Womens Basketball

The Canadian, Dr. James Naismith, a physical education instructor, while at the YMCA Training School in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA, invented the game of basketball, in 1891. The following year, in 1892, he put together the rules of the game, and the first game of college basketball involved 18 players from YMCA, Springfield, who split into two teams of nine each. This was in 1893.

The first recorded instance when a basketball game involved at least one college team was between Geneva College and New Brighton, YMCA, on April 8, 1893, in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, which Geneva College won. Geneva College calls itself 'The Birthplace of College Basketball.'

It was on February 9, 1895, that two basketball teams from two different colleges - Minnesota State School of Agriculture, and the Porkers of Hamline College - played the first college basketball game. Minnesota won 9-3. Naismith's original 'peach basket' rules were in force, and had nine players to each side.

The Modern College Basketball Games

The very first five to a side college basketball game was between the University of Chicago and the University of Iowa, played in Iowa City, Iowa on January 18, 1896. Chicago won 15-12. The first inter-collegiate basketball game was between Wesleyan University and Yale in New Haven, Connecticut, which Wesleyan won 4-3.

By the 1900s, many colleges all over the United States were fielding basketball teams. By 1906, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) was formed in Chicago, and the first tournament of the NCAA Men's College Basketball Championship was held in 1939 at Evanston, Illinois in front of an audience of 5,500 fans. Oregon took the first National Championship by beating Ohio State – 46 to 33. That was the only time Oregon has ever reached the finals of this tournament.

In 1940, the first televised college basketball games were played at the Madison Square Garden. Since then, there has been no end to the popularity of college basketball.

March Madness

NCAA's Men's Division I Basketball Championship is colloquially known as the March Madness, as the tournament is mostly held in March, each year. It is also called so as it ignites such frenzy among the followers of college basketball. This single elimination tournament takes place over a three-week period across the United States, and features 65 college basketball teams.

The term March Madness now refers to both - the men's and women's tournament. Traditionally, the semifinals and the finals of the Men's championship is played on a Saturday and the following Monday, whereas the Women's championship semifinal is played on a Sunday, followed by Tuesday, for the finals.

Florida won the 2007 NCAA Men's Division I Championship beating Ohio State 84-75 at Atlanta Georgia, whereas the 2007 NCAA Women's Division I Championship went to Tennessee, who beat Rutgers, 59-46, in Cleveland, Ohio.

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Established in 1933, the Southeastern Conference has boosted an incredible number of championship teams and athletes. When it comes to athletic success, SEC Basketball has led the way in the conference for years. Indeed, SEC basketball is comprised of some of the most successful teams in the United States.

 

The SEC basketball teams (that have enjoyed nationwide success) are from the following universities that make up the conference:

 

l Alabama

 

l Arkansas

 

l Auburn

 

l Florida

 

l Georgia

 

l Kentucky

 

l LSU

 

l Ole Miss

 

l Mississippi State

 

l South Carolina

 

l Tennessee – M

 

l Tennessee – W

 

l Vanderbilt

 

Most recently, six men's Southeastern Conference basketball teams were invited to play in the 2008 NCAA Tournament. SEC basketball has racked up solid success at the men's national tournament. For example, the conference's basketball teams have reached the NCAA Sweet Sixteen for the last 19 years. It is rare for an intercollegiate conference to enjoy this level of success.

 

Not only are men's SEC basketball teams enjoying amazing success but women's teams are at the top of the list nationally as well. Five women's Southeastern Conference basketball teams were invited to the 2008 NCAA Tournament. Two of those teams reached the final four. And, in 2007 and 2008, the national champion in women's basketball was a SEC basketball team – Tennessee.

 

In addition to NCAA championship success the SEC basketball program also has obtained a number of significant records. For example, the conference is the only one in the country to have all of its teams ranked in the Associated Press Top 25 since 2000. Other important records have also been set by SEC basketball.

 

As is the case in recent years, a good percentage of the SEC basketball teams are ranked in the top 25 by the NCAA. Moreover, a good number of the conference's basketball players are also ranked amongst the top collegiate players in the United States today. (As an aside, a notable number of SEC basketball players end up being recruited by professional teams when their college days come to an end.)

