The document discusses the history and development of basketball, including the materials used in its equipment. It describes how James Naismith invented basketball in 1891 using a soccer ball and peach basket. Over time, the ball and hoop designs evolved into the modern basketball. Polymers are now used to make high-performance basketballs and shoes that improve grip, cushioning, and breathability to help players perform better. Specifically, today's basketballs have a bladder and synthetic leather cover made of polyurethane-impregnated fibers to keep the ball lightweight yet durable.

1. Polymers in Basketball Delia Arciniega ILS per. 7/8 Ms. Sipiera http://buffetoblog.files.wordpress.com/2008/04/basketball-dunking-on-someone.jpg

2. Different types of equipment There are two main things that you need in playing basketball. One is an actual basketball and the other is the court needed to play on. http:// andytempletonphotography.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/concordia-vs-ucla-basketball-photo2.jpg

3. Use of equipment The basketball is used to dribble up and down the court and to score points for your team. The basketball hoop is what the ball needs to go through in order to get the points for your team.

4. History on Basketball James Naismith had invented the game back in 1891 when he was a P.E. teacher. At first when the game just started they used a soccer ball and took it up and down the court during games. After almost 10 years if having the game James made a patent of how the ball was going to look instead of using a soccer ball. The basketball is used to score for your team against the defense that is guarding you and your team.

5. History of Basketball cont. The basketball hoop was another thing that had a few different looks from back then and now. At first it was just a simple peach basket with a little net to catch the ball and then ten years later it turned into a metal hoop that has an open net to fall through. http://coachyouthbasketball.com/basketballHoopStockPhotosmall.jpg

6. How have polymers helped with basketball? Polymers would be used in the shoes and the shoes help your to get better air, help your feet and to be quicker.

7. Basketball Polymers A sweat-absorbing inflatable game ball comprising a bladder and a synthetic leather cover, the cover including a base fabric formed of polyurethane-impregnated polymeric fibers and a wet-coagulated polyurethane outer coating above the base fabric, the cover having a pebbled outer surface provided by a plurality of outwardly projecting pebbles and valleys between the pebbles, each of the pebbles having a side surface and an outer surface, the polyurethane outer coating of the cover having a plurality of openings on the side surfaces of the pebbles. http://www.patentstorm.us/patents/6024661/fulltext.html