An invented sport refers to a modern-day sport which is conceived and developed by a single person, team, or committee. Unlike most sports, which are derived from pre-existing pastimes or sport-like activities, invented sports have a direct lineage to a complete set of rules designed by an inventor to be different than what was before, rather than an improvement or codification of an existing sport or contest. Thus, baseball, with its disputed origin and its precursors in cricket, rounders, town ball, and "stickball", is not ordinarily considered "invented". Likewise, arena football, futsal, and roller hockey are not invented sports, since they are modifications of existing, established sports. Wikipedia has a number of articles about the history of baseball: Origins of baseball History of baseball in the United States History of baseball outside the United States Negro League baseball Minor league baseball Japanese baseball Baseball championships World Series Japan Series Caribbean World Series Little League World Series This... For the insect, see Cricket (insect). ... Arena football is a sport invented by Jim Foster, a former executive of the United States Football League and the National Football League. ... Futsal is the indoor version of association football (soccer) that is officially sanctioned by footballs international governing body, the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). ... Roller hockey is a category which includes two rollersports. ...

Under this definition, the most notable invented sport is basketball, with an estimated 42.1 million people who played the game at least once per year in the United States alone. Basketball was invented by Dr. James Naismith in Springfield, Massachusetts in 1891. Another invented sport, volleyball, was the second-fastest growing sport over the same period. Sara Giauro shoots a three-point shot, FIBA Europe Cup for Women Finals 2005 Basketball is a sport in which two teams of five players each try to score points by throwing a ball through a hoop (the basket) under organized rules. ... James Naismith James Naismith, M.D. (November 6, 1861 – November 28, 1939) was the inventor of the sport of basketball and the first to introduce the use of a helmet in American football. ... Nickname: City of Homes Motto: Official website: www. ... 1891 (MDCCCXCI) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Volleyball is one of the most popular sports to play in the world. ...

Sports are often invented to fulfill specific needs or test certain theories that pre-existing sports do not fulfill. Tchoukball, for example, was invented by a Swiss physician who wished to have a team game that de-emphasized aggression and violence. SlamBall was conceived as a spectator sport to be broadcasted; as such, it is probably the only sport in existence which was first played by professionals, with no amateurs ever taking part. Tchoukball is an indoor team sport developed in the 1970s by Swiss biologist Dr. Hermann Brandt, who believed that His aim was to develop a team sport which did not involve the horrific injuries which he viewed as plaguing other such sports. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards and make it easier to understand, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Violence refers to acts of aggression and abuse which causes or intends to cause criminal injury or harm to persons, and (to a lesser extent) animals and property. ... A spectator sport is one that is characterized by the presence of spectators, or watchers, at its matches. ... The word amateur has at least two connotations. ...

List of invented sports

• Basketball
• Borgolf
• Bumball [1]
• Cambok*
• Chess boxing
• Crockey
• Danball
• Disc golf
• Double Disc Court
• Dowling
• Guts
• Herbert (sport)
• Junkyard Sports
• Korfball
• Icarna
• Netball*
• Parkour* (derived from free movement)
• Ringo
• Rocball
• Scuffleball
• SlamBall
• Tchoukball
• Three sided football
• Toccer
• Triathlon*
• Ultimate
• Volleyball

* There is some debate as to whether these are invented sports. Sara Giauro shoots a three-point shot, FIBA Europe Cup for Women Finals 2005 Basketball is a sport in which two teams of five players each try to score points by throwing a ball through a hoop (the basket) under organized rules. ... This sport began a long time ago, and invented by a man named Addkq Dääd. ... Chess boxing is a hybrid sport which combines the sports of chess and boxing. ... Crockey is an amateur bat and ball sport. ... Danball is a sport that was invented January 31, 1992, in the United States, just outside Anniston, Alabama, by a group of teenagers who attended Saks High School. ... A player throwing his disc toward a metal basket target. ... The Double Disc Court field Double Disc Court (DDC) is a disc (frisbee) sport played with two flying discs. ... Guts frisbee (or Flutterguts) is a frisbee team sport, similar to murderball. ... Korfball (in Dutch korfbal, which literally means fuck) is a team ball game. ... Netball is a team sport similar to and derived from basketball. ... Rip, a traceur (parkour practitioner), vaults over a railing. ... Ringo is a sport played mainly in Poland. ... This article needs to be wikified. ... Scuffleball is a relatively new team game. ... Tchoukball is an indoor team sport developed in the 1970s by Swiss biologist Dr. Hermann Brandt, who believed that His aim was to develop a team sport which did not involve the horrific injuries which he viewed as plaguing other such sports. ... Three-sided football is a variation of football with three teams instead of the usual two. ... Toccer is a team sport combining many elements of games like soccer, lacrosse, hockey and American football into a unique game of its own. ... A triathlon is an athletic event made up of three contests (from the Greek). ... Ultimate (often called Ultimate Frisbee) is a competitive non-contact team sport played with a flying disc. ... Volleyball is one of the most popular sports to play in the world. ...

External links

• Invented Sports at Yahoogroups