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The Gun 6000 is the basic model invented by John Joseph in 1998. The Gun rebounds the player’s missed or made shots, and then it passes the ball back to the player for another shot. This model includes "a timing device so [players] can determine the distance and the speed of [their] return passes."
The shotgun formation is a formation used by the offensive team in gridiron football mainly for passing plays, although some teams use it as their base formation. Instead of the quarterback receiving the snap from center at the line of scrimmage , in the shotgun he stands further back, often five to seven yards off the line.
Basketball began with its invention in 1891 in Springfield, Massachusetts, by Canadian physical education instructor James Naismith as a less injury-prone sport than football. Naismith was a 31-year-old graduate student when he created the indoor sport to keep athletes indoors during the winters. [ 1 ]
A more modern sport that derives from American football is Arena football, designed to be played indoors inside of ice hockey or basketball arenas. The game was invented in 1981 by Jim Foster and the Arena Football League was founded in 1987 as the first major professional league to play the sport. Several other indoor football leagues have ...
Basketball, invented by Dr. James Naismith in 1891 as a winter indoor activity, quickly gained traction and began spreading to colleges and beyond. By the century's end, it had established itself in various colleges and set the stage for future professional leagues.
Abus gun (Ottomans – howitzer) Agar machine gun (US – machine gun – 1861) Allen & Thurber Single-Shot (US – pistol – 1848) Allen & Wheelock Drop Breech (US – rifle – 1860) Apache revolver (Belgium – revolver – c.1869) Arisaka Type 30 rifle (Empire of Japan – rifle – 1897/1899) Arquebus (Dutch – 15th century)
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During his three years at St. Louis, he was the first American football coach to build an offense around the forward pass, which became a legal play in the 1906 college football season. Using the forward pass, Cochems' 1906 team compiled an undefeated 11–0 record, led the nation in scoring, and outscored opponents by a combined score of 407 ...