The Mesoamerican Ballgame Association USA or AJUPEME USA (Asociacion de Juego de Pelota Mesoamericano USA) is the main sports organization for Ulama de Cadera in the United States.[1][2] It is a member of the International Mesoamerican Hip Ball Game Association based in Mexico.[3]
AJUPEME USA plays Ulama de Cadera, or hip ulama, meaning it plays the iteration of Ulama with hips.
Players wear suede and leather around the midsection and a faja, a woven belt. An 8-lb rubber ball that is approximately 8 inches in diameter is used to play Ulama de Cadera.[4] The ball is made from the rubber of an Arbol de Castilla tree and sulfur.[5]
Gameplay
In the US version of ulama de cadera, each ulama team has seven players on the field at any time. The game has two halves with 20-minutes each, with a ten-minute halftime. Players can only contact the ball with their hips.[5]
Domestic teams
Within AJUPEME USA, there are currently four delegations: California, Arizona Practice, Nevada, and Yankwik Mexiko (New Mexico). Each delegation governs the sport in each of their respective states.
AJUPEME USA teams
| Team
|
Location
|
Delegation
|
Est
|
Venue
|
Note
|
| Oceyolotl de San Fernando Valley
|
San Fernando, CA
|
California
|
2019
|
El Cariso Community Regional Park
|
Formerly Itzpapalotl San Fernando Valley
|
| New Mexico Macanas
|
Albuquerque, NM
|
Yankwik Mexiko
|
2022
|
Mesa Verde Community Center
|
|
| Atlético Tlecoyotes de San Diego
|
San Diego, CA
|
California
|
2023
|
Chicano Park
|
|
| TBD
|
Yuma, AZ
|
Arizona Practice
|
TBD[4]
|
|
|
National team
National record of AJUPEME USA:[3]
References
