How Basketball has Changed Over the Years
The Game of Change Over the many years that the game of basketball has been around for the game has changed drastically, such as adding a three point line, or going from being dominated by seven foot big men to favoring six foot point guards. The game has been around since 1891 and has seen all of these huge changes in a little over a century. By applying the Global Context of Identities and Relationships to the subject of Physical Education, we will obtain a better understanding of how basketball has changed throughout its life.
For decades basketball has changed the lives of millions. For centuries people had enjoyed playing many sports and athletics until one day, Dr. James Naismith decided to put peach baskets on posts and pass and shoot a soccer ball in the baskets. A new sport was added to the list of sports already in play. Nowadays, people are spending multiple hours per day to practice and perfect their basketball skills. Once the basketball season starts millions watch hours of basketball games a day. The game has become a nationally recognized sport and it is also in the ranks among the most popular sports. People over a century after its creation are still enjoying a game that was originally played with peach baskets and a soccer ball. The game of basketball was originally started with only 13 rules. The game has been expanded to a multitude of changes throughout the years and therefore has acquired close to one hundred more rules. In the 1970s through the 1990s it was always thought that bigger was better when it came to players. According to Merlino, almost every winning team back then was built around a dominant “Big Man” and that was how they would win. In the present, “Big Men” are not the position of choice for many and teams are now being built around point guards, shooters, and more all-around players. Even one of the league’s most prominent “Big Men” Dwight Howard stated, “It’s not a fun position. It’s a very tough position. It’s one
For decades basketball has changed the lives of millions. For centuries people had enjoyed playing many sports and athletics until one day, Dr. James Naismith decided to put peach baskets on posts and pass and shoot a soccer ball in the baskets. A new sport was added to the list of sports already in play. Nowadays, people are spending multiple hours per day to practice and perfect their basketball skills. Once the basketball season starts millions watch hours of basketball games a day. The game has become a nationally recognized sport and it is also in the ranks among the most popular sports. People over a century after its creation are still enjoying a game that was originally played with peach baskets and a soccer ball. The game of basketball was originally started with only 13 rules. The game has been expanded to a multitude of changes throughout the years and therefore has acquired close to one hundred more rules. In the 1970s through the 1990s it was always thought that bigger was better when it came to players. According to Merlino, almost every winning team back then was built around a dominant “Big Man” and that was how they would win. In the present, “Big Men” are not the position of choice for many and teams are now being built around point guards, shooters, and more all-around players. Even one of the league’s most prominent “Big Men” Dwight Howard stated, “It’s not a fun position. It’s a very tough position. It’s one
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