 

The SEC basketball programs at the universities of the conference all adhere to a long established mission statement:

 

"The purpose of the Southeastern Conference is to assist its member institutions in the maintenance of programs of intercollegiate athletics which are compatible with the highest standards of education and competitive sports."

 

Not only have SEC basketball athletes excelled on the court but they have performed dynamically in the academic arena as well. Indeed, a good percentage of both the men's and women's conference basketball teams have garnered academic as well as athletic recognition and honors. As the mission statement of the conference sets forth, a strong commitment is made to ensure that student athletes enjoy success both on the court and in the classroom.

 

Analysts predict that SEC basketball will remain at the top of the game into the future. In fact, these experts believe that the conference's men's and women's teams should continue to garner top slots in the NCAA Tournament well into the coming decade.

 

As Yogi Berra would say: "This is like deja vu all over again."

The Florida Gators beat Ohio State for the NCAA Championship. Seems like we've heard that before somewhere. Oh, yea, less than three months ago the Gators beat the Buckeye's to win the College Football Crown. Now, the same thing happened in the college basketball championship.

But this win, the Gators basketball win, means a lot more.

Why?

Well, for one thing, this is the second straight college basketball championship for the Gators. They convincingly proved they are the best college basketball team this year.

But, more significantly, the win places the Gators in the same class as some of the best college basketball teams ever. No one has won back-to-back college basketball championships since the Duke Blue Devils did it fifteen years ago.

Before that, you have to go back to the UCLA teams of the late 60's and early 70's.

I won't argue that Florida is the best team ever. Maybe yes, maybe no. But, it should be acknowledged that winning consecutive championships is much tougher now then it was even 15 years ago.

Why?

There are two primary reasons. First, there is more parity in college basketball. Second, the best players are much more likely, today, to go pro before completing four years in college.

It's impossible and unfair to compare teams from different eras, but the Gators should be part of any conversation about the best team ever.

But, the most significant thing about the Gators' second basketball championship is it establishes the Southeastern (SEC) conference as the best college basketball conference.

Not only does the SEC have the best men's basketball team in Florida. They also have the best women's basketball team in the Tennessee Lady Volunteers.

The Lady Vols won the Women's NCAA Championship in even more dominating fashion than the Gators won the men's. And the Lady Vols have an even stronger claim to the argument that they are the best women's basketball team ever.

In fact, truthfully, there is no argument about the Lady Vols. They are the dominant program in women's basketball. Not just this year, but all-time. Their legendary coach, Pat Summitt has led the Lady Vols to the most NCAA titles (7); and 26 consecutive appearances in the Sweet 16. She has won a record 948 games. Amazing!

You want history? The SEC has that too. Kentucky has had a couple down years, but they still lead the nation with the most all-time college basketball victories (1949), winning percentage, NCAA Tournament bids and fan attendance. See Best all-time NCAA Basketball Record.



Until this week, I still ranked the ACC as the best overall basketball conference. In fact, I still haven't updated my site to reflect the new realities. See SEC Basketball.

But the time has come to recognize the changing of the guard. College basketball is better and more competitive than ever. The ACC and Big East are both great basketball conferences with great histories. The Big Ten, Big-12 and Pac 10 are good too.

But history isn't enough. In the past two years, the ACC has had 0 teams in the Final Four. The SEC has had three. If you look at the past two NCAA tournaments, the SEC has clearly been the top conference.

We know about Florida and the Tennessee Lady Vols. But, the conference is much deeper than that. In fact, over the past two years, the SEC has had the best March Madness record of any conference. That is for both the men's and women's NCAA tournaments.

This year, the SEC went 11-4 in the men's tournament. And, two of the losses (Tennessee and Vanderbilt) were to higher ranked opponents (Ohio State and Georgetown) and the games were decided on last-minute, controversial, plays.

The SEC did even better in the women's tournament, going 15-4. They had the most teams in the Sweet 16 (4); Great 8 (3); and, Final Four (2).

The time has come for the college basketball world to recognize the obvious. The SEC is not just the top football conference. Florida and Tennessee's Championships have established the SEC as the top college basketball conference in America. And that is the big story to come out of March Madness 2007.

