Google Doodle honours Dr. James Naismith, the man who invented the game ' Basketball'

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This video is about Canadian-American physical educator, professor, doctor, and coach Dr. James Naismith, who invented the game of basketball in 1891.

On 15 January, 1891, Naismith announced the new game and its original rules in the pages of “The Triangle,” a Springfield College school newspaper.

From its humble beginnings in a school gymnasium, the sport has grown into an international colossus played in over 200 countries today.

James Naismith, was born on November 6, 1861, near the town of Almonte in Ontario, Canada.

He earned a bachelor’s degree in physical education, from McGill University, and in 1890, took a job as an instructor at the YMCA International Training College in Springfield, Massachusetts.

Here, he was tasked to develop an indoor game, that could occupy students during the unforgiving New England winters.

With two peach baskets, a soccer ball, and just ten rules, the game of “basket ball” was born.

Introduced to Naismith’s class on December 21, 1891, the game initially featured teams of nine players, and combined elements of outdoor sports....

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