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Coloring page of a basketball arcing through the air toward a hoop and backboard on a tall pole with motion trail lines
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ThemeSports
AgeKids (5–10)
Difficultyeasy
LicenseFree — personal & classroom use
Sports

Basketball Hoop and Ball Coloring Page

A basketball curves through the air along a dashed arc toward a hoop and net mounted on a tall backboard pole — clean and simple with bold motion trail lines showing the ball's path.

Basketball was invented in December 1891 by Canadian physical education instructor James Naismith at a YMCA in Springfield, Massachusetts. He nailed two peach baskets to an elevated track and wrote 13 basic rules — some of which still apply today. The first basketballs were brown leather; the familiar orange color was introduced in the late 1950s to make the ball easier for both players and spectators to see. A regulation NBA basketball measures about 29.5 inches in circumference and is inflated to between 7.5 and 8.5 pounds of pressure per square inch. The net visible in this picture is attached to the metal rim and slows the ball as it passes through, making it easier to see when a basket is scored.

Coloring ideas: color the basketball the classic deep orange with black seam lines. Give the backboard white with an orange rectangular painted target around the inner box. Color the metal pole and rim in silver or grey, and make the net pale white or tan. Leave the arc lines as black dashes or color them blue for a fun motion effect.

Try measuring how high a basketball hoop is in real life (10 feet) and comparing that to something in your home. This is a great introduction to measurement for kids learning about height and distance.

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