研究実績の概要 |
Ms. Mariana Young introduced American-style physical education at Nagasaki Kwassui girl’s school. They used wooden circles, sticks and dumbbells, and every word of command was spoken in English in tune with the music by training Japanese women as physical education instructors. In the meantime, looking specifically at the revisions of the rules for the basketball goal by tracing AAU Official Basket Ball Rules housed at the Archives Center, Springfield College, the birthplace of basketball, all they had in the year 1895-96 was the basket, and then in the year 1896-97 and after, a wire mesh called a SCREEN was placed behind each basket as was also shown in the court plan. It was also revealed that the currently used flat-board-style backboard was first adopted in the 1904-05 rules. By magnifying and observing the picture of a basketball goal installed at the outdoor playing field of Nagasaki Kwassui girl’s school, it was confirmed that wire mesh was fitted onto a wooden frame. Thus, the basketball goal of Nagasaki Kwassui girl’s school that had been photographed in 1902 was identified as a SCREEN before the backboard was adopted.
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