.Typically,thetallestmembersofateamwillplaycenteroroneoftwoforwardpositions,whileshorterplayersorthosewhopossessthebestball
5、handlingskillsandspeed,playtheguardpositions.Whilecompetitivebasketballiscarefullyregulated,numerousvariationsofbasketballhavedevelopedforcasualplay.Insomecountries,basketballisalsoapopularspectatorsport.Whilecompetitivebasketballisprimarilyanindoorsport,played
6、onabasketballcourt,lessregulatedvariationshavebecomeexceedinglypopularasanoutdoorsportamongbothinnercityandruralgroups.HistoryThefirstbasketballcourt:SpringfieldCollege.InearlyDecember1891,Dr.JamesNaismith,[1]aCanadianphysicaleducationprofessorfromMcGillUnivers
7、ityofMontréalandinstructoratYMCATrainingSchool[2](today,SpringfieldCollege)inSpringfield,Massachusetts,USA,soughtavigorousindoorgametokeephisstudentsoccupiedandatproperlevelsoffitnessduringthelongNewEnglandwinters.Afterrejectingotherideasaseithertooroughorpoorl
8、ysuitedtowalled-ingymnasiums,hewrotethebasicrulesandnailedapeachbasketontoa10-foot(3.05 m)elevatedtrack.Incontrastwithmodernbasketballnets,thispeachbasketretaineditsbottom,a
