The disappearing sport of the ulemas The lost sport of the ulemas has influenced many sports that we practice in society today. Many people don't know what the sport is today, but these are common techniques found in many sports. Ulama is known to date back to 1500 BC, but he died. The Aztecs, Mayans, Mixtecs, and Zapotecs all played and watched the ball game. Ulama is currently a sport practiced in a small village in Mexico. This sport requires minimal equipment, just a heavy rubber ball and the human body. The rules that are played today are not necessarily the rules that have been played since its origin. The rules of the ulama are not fully known as many of them have been lost in translation. What we do know is that there are two teams with the number on each team varying from 2 to 6 players. It was discovered that the playing fields were shaped like an “I” and were made of stone. They are said to be the size of an American football field (Hill, 2015). The object of the game appears to be to hit a ball over the line using only your knees, hips, and buttocks (Klein, 2016). The game is said to resemble volleyball in that there was constant movement of the ball. The game requires you to hit the ball back and forth on a line in the middle between teams, including Coco and Ulama's game. King Carlos Fifth of the royal court was amazed by the game of the ulama as they watched two teams of Aztecs demonstrate this game. Not only were they amazed by the concept of the game, but they were also amazed by the fact that the rubber ball seemed to defy gravity (Kelin, 2016). After the Spanish conquistadors saw this game and enjoyed it for a short while, until they banned people from participating in the games and all the rituals of the games. The banning of this game had a big influence on why it was forgotten and is in danger of becoming a thing of the past completely (Mesoamerican Ballgame