The Origin of the Free Throw

             In 1891, Dr. James Naismith, professor at Springfield College in Massachusetts, came up with a different kind of sport called basketball. He was asked to invent a game that could be played indoors between the baseball and football seasons. Through the use of the YMCA, Naismith was able to make basketball a popular sport. He began teaching the sport where he worked and eventually colleges adopted it and teams were formed. From there, basketball began.
             The free throw is one of the most important components of the game. A free throw is exactly as it sounds: a free shot at the basket with no opposition from the other team. A free throw is awarded to a player because of a personal foul committed by an offending player. Naismith included the free throw in the rules of the game to prevent players from continuously fouling and to reward players who are fouled.
             A foul occurs if a player is pushed, shoved, held, tripped, or moved in any way by the opponent(s). When a foul is called and a free throw is rewarded to the person who was fouled, the official puts the ball in play by giving it to the shooter waiting at the top half of the free throw circle. The shooter then has ten seconds to take the shot. During the free throw, an opponent of the shooter must occupy the spaces in the lane. Teammates of the shooter must occupy the next adjacent spaces on each side. All players not stationed in the lanes must be at least six feet from the free throw lanes, and three feet from the free throw line. No player is allowed inside the free throw lane while the shot is being attempted. Violations can occur. If either team makes a violation during the first of multiple free throws, it is ignored. If the violation is by an opponent, a substitute shot is rewarded. If the violation is made by a teammate of the shooter, the shot does not count whether it is made or not. After a successful free throw the ball is to be taken out of bound
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