Ecuavolley is the number one game in Chugchilán. It is a variation of volleyball played fiercely all over Ecuador, using a soccer ball, three players per side and a higher net. All the serving is done underarm and since the net is higher spiking is not possible. Without spiking the game becomes rather non-aggressive, but it’s a hotly contested affair in Chugchilán.
This afternoon there were three games being played in town, at the same time. The main serious game involving the men of town, who had to pay to play in the league, the younger guys were playing a more informal game on the town’s second court and the kids were passing the ball over an imaginary net on the footpath.
It is curious that a nation populated by short people should love a game were height is an advantage and to counteract the unfair height advantage, a select few had, they raised the net even higher.
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