Ancient Civilzations Ancient Maya Blastoff Discovery
play ball pok-ta-pok court A Maya boy sits with his family above a ball court A game called pok-ta-pok is beginning Two teams of men wearing padded clothing enter the court The crowd cheers
pok-ta-pok Join the team Pok-ta-pok is making a comeback in Mexico Both men and women play today A heavy rubber ball is tossed into the air The players must keep it off the ground without using their hands or feet One player bounces the ball off his hip His teammate bats it hard with a forearm Playing pok-ta-pok is a great honor One day the boy hopes to join a team
