Though, the board of FIBA did not agree on the final codification of international rules until the games. Before FIBA established its own quadrennial competition, which is the World Championship or now known as the World Cup, the Olympics were the only tournament in which national basketball teams could compete with each other and test their skills and styles of play.
Since the United States is the birthplace of basketball, many thought that they would be the dominant team. However, showed how far other countries improved on the court. Even when the United States won the championship, high remarks were also given to Korea, China, and the Philippines. As the years passed, the development of basketball continued to thrive on a vastly different scale and scope.
Fans of the sport all over the world are now able to watch live broadcasts of elite-level matchups to see different styles of play. Aside from that, people can now also use the Internet to see results, spread game plans, and share skills through different media outlets.
Social media platforms are now also used by people to exchange thoughts about basketball. All of these have produced a more diverse and competitive global game. It is a sport that bridges cultural divides and brings people together through the love of the game.
As mentioned above, basketball has become a popular sport in many countries. And every country has its own different ways of how they play and enjoy the sport. Here are some of the ways on how basketball is played and appreciated in different countries.
When you visit Hong Kong, you will see how they are obsessed with the basketball sneaker culture. Aside from that, you will also see how passionate they are for basketball because there are lots of courts dotted around the city. Balayon grew up in the Philippines before playing and coaching basketball around the world, with stops in China and Australia along the way. It helps that the game has been in the Philippines for over a century. Then again, the YMCA did what it could to spread basketball all over the globe in the late s, with exhibitions in France, Japan, India, China and what was then known as Persia.
The game was, has been and continues to be a solid fit in Canada, the birthplace of basketball's progenitor, Dr. James Naismith. As is the case with soccer in so many countries, hockey holds a strong sway over the sports scene north of the border, but basketball has made significant inroads over the last two decades or so. Vince Carter's meteoric rise to slam-dunk stardom with the Toronto Raptors touched off a grassroots revolution across Canada whose fruits i.
And I went to some games. Having the Raptors around was definitely a positive. Australia, too, is on the cusp of its own "golden generation. And it's not as though basketball has been blacked out entirely in soccer's most devoted strongholds, particularly in Europe. Spain, Germany, Greece and Italy are among those that are home to solid domestic basketball leagues on the continent. That may be so, but competing for the attention that their soccer counterparts soak up is another story.
Any attempt by basketball to loosen soccer's sports hegemony would require a long-range approach, one that must begin at the grassroots level and could take generations to truly blossom.
The powers that be in the basketball world have been hard at work for some time developing the game's infrastructure overseas, though there's still plenty to be done. Even in Australia, an affluent country that also happens to be a burgeoning hoops hotbed, quality courts are few and far between. Nurse also noted that the quality of coaching in other parts of the world isn't exactly up to snuff — even in China, where the NBA has had offices since Without the proper resources available, much of that foreign talent is left to lie fallow.
The good thing is, according to Peck, who spent three weeks in China with Nike this summer, "there's no shortage of enthusiasm for the game abroad. Another explosion in the game's popularity, then, may well require a more effective and efficient means of tapping into the latent enthusiasm that exists for basketball, in addition to stirring up further fervor. Part of that comes down to unearthing stars who can serve as tentpoles for basketball in other countries.
But neither can quite hold a candle to what Yao Ming was able to do in China. Added Balayon, who was in China during Yao's heyday with the Houston Rockets: "I saw the rise of basketball in the span of three years.
If Yao's impact on China is any example to go by, basketball could see an international boom in short order amid the right confluence of professional star power and grassroots energy. American ex-pats have done their part to sew seeds in this regard.
Kobe Bryant grew up learning the game in Italy, where his father, former Philadelphia 76ers big man Joe "Jellybean" Bryant, played for four different teams. Most of the players were of a decent level, so we had to limit our mistakes. The home of basketball. Everyone who grows up playing basketball reveres the US and ultimately wants the chance to test themselves against Americans.
Sometimes the game at lower levels is criticised because of the lack of fundamental play, with leagues like the AAU Amateur Athletic Union prioritising money over player development. From what I can tell, the US still produces the best athletes in the world. Once you get to the upper high school levels and beyond, that becomes standard there. Defending that type of athleticism becomes a different job entirely. Click here for the full schedule of games. Sign out. The author and his girlfriend pose with the kids they coached in Davao in the Philippines.
Supplied Source: Supplied. Previous Next Show Grid. The sport is, especially popular at a college level. Nova Scotia, Southern Alberta, and Southern Ontario are parts of Canada where the popularity is the highest, which is, also where most college and high school teams are from. Funny story. Although, as mentioned before, basketball was invented in the United States, the creator of the sport, James Naismith, was actually Canadian.
Ever since then, basketball has been among the top most popular sports in Argentina. The national team has seen some success on the international stage, coming second in the FIBA World Cup on different occasions. When you think about sports in Spain, you might not think about basketball. However, basketball is quite popular in Spain. He has two NBA Championship under his belt.
And as a result, the sport has gained a bunch of attention in the country. Basketball is a quite popular sport in Australia. Also, when it comes to team sports, basketball is the second most popular in the country, in terms of participation. However, after a few years, basketball slowly started to gain its prevalence back.
In recent years, many Australian players have made it to the NBA, spiking interest again. This truly showed that Australians are still interested in the sport, despite a sudden decline a few years back. China is an interesting nation when it comes to basketball.
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