Pok-A-Tok or Gomacari
Hello Friends Continuing
our series in development of football, we have come up with 3rd series.
In the first two
part we discussed the very primitive form of football form known as Cuju and Kemari,
take a small look on those, where Cuju was about kicking a leather ball from
30ft while kemari was more of kick ball where ball should not be dropped to the
ground
Now we have
reached to another form known as Pok-A-Tok or Gomacari around
3000 BCE, evidence of which was discovered in MEXICO, the discovery indicates
the MAYANS dynasty playing this form of ancient football
The object of
the game was to shoot a leather ball through a vertically mounted ring at the
end of a forty/fifty yards long field. The players could use their feet, legs,
hips or elbows.
Variations of
this game were developed and played by Aztecs and Zapotecs. The Aztec's game is
perhaps most well-known because the players of the losing team were put to
death at the sacrificial altar…. Stay Tuned for more… information on
Aztecs and Zapotecs
Extract
Name of game: Pok-A-Tok or Gomacari
When: 3000 BCE
Dynasty: Mayans
Discovery:
Mexico
Objects: The
object of the game was to shoot a leather ball through a vertically mounted
ring at the end of a forty/fifty yards long field.
Allowed: The
players could use their feet, legs, hips or elbows.
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