Only tall in Basketball?

There is a stereotype in society that only tall people play basketball, because the stature is one of the most important elements in this sport.

Basketball appeared in USA. A young teacher created this game to make the lessons of PE more interesting for students. He put two baskets with no button on the balconies and gave a ball to the players. Of course this first game was not similar to the real showy game that we may see today. Players were standing almost still and throwing the ball to each other, trying to score points.

In a year this teacher made 13 main rules for this sport. The first games showed that basketball needed changes of rules. The audience that was sitting near the balconies were trying to put the ball into the baskets in such way trying to help their favourite team. So, two boards were added to the baskets to protect them from the audience.

At first basketball has spread in the East. China, Japan, Philippines, Southern America started to play basketball with pleasure.

Basketball is a game in which two teams of 5 persons try to shoot the ball through the basket that is put on a certain height. Usually a team consists of 12 persons, and not less than 3 and not more than 5 persons are active players.

The basketball rules are changed and some of them are added regularly.

According to rules it is allowed to touch the ball only with hands. But occasional touch of the ball with a leg is not a breach.

The winner of the game is a team which scored more points. If two teams get the same number of points, overtime is played (usually 5 minutes of additional time). This game is famous among both female and male.

A player may get different number of points for throwing a ball into the basket. He/she may get 1, 2 or 3 points for throwing a ball in dependence on the distance from which the shot was made.

This game may be played both outdoors and indoors on the playground or in the gym.

The basketball is so popular because it doesn't require expensive equipment. The only thing you need is a ball. Well you'll also need a playground that has two baskets on opposite sides.

One of the greatest problems in basketball is fouls. Sometimes players play rudely and some players may be injured seriously, because of these injuries players may not play for several months. So, more and more strict rules appear to regulate and control this problem.

But what parameters of the body should we have to play basketball? There is no answer to this question. Every person may play basketball. The main thing he/she should have is the desire to play this game. Some people say that a person should be tall to play basketball, but it is not true, a person may have any stature. Of course the majority of basketball players are tall, but there are also some players that have the ordinary stature but still very popular and play basketball even better than some tall players.