HISTORY OF BASKET BALL

James Naismith, The Person Who Invented Basketball

The Year Basketball was Invented

Word of the new game spread like wildfire. It was an instant success. A few weeks after the game was invented, students introduced the game at their own YMCAs. The rules were printed in a College magazine, which was mailed to YMCAs around the country. Because of the College’s well-represented international student body, the game of basketball was introduced to many foreign nations in a relatively short period of time. High schools and colleges began to introduce the new game, and by 1905, basketball was officially recognized as a permanent winter sport.

The rules have been tinkered with, but by-and-large, the game of “basket ball” has not changed drastically since Naismith’s original list of “Thirteen Rules” was tacked up on a bulletin board at Springfield College.

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HISTORY OF ARCHERY

Exploring archery’s roots in societies around the world, long before the present day.

Archery is one of the oldest arts still practised. This history will not only take you through a journey on the evolution of archery, but also through the history of mankind. Evidence of ancient archery has been found throughout the world.

The earliest evidence of archery dates to the late Paleolithic period, around 10,000 BC, when the Egyptian and neighbouring Nubian cultures used bows and arrows archery for the purposes of hunting and warfare.

In China, archery dates back to the Shang dynasty (1766-1027 BC). A war chariot of that time carried a three-man team: driver, lancer and archer. During the ensuing Zhou (Chou) dynasty (1027-256 BC), nobles at court attended sport archery tournaments that were accompanied by music and interspersed with elegant salutations.

Healthy Eating

Healthy Food for Your Health

If you have a picky eater at home, your kids may be nowhere near the healthy eating plan that the Choose My Plate guidelines recommend, including that kids, depending on their age:

 
  • Eat 1 to 2 1/2 cups of fruit each day (older kids need more)
  • Eat 1 to 4 cups of vegetables each day
  • Drink 2 to 3 cups of milk each day (typically fat-free or low-fat for kids who are at least two years old)
  • Eat 2 to 7 ounces of low-fat or lean meat or chicken, or other foods from the Meat & Beans food group, such as fish, beans, peas, eggs, etc.
  • Get half of their grains from whole grains
 

Following the above healthy eating recommendations will help your kids follow a diet that has a lot of foods that are high in fiber, low in fat, and have calcium, iron and other vitamins and minerals that they need. These recommendations also help them avoid high-calorie and high-fat foods that can lead to childhood obesity and other health problems.

 
 

Starting a Healthy Eating Plan

If your kids don’t eat well, you might view the food pyramid as a goal to reach for and use this healthy eating plan to get there:

  • Offer your kids at least one serving of fruit each day.
  • Offer your kids at least one serving of vegetables each day.
  • Offer your kids at least one serving of nonfat milk (skim milk) or low-fat milk (1% or 2% milk) each day or other high-calcium food, like cheese made with low-fat milk.
  • Limit 100% fruit juice to only one serving a day.
  • Eat most meals at home together as a family.
  • Offer at least one whole grain food each day, such as whole-wheat bread, oatmeal, or a whole-grain breakfast cereal.
  • Cook foods by baking, grilling, or roasting as often as possible, instead of frying them.
  • Prepare and serve whole foods as often as possible instead of processed and packaged kids’ meals that are often high in fat, calories, and salt, and low in fiber.
  • Offer age-appropriate portion sizes when your child eats meals and snacks.

As your kids learn to make healthy choices and start to eat better, you can then move closer to the Choose My Plate guidelines, for example, starting to offer them 1 1/2 servings of vegetables each day.

 

It may take some time, but having a healthy eating plan will help move your kids away from wanting to eat chicken nuggets and french fries at every meal.