Modern day basketball can trace it's origins to early December 1891 when Dr. James Naismith, a Canadian physical education teacher and a local instructor at Springfield, Massachusetts' YMCA Training School was desperately seeking an indoor game active and fit during cold, snowy New England winters. After trying several different games and finding them too dangerous or not quite suitable for gymnasiums, Naismith wrote down the essential rules of basketball, incorporating some of the rules of a popular children's game of the era, "Ducks on a Pond," and then nailed a peach basket on an upraised track, ten feet above the playing surface. Of course, since the peach baskets still had closed bottoms, retrieving a ball after a player scored a basket was terribly inefficient – unbelievably, the game had to be stopped for someone to retrieve the ball with a dowel. And although the first official game was played in January of 1892, at the YMCA gymnasium Naismith's handwritten diaries at the time indicate that he was extremely nervous about the new game he invented, fearing that his basketball wouldn't take.

Oddly, in that first official game of basketball, there were nine players on a side and the winning team won a close fought 1-0 battle with a 25-foot shot – on a court barely half the size of the modern day court! By 1897 teams of five had become standard. Around the same time, women's basketball was developed at nearby Smith College when Sandra Berenson, a physical education teacher at the college modified many of the rules for women to play. As it turned out, Berenson was fascinated by the values of teamwork, fair play and vigorous exercise that basketball promoted and began organizing some of the first women's basketball games by 1893. By 1899 Berenson's rules for women's basketball were published and by the turn of the century, she was the editor of A.G. Spaulding's legendary Women's Basketball Guide which spread her version of basketball across the country to countless physical education instructors across the country. In fact, with the help of many YMCA instructors, basketball was promoted throughout the United States and Canada, paving the way for the game to be established as a varsity sport at many high schools. Sadly (and perhaps ironically), the YMCA began to discourage basketball by 1905, fearing that rowdy; belligerent crowds and rough play distracted from the organization's mission. But that didn't matter much as amateur clubs, colleges, high schools and even several short-lived professional basketball clubs and leagues not only filled in the void but also helped promote the game. Basketball was becoming so popular that the forebear to the NCAA, known as the Intercollegiate Athletic Association of the United States and the Amateur Athletic Union fought for control of the game's rules and of its future.

A little known fact is that during those first decades, basketball was primarily played with soccer balls, which were difficult to dribble. Most games consisted of players passing the ball to each other in order to advance it up and down the court. It wasn't for some time until a ball was specifically designed and made for basketball and frequently basketballs were irregularly made, creating an odd scene for modern basketball fans. It wasn't until the late 1940s when college basketball was becoming insanely popular and viable enough to pave the way for the National Basketball Association's popularity that Tony Hinkle developed the orange basketball that fans are so familiar with. Of course, it should not be forgotten that Naismith was also influential in the promotion and creation of men's college basketball when he became the University of Kansas ' first basketball team. And believably, many of Naismith's first students and disciples became important in the history of college basketball including Amos Alonzo Stagg, Forrest "Phog" Allen, and Adolph Rupp.

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FIBA Europe also takes the responsibility of appointing international referees for the basketball games. This year, in 2009, FIBA has organizes a list of basketball events to take place in Europe. These matches include men's basketball competitions, women's competitions as well as youth competitions, which include matches for under 20, Under 19, Under 18, and Under 16 championships for both men and women.

January 2009 is marked with Additional Qualifying and the Relegation Round for EuroBasket Women Division A which have been scheduled to take place on 4, 7, 10, 13, 16 and 19 January 2009. The Qualifying Round for the EuroBasket Women 2009 was already held from 13 August to13 September 2008. 9 teams have qualified to EuroBasket Women 2009 Round which include Israel, Lithuania, Turkey, Poland, France, Slovak Republic, Hungry, Greece and Serbia. 6 teams will play in the Additional Qualifying Round and include Ukraine, Germany, Italy, Croatia, Belgium and Bulgaria. Great Britain, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Finland and Romania will play in the Relegation Round.

