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If the history of a sport can be traced at all, the exact details of the accounts can be quite unreliable. Many sports originated hundreds of years ago, or in some cases, in the times of the ancient world. One sport that can be traced to the exact starting date is the game of basketball. This sport is a baby compared to other games like running and gladiatorial combat. We are able to see how it has evolved from something great to something wonderful. The game of basketball was invented by a physical education teacher by the name of Dr. James Naismith. The doctor did not have an epiphany about a sport that would some day become one of the most watched and played sports in the world, it was a last chance at settling down a rowdy class of students. Dr. Naismith worked at the International Young Men’s Christian Association Training School (now Springfield College) in Springfield, Massachusetts. His job was to train future YMCA general secretaries. During the fall Dr. Naismith had his students play football, and during the spring they played baseball. During the cold winter months in the snow covered land of New England, outside activity was simply impossible. The students were growing tired of the boring activities inside, and b