Badminton

We explain badminton, its basic rules, the playing field and its equipment. In addition, its history, records and main championships. What is badminton? Badminton is a racket sport played individually or in pairs. Each team stands on the opposite side of a net suspended in the air and makes a projectile called a shuttlecock or […]

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Basketball was created in 1891 at the YMCA.

Basketball emerged in the YMCA (Young Men’s Christian Association) of Springfield, United States, due to the need for students and teachers to practice an indoor sport during the region’s harsh winter. Its invention, in 1891, is attributed to the Canadian physical education teacher James Naismith (1861-1939). However, antecedents of this sport are also known in […]

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Origin of basketball

Springfield College, the institution where basketball originated, has changed its name more than once, leading to confusion. It emerged as the YMCA (Young Men’s Christian Association), encompassing three sections: the training school, the international school, and the international college. However, during those years, the name Springfield College was used informally until, in 1954, the institution […]

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Handball

We explain what handball is, what its court is like rules and positions. In addition, we will tell you its history and the game’s objective. What is handball? Handball, handball or handball is a sport in which two teams compete to control an inflated ball, using their hands to control it and throw it into […]

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