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Who is this and why should you know him?

  • Writer: Joseph Eckert
    Joseph Eckert
  • Oct 10, 2023
  • 1 min read

This is James Naismith a YMCA physical educator from Springfield, Massachusetts. He founded the game of basketball in 1891 using only a soccer ball and a peach basket! Although the game has greatly changed from what he thought up he is considered to be the inventor of the sport.

Here are some additional dribbling skills you can practice at home:







 
 
 

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