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Women use a size 6 ball, instead of the size 7 for men. It is lighter and smaller than the men's. That is about all I think, Basketball is not the sport to be sexist.
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How have the rules and the game of basketball changed over the years and when did these changes start occurring?
Dec. 21, 1891.
Why was the women's national basketball associations was created?
In 1892, women's basketball was introduced at Smith College in Massachusetts. The invention of basketball is credited to James Naismith, a Canadian coach, in 1891, who wrote the first rulebook for the sport. Senda Berenson, a teacher at Smith, modified the rules for women and taught basketball classes.
Why you need to follow basketball rules?
cause it's the rules. if you don't it's not basketball.
Did slamball originate from basketball and are most of the rules similar?
yeah, slamball originated from basketball. the rules are quite similar. But not all of the rules are the same. Slamball is where you slam the ball. Basketball is when you use a ball to get it in a basket.
When was the first womens basketball game?
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.
