Palin (game)

It is broadly similar to field hockey, with two teams using sticks to move a ball across a goal line defended by their opponents.

[1] Nineteenth-century scholars, such as Chilean historian Diego Barros Arana, believed that the Spanish had introduced the game of chueca to the Mapuche.

[5] In more recent times it has been played primarily as a recreational sport,[3] although some communities still hold palin games as a ritual for special occasions and other social gatherings.

Players use curved wooden sticks to move the ball down the long axis of the field and across the goal line on the opposing team's side.

[8][9] Players often make strong physical contact as they maneuver for control of the ball; injuries during a game are common.