E-balonmano.com: Revista de Ciencias del Deporte (Jan 2015)
Notes for the history of the Spanish basketball centenary. A school and popular sport for both sexes (1897-1938)
Abstract
Basketball was introduced in Spanish curricula as a means to promote physical education. Among the benefits identified in this sport by pedagogues, physical education teachers, hygienists and the military highlight those related with the promotion of teamwork competences, high level of cooperation, non-violent, moderate exercise and therefore with strong values for hygiene and available to both genders. These basketball potential educative benefits presented this sport as a valuable alternative to football, at a time that football became a sport of the masses and available to everyone.
