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How many basketballs can you nd on this page in two minutes? Now have a friend try. Who found more?
Replace the missing words.
Read the history of basketball. Then number these pictures in the correct order.
Long, long ago, around 1400 B.C., the __________ of Mexico played a game in which they moved a ball down a long narrow court and with the goal of getting it _____________ a stone hoop. Only players didn’t pass the ball with their ___________, they sometimes used their hips! Why is basketball called basketball? Because the modern game was started in 1891 by James Naismith, a P.E. ____________ in Springfield, Massachusetts with a _________ and a couple of peach baskets. He was looking for a __________ his students could play indoors on cold winter days. When he couldn’t find a game that was active enough, he _____________ one. Peach Basket Game Naismith hung a peach basket from each end of the gymnasium An Ancient Game Snowy Day Game
and had students ___________ a soccer ball up and down the _______ and try to shoot it into the peach baskets. In 1893, metal hoops with net bags replaced the peach baskets. Officials pulled a cord attached to the net to ______ the bottom of the net to release the ball. In 1894, the first backboard appeared. Baskets with nets open at the bottom were introduced around 1913. Metal Hoops Joe Fulks played for the Philadelphia Warriors from 1946 to 1954. To shoot, he _________ up and released the ball at the peak of his jump. This became known as the jump shot , still used by most players to this day. Cool New Shot
Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Use context clues to determine the meaning of words.
Who wears short shorts? OMJILCNHPAREVLWJKOARCDTABN Basketball shorts were very short until 1984, when a future superstar began wearing longer length shorts. Circle every other letter to reveal his name.
How many di erences can you spot between these two players?
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