Basketball

In December 1891, Dr. James Naismith was looking for a way to keep his gym class active in the cold New England winter.  He nailed a peach basket to the wall and invented basketball.  The new game was a huge success, and was introduced to the Olympics in 1936, with women's basketball added in 1976.  The US has been incredibly dominant in Olympic basketball since the beginning.

The 1936 Olympics were an experiment in outdoor basketball.  The games were played on dirt tennis courts.  Unfortunately, there was a driving rain during the gold medal match, and the court turned into a muddy mess.  Teams were unable to dribble or bounce pass, and the final score was 19-8.

We played basketball outside as well, but we chose a sunny day and an asphalt court.  M played basketball in high school, and the skills came back to her as we played.  The rest of us, well, we look good in the pictures.

M got some air.