Basketball As a Sports Show

Basketball in our days has moved from the category of sports games to the category of sports shows and stands alongside such spectacular sports as boxing, football, hockey. Today athletes from different countries hold a basketball show not only at official competitions, but also on street platforms, and simply in courtyards.

As early as 1891, James Naismith (the inventor of basketball) and could not imagine that his brainchild could acquire so many admirers and admirers.

Much has changed since the formation of basketball. Starting from the equipment of the site, finishing with the rules of this game.

Initially, the basketball ring was a fruit basket with a bottom. After each accurate hit in the basket it was necessary to get the ball out of it. She was fastened to a wooden shield. People behind the shield could not observe the athletes' throws and over time the material was replaced with transparent plexiglass. The fastening of the basketball ring has also undergone changes. The mount was directly replaced by a set of springs, which reduces the load on the ring itself.

But these are all technical issues that have negligible impact on the entertainment of this sport, and now we'll move on to the most interesting!

Slamdank is a throw at which the player "hammers" the ball directly into the ring. Using the slamdank as a way to hit, the player could express his aggression and ambition without violating the rules of the game. This type of throw is not a force for every player, since the ring is located at an altitude of 305 cm and to jump and put the ball into it you must have either a large growth or a high jump.

Another innovation in basketball of the last century was the three-point line, which allowed to score three points with one hit. Competition for hits due to a three-point arc also became an ornament of almost every tournament. In this contest the sniper of the championship is determined.

Well, the main annual event in the world of basketball is, of course, a match of all the stars, the participation of which is taken by the best basketball players of the Western and Eastern conferences. During this basketball show also hold competitions slamdankov, three-pointer, breeding.

In the end, I would like to give a few words to street freestyle with the ball, because at this stage of development of basketball and streetball it is freestyle that attracts most of the audience.

To summarize, I would like to say that it's hard to single out a particular aspect, for which I regard basketball as a sports show, because it is the totality of all the nuances that occur on the basketball court that make this game popular and beloved by many.