Crowds of people, players and spectators alike gather around the red-top courts at Maria Hernández Park every day to enjoy ecuavóley, a national sport of Ecuador brought to Bushwick by immigrants.

Carlos Morocho, who runs the ecuavóley league at Maria Hernández, spoke with Bushwick Daily about the sport.

“Here, in this area of Maria Hernández, the people who started el voleibol were the Ecuadorians,” he shared while keeping score of a match. “We’re from different places. Some are from the northern part of Ecuador like those from Ambato. Some are from Riobamba. Others are from Cañar Province. And others are from Cuenca as I am. I’m Cuencano. The players then arrive and bring with them their own knowledge and customs of the sport.”