Ngowe-1891, uJames Naismith waseMerika wenza i-basketball. Wayefundisa kwi-YMCA International Training School e-Springfield, eMassachusetts ngelo xesha. Ngenxa yokuba le ndawo igcwele iipesika, abantwana balapha bayakonwabela ukudlala umdlalo wokuphosa ibhola kwingobozi yepesika. Oku kwavuselela umdla wakhe wokuphuhlisa imidlalo yebhola yomnyazi ngokusekwe kwiimpawu zeminye imidlalo yebhola enjengebhola ekhatywayo kunye nehoki.

Ekuqaleni, umdlalo webhola yomnyazi wawulula, kungekho zithintelo kubungakanani bebala okanye inani labantu abathatha inxaxheba. Abadlali bohlulwe babe ngamaqela amabini alinganayo ame kwiindawo ezichaseneyo zenkundla. Xa usompempe ephosa ibhola embindini webala, abadlali bamaqela omabini bayagxalathelana ukungena enkundleni ukuze bayibambe bazame ukuyiphosa kwingobozi yelinye iqela. Ngenxa yokuba ingobozi yepesika inomzantsi, ibhola isala kwingobozi emva kokuba ibethiwe, yaye abantu kufuneka bakhwele ileli ekhethekileyo ukuze bayisuse.

Ekuqaleni, umdlalo webhola yomnyazi wawulula, kungekho zithintelo kubungakanani bebala okanye inani labantu abathatha inxaxheba. Abadlali bohlulwe babe ngamaqela amabini alinganayo ame kwiindawo ezichaseneyo zenkundla. Xa usompempe ephosa ibhola embindini webala, abadlali bamaqela omabini bayagxalathelana ukungena enkundleni ukuze bayibambe bazame ukuyiphosa kwingobozi yelinye iqela. Ngenxa yokuba ibhasikidi yepesika inomzantsi, ibhola isala ebhasikithini emva kokubethwa, kwaye abantu bafanele bakhwele ileli ekhethekileyo ukuze bayisuse ibhola.Ngaphezu koko, uNaismith waqulunqa umgaqo ongafezekanga wokhuphiswano onamagatya ali-13 ewonke awayekwalela ukubaleka nebhola. , ukubamba abantu, ukutyhala abantu, ukukhubekisa abantu, ukubetha abantu, njalo njalo. Oku kwandisa kakhulu ukonwabela umdlalo webhola yomnyazi kwaye kwatsala abantu abaninzi ukuba bathathe inxaxheba kumdlalo, okukhokelele ekusasazweni ngokukhawuleza kwebhola yomnyazi kulo lonke elase-United States.