Difference Between Game and Sport

People often take game and sport as to be the same one. However, game and sport
are entirely different. A game involves more than one person and a sport pertains to
only an individual’s skills and performance. A physical activity, Sport is carried out
under an agreed set of rules. Sport is related to recreational purpose, either for self-
enjoyment or competition or for both. A game is also for recreational activities and
it involves one or more players. A person participating in a sport is called as athlete
or a sports person. A person who participates in a game is known as player. Sport
involves individual skills. In game, it is the collective responsibility of a team. Sport
is based on physical energy and game based on mental strength. Game relies on
strategy, sport is based on individual performances and luck. Sport is an activity or
activities where the material capabilities of the sportsperson are looked upon. It is
the entire performance of the players that determines the winner in a game.

History of Basketball
A game that started with eighteen men in a YMCA gymnasium in Springfield,
Massachusetts, has grown into a game that more than 300 million people play
worldwide. The man who created this instantly successful sport was Dr. James
Naismith. Under instructions from the head of physical education at the School for
Christian Workers, Naismith was given two weeks to invent an indoor game that
would provide an “athletic distraction” for a rowdy class through the brutal New
England winter. His creation didn’t come easily. His first intention was to bring
outdoor games such as soccer and lacrosse indoors. These games proved to be too
physical and cumbersome. After brainstorming some new ideas, Naismith developed
basketball’s original 13 rules and, consequently, the game of basketball. The new
ndoor game was played with a soccer ball, peach baskets, and nine to a side. This
first contest is believed to have been played on December 21, 1891.
History of Volleyball
The game of volleyball, originally called “mintonette,” was invented in 1895 by
William G. Morgan after the invention of basketball only four years before. Morgan,
a graduate of the Springfield College of the YMCA, designed the game to be a
combination of basketball, baseball, tennis, and handball. The first volleyball net,
borrowed from tennis, was only 6’6″ high (though you need to remember that the
average American was shorter in the nineteenth century). The offensive style of
setting and spiking was first demonstrated in the Philippines in 1916. Over the years
that followed, it became clear that standard rules were needed for tournament play,
and thus the USVBA (United States Volleyball Association) was formed in 1928.