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When Basketball was first made it was used for a gym game and they put baskets on top of poles, that is where the name came from.
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Was basketball still the same when it first invented?
no they used a real basket insted of a net and basketball players used to wear tights.
Dimension of basketball ring?
The basket or basketball hoop is made out of steel, has a circular shape and with a net attached to it. It has a precise diameter of 18 inches.
Where did the basketball net came from?
The origins of basketball and the basketball net trace back to 1891, when an instructor at YMCA named Dr. James Naismith nailed a peach basket onto an elevated track. He also wrote basic rules for the game.
In basketball are you scoring into the opponents basket or your own basket?
your own teams basket, it can also switch sides after a certain point
If you shoot the basketball through the bottom of the basket and it comes back through is it a basket?
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Is a netball goal called a net?
no because in basketball it is called a basket
What is the purpose of a basketball?
Throw it into a BASKET (net) of course! its a game play object.
What is another name for basket in basketball?
Bucket
What aretwo nouns about basketball?
The two nouns that form basketball are the ball and the basket. The game was originally played by nailing a bushel basket to a pole, which has since been replaced by the hoop and net.
What is an engaging name for basketball?
Ball 'n a basket! Some people call basketball "hoops".
Was basketball still the same when it first invented?
no they used a real basket insted of a net and basketball players used to wear tights.
What is a basketball net?
a game in which two teams of five players each compete to throw a ball through a hoop.
Dimension of basketball ring?
The basket or basketball hoop is made out of steel, has a circular shape and with a net attached to it. It has a precise diameter of 18 inches.
What are basketball equpiment?
ball= a rubber round ball that you use to shoot into the basket basket= a tall hole that lets the ball come through the hole net= part of the basket rim= the outside part of the basket
Where did the basketball net came from?
The origins of basketball and the basketball net trace back to 1891, when an instructor at YMCA named Dr. James Naismith nailed a peach basket onto an elevated track. He also wrote basic rules for the game.
In basketball how and where can you score from?
In Basketball you score by getting the ball through the centre of the hoop (ring, basket, net) and you can score from anywhere within the boundaries of the court.
How do you spell baskeball in french?
Assuming that you mean basketball and just left out the "t" (instead of baseball and accidentally added a "k"), they call it le basket. To play basketball is jouer au basket.
