A farkon Disamba 1891, James Naismith na Kanada, farfesa a ilimin motsa jiki kuma mai koyarwa a Makarantar Horar da 'Yan Matasa ta Duniya (YMCA) (a yau, Kwalejin Springfield) a Springfield, Massachusetts, yana ƙoƙari ya ci gaba da aji na motsa jiki a ranar da ake ruwan sama. Ya nemi wani wasa mai ƙarfi na cikin gida don kiyaye ɗalibansa da ke aiki da kuma matakan dacewa a lokacin dogon lokacin hunturu na New England. Bayan ya ƙi wasu ra'ayoyi kamar yadda ya yi yawa ko kuma bai dace da ɗakunan motsa jiki ba, sai ya rubuta ƙa'idodi na asali kuma ya ƙusa kwandon peach a kan hanyar da aka ɗaga da ƙafa 10 (3.0 m).
kiyaye darasin motsa jiki a ranar da ake ruwan sama