Soccer, right? Well maybe, but equally as popular as the world´s game is an Ecuadorian version of volleyball: EcuaVolley. And it is everywhere in this country. Courts are in every park, in every town – way more prevelant than soccer fields. It´s similar to volleyball as we know it, but with a few important differences:
- Generally played on cement courts with a soccer ball
- 3 on 3
- Higher nets, preventing most players from spiking the ball (Ecuadorians aren’t the tallest people)
- A much more liberal touch time for each contact with the ball
When we first witnessed the game, I thought everyone was cheating – you can’t palm the ball in volleyball! Well, in EcuaVolley, you can. There are some talented players down here, and games we witnessed got competitive and heated.