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Basketball was created in 1891 by a physical education professor and instructor at what is now Springfield College in Springfield, Massachusetts. The first official game of basketball was played in Albany, New York in January 1892.
No. Women's basketball began in 1892 at Smith College when Senda Berenson, a physical education teacher at Smith, modified James Naismith's rules for women. Naismith invented basketball in late 1891. In 1895, the game of netball was invented by Clara Gregory Baer. Netball was derived from basketball and designed to be a non contact sport. Women were very instrumental in helping to develop and popularize the game of basketball.
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The first women's basketball team was located at Smith College, an all women's school in 1892. After this point, basketball gained popularity at other schools.
It was the winter of 1891-1892.
Netball was invented in 1892 but was called Women's Basketball not Netball.
In the early 1890's James Naismith, a Canadian, invented basketball while teaching at Springfield College in Springfield Massachusetts. The first set of official rules were written in 1892, and players would shoot a volleyball into a wooden peach crate. so America
Basketball was created in 1891 by a physical education professor and instructor at what is now Springfield College in Springfield, Massachusetts. The first official game of basketball was played in Albany, New York in January 1892.
In the year 1892
in 1892
No. Women's basketball began in 1892 at Smith College when Senda Berenson, a physical education teacher at Smith, modified James Naismith's rules for women. Naismith invented basketball in late 1891. In 1895, the game of netball was invented by Clara Gregory Baer. Netball was derived from basketball and designed to be a non contact sport. Women were very instrumental in helping to develop and popularize the game of basketball.
Dr. James Naismith invented the game of basketball in 1891. His early games were designed for his gym classes in Kansas. The first organized game played for a public audience was one year later in 1892 in Massachusetts.
The game of Basketball was invented by James Naismith, back in 1892. It was in 1893, that the first College Basketball game was played. It was between New Brighton and Geneva College. The first game was held in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, home of Geneva College Golden Tornados
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