A shekarar 1891, ɗan Amurka James Naismith ya ƙirƙiro ƙwallon kwando. Yana koyarwa a Makarantar Horarwa ta Ƙasa da Ƙasa ta YMCA da ke Springfield, Massachusetts a lokacin. Saboda yankin yana da yawan peaches, yara a nan suna jin daɗin buga wasan jefa ƙwallon a cikin kwandon peaches. Wannan ya jawo sha'awarsa ta haɓaka wasannin ƙwallon kwando bisa ga halayen sauran wasannin ƙwallon ƙafa kamar ƙwallon ƙafa da hockey.

Da farko, wasan ƙwallon kwando ya kasance mai sauƙi, ba tare da wani ƙuntatawa kan girman filin ko adadin mutanen da ke shiga ba. An raba 'yan wasan zuwa ƙungiyoyi biyu masu girman daidai waɗanda ke tsaye a gefunan da ke gaban filin. Lokacin da alkalin wasa ya jefa ƙwallon zuwa tsakiyar filin, 'yan wasa daga ƙungiyoyi biyu sun yi gaggawar shiga filin don kama ta su yi ƙoƙarin jefa ta cikin kwandon abokin hamayya. Saboda kwandon peach yana da ƙasa, ƙwallon ta kasance a cikin kwandon bayan an buge ta, kuma dole ne mutane su hau tsani na musamman don cire ƙwallon.

Da farko, wasan ƙwallon kwando ya kasance mai sauƙi, ba tare da wani ƙuntatawa kan girman filin ko adadin mutanen da ke shiga ba. An raba 'yan wasan zuwa ƙungiyoyi biyu masu girman daidai waɗanda ke tsaye a gefunan da ke gaban filin. Lokacin da alkalin wasa ya jefa ƙwallon zuwa tsakiyar filin, 'yan wasa daga ƙungiyoyi biyu sun yi gaggawar shiga filin don kama ta su yi ƙoƙarin jefa ta cikin kwandon abokin hamayya. Saboda kwandon peach yana da ƙasa, ƙwallon ta kasance a cikin kwandon bayan an buge ta, kuma dole ne mutane su hau tsani na musamman don cire ƙwallon. Bugu da ƙari, Naismith ya ƙirƙiro wata doka ta gasa mara kyau tare da jimillar sassa 13 waɗanda suka hana gudu da ƙwallon, riƙe mutane, tura mutane, tuntuɓe mutane, bugun mutane, da sauransu. Wannan ya ƙara jin daɗin wasan ƙwallon kwando sosai kuma ya jawo hankalin mutane da yawa don shiga wasan, wanda ya haifar da yaɗuwar ƙwallon kwando cikin sauri a duk faɗin Amurka.