EuroLeague Women 2009, All Start Game 2009 will be held in Paris, France on 8 March 2009. The first-round  FIBA Europe EuroLeague results Women 2008-2009 are Nadezhda 79-80 TS Wisla Krakow, Bourges Basket 79-49 Besiktas Cola Turka, MiZo Pecs 2010 82-65 Halcon Avenida, Gambrinus 68-77 Umana Reyer, TTT Riga 71-86 MKB Euroleasing, CSKA Moscow 96-44 ESB Lille Metropole (Villeneuve D'Ascq), Jolly JBS Sibenik 62-92 UMMC Ekaterinburg, Union Hainaut Basket 78-62 ZVVZ USK Prague, Ros Casares 93-51 LOTOS PKO BP, Fenerbahce 76-68 TEO Vilnius, Lattes Montpellier 65-67 Broker Kosice and Spartak Moscow Region 88-63 Famila Schio.

The next major FIBA Europe basketball events taking place in April 2009 are EuroLeague Women 2009, Final Four from 3 April to 5 April 2009, EuroCup Women 2009 Final from 2 April to 9 April 2009 and the EuroCollege 2009, Final Four championship from 24 April to 26 April 2009.

One of the biggest events under FIBA Europe is the EuroBasket Women 2009 competition which will be held in Latvia from 7 June to 20 June 2009. 14 nations will play in this major event along with the 2 winners from the additional Qualification Round (ADR) which have been split into 4 groups, consisting of 4 teams each. These groups will play the preliminary round of games which will be held in Liepaja and Valmiera. Group A consists of the first qualifier from ADR, along with Czech Republic, Spain and Slovak Republic. Group B consists of Greece, Latvia, Poland and Hungary, with Group C consisting of Lithuania, Russia, Turkey and Serbia. The final 4 contestants in Group D include Belarus, France and Israel along with the second qualifier from ADR. ADR will take place between Bosnia, Finland, Great Britain and Romaina and will be held between 4 and 19 January 2009.

FIBA Europe will also hold a number of other events in July 2009, which include U19 World Championship Men, U18 European Championship Women, Division A to be held from 2 July to 12 July 2009 in Sweden, U18 European Championship Women, Division B to be held in 2-12 July 2009     at Eilat, Israel, U20 European Championship Women, Division A from 9-19 July 2009 at Gdansk, Poland, U20 European Championship Women, Division B from 7-15 July 2009 at Ohrid, FYROM and U18 European Championship Women, Division C from 13-19 July 2009 at Malta, Malta.

2009 fixtures also includes U20 European Championship Men, Division A from 16-26 July 2009 at Rhodes, Greece, U20 European Championship Men, Division B from 16-26 July 2009 at Skopje, FYROM, U18 European Championship Men, Division C from 20-25 July 2009 at Malta, Malta and U18 European Championship Men, Division A from 23 Jul. - 2 Aug. 2009 at Metz, France.  Later, schedule continue with U18 European Championship Men, Division B from 23 Jul. - 2 Aug. 2009 at Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, U19 World Championship Women from 23 Jul. - 2 Aug. 2009 at Thailand, U16 European Championship Women, Division A from 30 Jul.- 9 Aug. 2009 at Naples, Italy, and finally U16 European Championship Women, Division B from 30 Jul.- 9 Aug. 2009 at Tallin, Estonia.

Some more events have been scheduled in the months of August 2009 and September 2009 by FIBA Europe.

They are played between the national teams of the continents which consist of Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe and Oceania, and serves as the qualifying tournament for the FIBA World Championship for Women's and the Olympic Games. This is why these basketball championships are called Pre-Olympics and both men and women championships are held under FIBA Americas.

The South American Championship for women is scheduled to take place on 1 March 2009 this year. 2009 FIBA Americas Tournament for Women will be hosted by Brazil, in the city of Cuiaba, in the state Mato Grosso. This championship basketball tournament results will act as the qualifying round for the upcoming Winter Olympic Games to be held in 2010 at Vancouver, Canada.

The 2007 FIBA Americas Championship for women was the qualifying tournament for the FIBA Americas at the women's basketball tournament and served as the pre-Olympic round for the 2008 Summer Olympics which were held at Beijing, China. The championship was the 9th FIBA American Women's Basketball Championship, which makes this year to be the 10th edition of this biennial event.

