Canadian Basketball

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Canadian Basketball

• By Keauno

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In the Beginning

• invented by James Naismith (a Canadian)
• in 1891, in Montreal, Canada
• 13 rules
• net was a peach basket 10 feet off the floor

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What you need

• ball and net
• 7 players per team (professional)
• 2 referees
• only 2 players needed for a fun game.

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Equipment

• a round ball 24 cm in diameter
• string net hanging from a round metal hoop
• a net with a backboard behind it
• net 3 m from the ground

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A basketball court

• Flat, rectangle-shaped area
• 26 m long and 14 m wide
• painted with many lines and circles
• Circle is in the middle of court
• 3-point line around each net

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References

• Basketball, Reidmore Books, 2000
• http//www.freelake.mec.edu/FLMS/graphicsclass/ani
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• http//images.google.ca