2. History
• Basketball game was created in december
1891 by physical instructor Dr. James
Naismith.
• Basketball was originally played with
association football, first balls made specially
for basketball were brown and it was only in
the late 50s’
3. Basketball Positions
• Point Guard : usually the fastest player on the
team, organizes the team's offense by controlling
the ball
• Shooting Guard : creates a high volume of shots
on offense
• Small Forward: often primarily responsible for
scoring points
• Power forward: plays offensively often with their
back to the basket
• Center uses height and size to score (on offense),
to protect the basket closely (on defense)
