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ADI FIFA UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2011 12 SOCCER MATCH BALL FINALE EUROPE ORANGE |  |
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US $99.00 | 28d 23h 28m |
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NEW Adidas 2011 12 Finale 11 Power Orange UCL Official Match Ball Soccer RARE | |
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US $136.00 | 20d 11h 16m |
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NEW ADIDAS Euro 2012 Winter Soccer Ball Orange Size 5 X17806 | |
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US $99.77 | 9d 5h 7m |
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Voit Size 5 Fenix Soccer Ball with Ultimate Inflating Kit Blue Orange 32475 | |
13 Bids | US $6.51 | 6h 6m |
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adidas Euro 2012 Tango Gld Soccer Ball Brand New Black Orange Size 5 | |
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US $29.99 | 11h 29m |
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US $34.99 | 11h 29m |
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adidas MLS Capitano 2012 Soccer Ball Houston Dynamo Brand New Orange Size 5 | |
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US $29.99 | 1d 6h 40m |
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adidas Euro 2012 Tango Gld Soccer Ball Brand New Orange Yellow Size 5 | |
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US $29.99 | 1d 6h 40m |
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adidas F 50 Xite 2011 Soccer Ball Brand New Orange Yellow Size 5 | |
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US $34.99 | 1d 6h 40m |
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Soccer Ball Sport Tire Rim Valve Stem Caps Orange | |
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US $10.99 | 23d 23h 17m |
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GERMANY FOOTBALL LEAGUE TORFABRIK 2011 12 BUNDESLIGA SOCCER MATCH BALL 5 ORANGE | |
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US $99.00 | 20d 22h 11m |
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adidas Euro 2012 Holland Edt Soccer Ball Brand New Orange Royal Size 5 | |
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US $29.99 | 2d 11h 35m |
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ADIDAS UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE ORANGE GLIDER SOCCER BALL FOOTBALL | |
1 Bid | US $21.60 | 2d 12h 24m |
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Practice Soccer Ball With Bungee String Ultimate Training Tool Orange Black | |
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US $19.99 | 27d 22h 31m |
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US $1.79 | 29d 21h 22m |
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adidas Euro 2012 Tango Gld Soccer Ball Brand New Orange Yellow Size 4 | |
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US $29.99 | 25d 9h 26m |
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Syracuse University Soccer Ball Orange | |
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US $23.81 | 29d 15h 59m |
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US $7.95 | 24d 8h 45m |
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US $12.75 | 29d 7h 41m |
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g172 LEGO Minifig Sports Soccer Ball Orange Basketball NEW | |
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US $1.75 | 28d 6h 38m |
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ADIDAS CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINALE SOCCER BALL FOOTBALL GLIDER 11 ORANGE WHITE | |
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US $43.22 | 20d 22h 29m |
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Soccer Ball Vinyl Decals | |
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US $5.99 | 27d 3h 3m |
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Select THOR Soccer Ball Size 5 White Orange | |
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US $39.99 | 26d 21h 2m |
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NIKE T90 Total 90 Seeker Soccer Ball 2011 WHITE BLACK ORANGE Size 5 | |
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US $29.99 | 20d 10h 6m |
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NWT CARTERS BOYS 6 Gray Orange SOCCER Ball PJS | |
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US $16.99 | 26d 42m |
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US $19.99 | 25d 20h 44m |
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US $5.99 | 25d 6h 25m |
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Soccer Ball Sport Motorcycle Bike Tire Rim Valve Stem Caps Orange | |
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US $8.99 | 24d 1h 36m |
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Voit Size 5 Reflect Soccer Ball with Ultimate Inflating Kit Silver Orange 32335 | |
2 Bids | US $3.25 | 3d 4h 28m |
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Adidas 2012 f50 Xite Black Orange Soccer Ball Size 4 | |
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US $27.02 | 23d 11h |
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Adidas 2012 f50 Xite Orange Electric Soccer Ball Size 5 | |
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US $27.02 | 23d 10h 59m |
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Adidas 2012 f50 Xite Orange Electric Soccer Ball Size 4 | |
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US $27.02 | 23d 10h 57m |
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Adidas 2012 f50 Xite Black Orange Full Size Soccer Ball Size 5 | |
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US $27.02 | 23d 10h 57m |
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SOCCER BALL CAR VEHICLE MAGNET Personalized Custom | |
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US $8.50 | 23d 7h |
