Pok a Tok

Origin

• The game was most popular in mexico,
• The game was created by the mayans,
• It is very rare if a mayan city dose not poses a court for this sport,
• The game has been said to have originated over 3,000 years ago,
• The game had vanished after the conquest of mexico,

Rules

• The main goal of the game was to get the ball threw the hole,
• The hole was a stone circle that stood as high as 20ft, 
• The players could not touch the ball,
• They had to use there Legs,Hips,Chest,Head,shoulders,
• That is why they wore "yugos"witch is stuffed leather, 

Teams

• Each team was made of seven people,  
• The players were sometimes worriers captured from the nearby village, 
• These games tended to be very brutal,
• In some cases the members of loosing teams were sacrificed to the gods, 
• This game was usually played during religious ceremony's,

League,orginization

• The game is not commonly known any more,
• Due to its extinction over 2,000 years ago, 
• Many Pok A Tok stadiums can still be visited,

Who participates?

• This game was mostly played bye toltecs and mayans.
• sometimes it would be played by warriors,
• They would sacrifice the loser if a prisoner was playing.