---
title: 'Rules for Basket Ball'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
requiresPurchase: false
authors:
- 'James Naismith'
date: 1892-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Athletics and Recreation'
- 'Education'
scriptures:
- 'Philippians 3'
- 'Hebrews 12'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/naismith-1892-rules-for-basket-ball
---

# Rules for Basket Ball

James Naismith's 1892 original rules for basketball, created as an indoor all-round exercise prioritizing skill, safety, team play, positions, and simple, enforceable rules.

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