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SOCCER BALL Vinyl Decal 5 x 5 11 Colors | |
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US $3.75 | 23d 6h 53m |
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Adidas HOUSTON DYNAMO ORANGE SOCCER Ball Cap S M | |
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US $9.98 | 23d 3h 45m |
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Soccer Ball Toddler or Baby Short Sleeve Sports T Shirt | |
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US $10.95 | 23d 2h 29m |
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Rubber Nylon Wound Soccer Ball Orange Black NEW MARSR5ORG | |
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US $7.49 | 22d 23h 14m |
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Coroplast Soccer Ball Shape Sign Choose Size Color | |
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US $4.95 | 22d 16h 33m |
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Soccer Football Ball Necklace The Perfect Gift | |
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US $10.99 | 22d 3h 28m |
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US $14.95 | 21d 19h 49m |
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ADIDAS EURO 2012 UEFA POLAND UKRAINE TANGO 12 SOCCER BALL FOOTBALL RED ORANGE | |
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US $37.81 | 21d 17h 43m |
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NIKE T90 EPL ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE ORANGE SOCCER BALL FOOTBALL 2011 12 | |
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US $37.81 | 21d 15h 37m |
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Tachikara SM5SC Soccer Ball Size 5 Orange WHT New | |
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US $19.98 | 14d 19h 33m |
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Soccer Ball Charm Earrings Team Colors Orange Black SP | |
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US $8.95 | 20d 8h 47m |
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Tachikara SM4SC soft PU soccer ball size 4 Orange WHT | |
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US $19.42 | 14d 19h 32m |
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Super Soft Plush Orange White Soccer Ball | |
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US $4.99 | 19d 7h 36m |
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US $6.00 | 3d 20h 30m |
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Hand Crafted Orange Football Basketball Soccer Ball Baby Bib New FS | |
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US $5.00 | 19d 45m |
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Adidas HOUSTON DYNAMO ORANGE SOCCER Ball Cap L XL | |
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US $9.98 | 17d 21h 29m |
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How Basketball Came To Be...
In early December 1891, Dr. James Naismith, a minister on the faculty of a college for YMCA professionals (today, Springfield College) in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA, sought a vigorous indoor game to keep his students occupied and at proper levels of fitness during the long New England winters. After rejecting other ideas as either too rough or poorly suited to walled-in gymnasiums, he wrote the basic rules and nailed a peach basket onto an 10-foot (3.05 m) elevated track. In contrast with modern basketball nets, this peach basket retained its bottom, so balls scored into the basket had to be poked out with a long dowel each time. A soccer ball was used to shoot goals.
Dr. Naismith's handwritten diaries of the time indicate that he was nervous about this invention, which incorporated rules from a Canadian children's game called "Duck on a Rock", as many had failed before it. Dr. Naismith himself was originally from Canada.
Naismith's new game is quite similar to the game of team handball, which had already been invented in the early 1890s.
The first official basketball game was played in the YMCA gymnasium on January 20, 1892 with nine players, on a court just half the size of a present-day National Basketball Association (NBA) court. "Basket ball", the name suggested by one of Naismith's students, was popular from the beginning.
Women's basketball began in 1892 at Smith College when Senda Berenson, a physical education teacher, modified Naismith's rules for women.
Basketball's early adherents were dispatched to YMCAs throughout the United States, and it quickly spread through the USA and Canada. By 1895, it was well established at several women's high schools. While the YMCA was responsible for initially developing and spreading the game, within a decade it discouraged the new sport, as rough play and rowdy crowds began to detract from the YMCA's primary mission. However, other amateur sports clubs, colleges, and professional clubs quickly filled the void. In the years before World War I, the Amateur Athletic Union and the Intercollegiate Athletic Association (forerunner of the NCAA) vied for control over the rules for the game.
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.
Dribbling, the bouncing of the ball up and down while moving, was not part of the original game except for the "bounce pass" to teammates. Passing the ball was the primary means of ball movement. Dribbling was eventually introduced but limited by the asymmetric shape of early balls. Dribbling only became a major part of the game around the 1950s as manufacturing improved the ball shape.
Basketball, netball, dodgeball, volleyball, and lacrosse are the only ball games which have been identified as being invented by North Americans. Other ball games, such as baseball and Canadian football, have Commonwealth of Nations, European, Asian or African connections.
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