Hoop Genius

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Hoop Genius

How a Desperate Teacher and a Rowdy Gym Class Invented Basketball

Children’s / Teenage general interest: Information resources Children’s / Teenage general interest: History and the past Children’s / Teenage general interest: Ball games and sports: Basketball

Author: John Coy

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Language: English

Published by: Carolrhoda Books ®

Published on: 1st November 2013

Format: LCP-protected ePub

Size: 32 pages

ISBN: 9781467737852


Taking over a rowdy gym class

Right before winter vacation is not something James Naismith wants to do at all. The last two teachers of this class quit in frustration. The students—a bunch of energetic young men—are bored with all the regular games and activities. Naismith needs something new, exciting, and fast to keep the class happy—or someone's going to get hurt.

Saving the class

Saving this class is going to take a genius. Discover the true story of how Naismith invented basketball in 1891 at a school in Springfield, Massachusetts.

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