Youth Olympic Sport Academy Fort Collins 

Peteca is a traditional sports in Brazil, played with a "hand shuttlecook" from indigenous origins and reputed to be as old as the country itself. The same name is given to the shuttlecock-object itself. ・objective The objective of the game is to hit the shuttlecock-like object (the peteca) with your hand over a high net, similar to a volleyball net, causing the object to land inbounded on the opposite court. The peteca can only be hit once while on each side of the net. Doubles and singles, male and/or female matches are played, both for competitive or leisure purposes.