Basketball is a relatively new sport, invented in 1891. It has now grown into one of the most popular sports in the United States.

Keeping students fit Basketball was invented in December 1891 by Canadian James W. An instructor at the YMCA Training School in Massachusetts, he sought a suitable indoor game to keep his students fit and warm during the cold New England winters. He formulated 13 rules, most of which still apply today. In 1893, the first women’s game was played at the Smith College, in Northampton, Massachusetts, USA. Peach baskets Originally, basketball was played with peach baskets and balls had to be retrieved manually after each score. Subsequently, a hole was drilled into the bottom of the basket allowing the balls to be poked out with a long rod.

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In 1906, the peach baskets were finally replaced by metal hoops with backboards. Orange ball Basketball was originally played with a soccer ball. The first balls made specifically for basketball were brown, and it was only in the late 1950s that Tony Hinkle, searching for a ball that would be more visible to players and spectators alike, introduced the orange ball that is now in common use. Global popularity increases In the early 1900s, students from abroad who had studied in Springfield, started to spread the game. In the 1920s, the first international games were played and by 1950 the first World Championship for Men was held in Argentina.

Three years later, in 1953, the first World Championship for Women took place in Chile. Olympic history Basketball made its appearance at the Olympic Games in 1904 in St Louis as a demonstration sport, as the competition was held between only American teams and counted as an event of the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU of the USA) Championships. At the Games in 1936 in Berlin, basketball joined the Olympic programme, where it has remained to this day.

Women’s basketball debuted at the 1976 Games in Montreal. The USA dominates international basketball and won all the titles up to 1972, the year it was defeated by the Soviet Union at the Munich Games. In the women’s event, the Soviets took gold in 1976, 1980 and 1992, and were later dominated by the Americans between 1984 and 2008, except in 1992. In 1992 at the Barcelona Games, famous players from the National Basketball Association (NBA) were allowed for the first time to represent the USA.

This team, known as the “Dream Team”in the international media, was undoubtedly the best basketball team ever formed. It delighted the public and widely dominated the Olympic tournament in 1992.

Ohio State basketball coach Chris Holtmann. On the USA Basketball Cleveland Coach Academy. The event costs $185 and includes USA Basketball certification. Members of the Greater Cleveland Basketball Coaches Association receive a half-price discount. 'What we really want to do is hit people who are high school coaches, but also AAU coaches, CYO and grade-school coaches,' Flannery said.

'If you're just a curious parent who wants to learn about basketball, I'm sure you're welcomed to sign up as well.' Guest coaches and speakers will discuss a variety of basketball-related topics during their assigned periods. Izzo's session Friday will cover defensive drills. Holtmann follows the next day with offensive strategies and how to implement them. Altman, who served as an assistant at Columbia before joining the Cavs, is scheduled to discuss scouting and evaluation of players.

Five NCAA Division I men's basketball coaches are slated to speak. Baldwin Wallace women's coach Cheri Harrer and Saint Joseph Academy girls coach Maggie Ferrando also will conduct sessions. Kellogg, who starred at St. Joseph High School (now Villa Angela-St. Joseph) and Ohio State, will speak on player and coach relationships.

Flannery has been involved with USA Basketball's developmental squads for 17 years. He has coached teams for international competition and is currently a youth committee development member, which entails evaluating potential players and coaches. When USA Basketball approved bringing a clinic to Cleveland, Flannery said he contacted former University of Akron coach Keith Dambrot, who is now at Duquesne. Dambrot agreed to come. So did Cleveland State coach Dennis Felton and Youngstown State's Jerrod Calhoun, both entering their first years. 'It's an easy sell when you say it's not for me and St. Ed's, but it's for USA basketball,' said Flannery, who stressed the value of a USA Basketball certification that comes with the clinic.

'It's not common, but it's becoming more and more common,' he said, 'Specifically on the AAU circuit, they're requiring coaches to be certified for specific tournaments.' Contact sports reporter Matt Goul on Twitter ( ) or email ( ). Or log in and leave a message below in the comments section.

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