UJames Naismith wase-United States wayengowokuqala ukusungula i-basketball. Ekuqaleni, i-basketball hoop yayiyibhasikidi nje elilula. UNaismith wayibeka ngamamitha amathathu ngaphezu komhlaba ezitendini zombili zegumbi lezemidlalo langaphakathi, washintsha i-backboard yokuqala ngocingo oluhlabayo. Wafunda nendlela yokudlala ibhola, i-rugby, ne-hockey. Imithetho yokuqala yomdlalo we-basketball yathuthukiswa ngokusekelwe ezicini zeminye imidlalo yebhola. Kamuva, njengoba imithetho yomdlalo we-basketball kanye nezindawo zokudlala zithuthuka, abantu basusa uhlobo lwe-basketball stand, okungukuthi, ibhasikidi, bashintsha ibhasikidi le-peach ngendandatho yocingo, kanye ne-wire block yokuqala nge-wood backboard. Inethi izosebenza njenge-basketball hoop.

Kusukela ngo-1892, i-basketball isakazeke emhlabeni wonke, futhi i-basketball iye yathandwa futhi yathuthukiswa emhlabeni wonke. Ukuze kube lula kulo mdlalo, i-basketball hoop yakamuva ayisagxili odongeni, kodwa igxiliswe eshalofini elisekelwayo. Ukwakheka kokuphakama kwe-basketball hoop kuklanyelwe ngokusekelwe enanini elikhulu ledatha eqoqwe ezicini ezahlukahlukene njengokuphakama kwabantu kanye nekhono lokugxuma. Ukuphakama komphetho kusuka phansi kungamamitha ayishumi, okungamamitha angu-3.05 uma kuguqulwa kube yiyunithi yamamitha yamazwe ngamazwe. UNaismith waziwa nangokuthi "uBaba we-Basketball yanamuhla".

1. Ukuhlolwa okwenziwa ngezikhathi ezithile
Umsebenzi oyisisekelo wokulungisa i-basketball stand ukuyihlola njalo. Hlola izinga lokugqwala nokuqina kwezingxenye zokuxhuma kanye nokushisela kabili ngonyaka, kanye nokuthi umzimba wohlaka unepende eliqhephukayo, ukugqwala, noma ukubhoboka. Uma upende uqhephuka, kumele ulungiswe ngokushesha ngoba insimbi ye-basketball stand izogqwala, igqwale kakhulu, futhi ekugcineni ibhoboka. Izingxenye ezigqwalile nezibhobokayo kufanele zilungiswe futhi ziphathwe ngokulwa nokugqwala. Ingxenye yokushisela iyona evame kakhulu ukuwohloka. Uma kukhona ukuxega noma ukubola, kufanele igcinwe futhi ilungiswe ngokushesha ngangokunokwenzeka nomkhiqizi.

2. Ukufaka isicelo kanye nokugcinwa
Ukusetshenziswa okunengqondo kwesitendi sebhasikidi nakho kuyingxenye yokugcinwa kwesitendi sebhasikidi. Ibhodi elingemuva liyisixhumanisi esibuthakathaka kakhulu esitendini sebhasikidi. Lihlakazeka kalula ngesikhathi sokusetshenziswa. Ukusetshenziswa kwezitini nezinye izinto ukushaya ibhodi elingemuva kumele kuvinjelwe. Kungashiwo okufanayo nangokusetshenziswa kwerimi. Uma umngcele wesipingi sebhasikidi esingeyona intwasahlobo ugobile noma uphukile, ukugoba akuvunyelwe. Isitendi sebhasikidi kufanele sivalwe, singasetshenziswa, futhi umenzi kufanele asinakekele noma asishintshe.

3. Izindlela zokuhlanza
Ukusetshenziswa kwesikhathi eside kwesitendi sebhasikidi kuzokhiqiza ukungcola nokunye ukungcola. Isitendi sebhasikidi kufanele sihlanzwe njalo. Enkambisweni yokuhlanza ubuso besitendi sebhasikidi, insipho engathathi hlangothi kufanele isetshenziswe ukugwema umonakalo ebusweni besitendi sebhasikidi. Uma kuqhathaniswa nama-rack ebhasikidi angaphandle, umsebenzi oyinhloko wokulungisa ama-rack ebhasikidi angaphakathi ukuhlanza. Ngenxa yokuntuleka kokucaca kwemvelo kwamanzi emvula, ama-backboard kulula ukuwangcolisa ngemva kokusetshenziswa isikhathi eside, ngakho-ke kudingeka izinyathelo zokuhlanza ezifanayo.