Hoop Genius

Why didn't Naismith want the gym teacher position? it didn't pay well he wanted to be a lawyer his wife lived across the country the class was too rowdy What was one of the other sports that Naismith tried with his class? baseball swimming lacrosse wrestling The game that inspired basketball was played with what objects? watermelons rocks sticks balls Who helped Naismith create a basketball goal and what did he give him? teacher, bucket bystander, shopping bag superintendent, basket friend, trashcan What caused a player to have to sit out of the game? bad language two fouls disrespect to the teacher All of the above What major event brought Naismith to tears? basketball being played in the Olympics college campuses adding basketball to their curriculum players loving the game and wanting to come back None of these Naismith met his future wife while teaching gym classes. true false What was James Naismith's problem in the story and how did he solve it? {Make sure you use R.A.C.E. to answer!} State an opinion you have about basketball. State a fact you learned about how basketball was created. Pick something that you know how to do well. Give instructions in a paragraph form.