8 teams participated in the 2007 Americas Championship event, which was held in Valdivia, Chile from September 26 to September 30, with USA being the winners of the championship. The tournament started with 2 groups, Group A and Group B with 4 teams each. These consisted of Brazil, Argentina, Chile and Mexico in Group A and USA, Cuba, Canada and Jamaica in Group B. The final was held on 30 September between USA and Cuba, at the Antonio Azurmendi Coliseum, Valdivia, with USA beating Cuba by 101-71, winning the 2007 basketball championship for FIBA Americas Championship for Women.

The final standings for the event in order were USA at Rank 1, followed by Cuba, Brazil, Argentina, Canada, Chile, Mexico and Jamaica at Rank 8. The runners up and winners of the bronze gold medal get a chance through the FIBA Wildcard Tournament to compete in the 2008 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament.

Some of the earlier teams to win the title for FIBA Americas Championship for Women include Cuba in 1989, USA in 1993, Canada in 1995, Brazil in 1997, Cuba again in 1999, Brazil in 2001, Brazil again in 2003, Cuba again for a 3rd time in 2005, and USA for a 2nd time in 2007. 2009 will bring another exciting round of this exciting event where some of the top teams will be seen competing for this title to participate in the upcoming Olympics next year.
2008 Olympic basketball results for Women's basketball were Unites States as gold medalists, Australia as Silver medalists, Russia as Bronze medallists and China at the fourth place.

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In early December 1891, Dr. James Naismith, a minister on the faculty of a college for YMCA professionals (today, Springfield College) in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA, hunted a strong enclosed brave to keep his students dominated and at correct levels of condition during the long New England winters. After rejecting other thoughts as whichever too harsh or poorly competent to walled-in gymnasiums, he wrote the prime system and nailed a peach basket against an 10-foot (3.05 m) high trail. In diverge with current basketball nets, this peach basket retained its bottom, so balls scored into the basket had to be poked out with a long dowel each time. A soccer sphere was worn to squirt goals.

Dr. Naismith's handwritten diaries of the time suggest that he was nervous about this invention, which incorporated system from a Canadian children's ready called "Duck on a Rock," as many had botched before it. Dr. Naismith himself was originally from Canada.

Naismith's new sport is extremely related to the tough of lineup handball, which had already been imaginary in the early 1890s.

The first approved basketball amusement was played in the YMCA gymnasium on January 20, 1892 with nine players, on a date just half the amount of an introduce-day National Basketball Association (NBA) risk. "Basket globe," the name optional by one of Naismith's students, was popular from the start.

Women's basketball began in 1892 at Smith College when Senda Berenson, an objective education lecturer, modified Naismith's system for women.

Basketball's early adherents were dispatched to YMCAs throughout the United States, and it briefly stretch through the USA and Canada. By 1895, it was well established at some women's high schools. While the YMCA was responsible for primarily developing and spreading the amusement, within a decade it discouraged the new sport, as trying play and raucous crowds began to detract from the YMCA's first mission. However, other amateur sports clubs, colleges, and professional clubs quickly full the void. In the days before World War I, the Amateur Athletic Union and the Intercollegiate Athletic Association (forerunner of the NCAA) vied for check over the rules for the amusement.

Basketball was originally played with a soccer globe. The first balls made specifically for basketball were brunette, and it was only in the overdue 1950s that Tony Hinkle, searching for a globe that would be more visible to players and spectators alike, introduced the orange ball that is now in general use.

Dribbling, the bouncy of the ball up and down while pathetic, was not part of the unique willing except for the "bounce lapse" to teammates. Passing the ball was the primary means of ball travel. Dribbling was eventually introduced but narrow by the asymmetric character of early balls. Dribbling only became a chief part of the willing around the 1950s as manufacturing improved the ball profile.

Basketball, netball, dodgeball, volleyball, and lacrosse are the only ball playoffs which have been identified as being false by North Americans. Other ball playoffs, such as baseball and Canadian football, have Commonwealth of Nations, European, Asian or African connections.

Nike does it again with their Shox line of footwear. Nike Shox shoes, sneaker, and clogs defy the laws of physics by giving you an unnatural amount of bounce in your step. Yet at the same time, they help absorb all the pressure when you come down. Ideally designed for athletes seeking that ultimate edge over their competition. They have over 60 different types of Nike Shox shoes for men, women, and kids.

