Its official name is Ecuavoley, however it can be informally be called ecuavolley, ecuavoly, ecuabol, or simply boly.

It is believed that some type of game similar to this already existed prior to European contact.

[1] While it is adherent that volleyball was invented in 1895, and the first world tournaments were held 1949, organized tournaments of ecuavolley were held in 1958, suggesting it could not have spread throughout the world that quickly, which would mean that the national volley game was developed independently and had a convergent evolution.

The flyer plays behind the setter and server, and runs quickly from one side to another recovering balls.

The setter places the ball on the opposite court in a strategic manner, in an attempt to deceive the other team of where it will land.