The Nike Shox 2:45 offers the best of both worlds: a fusion of Nike Shox™ technology with Zoom Air™ cushioning. You get the same buoyancy of the Nike Shox columns but with a special low-profile response typically found in Nike Air Zoom shoes. Available for men and women.

The Nike women's basketball shoes are a great fashion statement. Several top women basketball players use Nike shoes to play WNBA and NCAA games. Women in other walks of life also use these shoes because they are lightweight and well cushioned. The most popular of Nike's basketball shoes are the Dunk series. These basketball shoes were introduced in 1985, and became a rage in most American campuses. Nike attributes a part of the success of these shoes to the highly successful sponsorship campaign that it launched at that time targeting American colleges. The result was that Nike Dunks in their flashy colors became a major fashion symbol across the nation. In fact, they became the forerunner of the crazy basketball-style shoes that swamped the market in the nineties. The Dunks were re-released in 1998, and this time they have caught the fancy of skaters too! The Nike Dunk series has two models. These are: Dunk Low, which costs $65, and Dunk Pro Low, which is priced at $31.99. Another Nike basketball shoe that won loud acclaim is Air Taurasi. This shoe, according to Nike, has been built for the energetic and dominating style of play of Diana Taurasi. The shoe has a full-grain leather and synthetic leather upper with heel TPU for increased support and lockdown, full-length polyurethane midsole, and a durable solid rubber outsole with herringbone and nubs for enhanced traction. The Air Taurasis are available in several color combinations. These include: black/metallic silver, white/metallic silver-midnight navy, white/metallic silver-black, white/metallic silver-varsity red and white/metallic silver-varsity royal. Besides this, Nike has a range of women's Shox Revolution basketball shoes. These shoes are considered most suitable for those women players who are looking for the best in lightweight support and responsive cushioning. These shoes come in a combination of white, orange and silver colors. Their prices range from $85 to $100.

When we hear the word camp, the first thing that comes into mind is assembling a tent and sleeping under the starry skies. For most, it is a form of adventure in the woods or anywhere conceivable. But for teachers and organizers, this is the act of teaming up to learn about something in particular. One good example for this is basketball camps. This kind of a camp is not something like a deed of a camping.

It is a season or like a course where a teacher which is usually a coach held in the hope of training basketball fanatics and enthusiasts to become somebody worth to join important teams in different associations. Some are just for the fun of it while others are formal trainings for highly potential players in the future.

Usually, basketball camps are paid trainings although there are some that are not. Paid trainings are usually held by clubs, coaches, and top players in the industry. While those free trainings are usually held by schools, government institutions, and for-a-cause organizations. These camps are usually attended by different types of people but there are camps that make a distinction, like for example women basketball, men basketball, and kid basketball camps.

In basketball camps, there are three people most important all through the camp duration:

1. The attendees. These are the people that enroll into the program. They are usually gauge by age and sex but will depend on the organizers. If it is a paid program, there are certain requirements asked before they can enroll like fees and certifications. They also provide for their food and clothing.

If it is a free program like in school, the organizers are free to choose and the attendees are required to pass some important sifting processes. The organizers may or may not provide food and camp clothing, depending on the budget provided by the sponsoring institution.

2. The lecturers or teachers, also coaches or instructors. They are the group of innovative, aggressive, and highly skilled individuals knowledgeable of the game and of the entire course in the camp. These people are the ones who will teach and motivate as well as share valuable core attitude to the attendees. They have the pressure of ensuring that their attendees learn and become professionals after the training. It is also expected that they are the authorities in the said camp and the discipline of the entire group will depend on them.

3. The organizers. These are a group of people or entities that spearheads the entire vision and mission of a specific camp, which in this case is a basketball camp. They may be government owned or private institutions that wishes to help nurture future talents through a series of trainings or basketball camps. These can also be a group of people who wants to earn and train through promoting skills and knowledge of the game.

These three are just the basic foundation of basketball camps as well as other types of sport and non-sport camps. There are still many people who belong to backroom staffs and personnel. These are the nurses, doctors, attendants, cleaners, caterers, and many others who can be in the camp depending on the budget of the camp organizers.

In the end, the camp is supposed to train and discipline every attendee to have a winning attitude not only in the camp but after the camp.