Transcript: Guatemala Episode 5
Karim is in his twenties, with short wavy brown hair and wears a black shirt with neon coloured tropical prints.
He says WELCOME TO GUATEMALA.
IT'S THE FINAL DAY FOR MY
SPORTING TEAM OF BOYS ON THEIR
ADVENTURE IN THE ANCIENT GAME OF
MAYAN PITZ.
HOW WILL THEY MEASURE UP WHEN
THEY TAKE ON THE LOCALS AT THEIR
OWN GAME?
Fast clips show teenage boys and girls engaging in different athletic activities.
(music plays)
Karim says THESE KIDS ARE LITERALLY AT THE
TOP OF THEIR GAME.
Camille says THEY'RE SOME OF THE
FASTEST, STRONGEST, MOST
SPORTINGEST KIDS IN THE
COUNTRY.
Karim says RUGBY, ATHLETICS,
AMERICAN FOOTBALL...
Franc is 13, with short wavy brown hair and plays rugby.
Alesha is 15, with long wavy blond hair in braids and run in a track with a parachute tied around her waist.
Reef is 14, with short curly brown hair and plays American football.
Camille says BOXING, GYMNASTICS,
HORSE-RIDING, AND RUNNING.
Jocelyn is 12, with long red hair in a braid and boxes.
Sol is 11, with short curly brown hair and does gymnastics flips.
Neisha is 14, with long wavy brown hair in a braid. She rides a horse and runs.
Karim says AND THEY'RE TAKING THEIR
SKILLS ACROSS THE WORLD.
Captions read "Brazil. Kenya. Mongolia. Malaysia. Guatemala. Japan."
Karim says I'VE GOT THE BOYS TEAM.
Camille says AND I'VE GOT THE GIRLS!
Camille is in her twenties, with long straight light brown hair in a ponytail. She wears a printed T-shirt and a bandana.
Alesha fights with sticks with a native African man.
Camille says GET HIM, ALESHA!
Karim says AND THEY'RE TRAVELLING...
Camille says VAMOS!
TO THE FURTHEST CORNERS OF THE
EARTH.
Camille rides a horse and says TO TEST THEIR SPORTING
SKILLS AGAINST LOCALS.
Karim says AND COMPETING IN SPORTS
THEY'VE NEVER DREAMED OF TRYING.
A clip shows Franc 3 other team members play a ball game in native clothes.
Franc says I'VE NEVER SEEN A
SPORT LIKE IT.
A clip shows a man in a dragon costume do flips.
Karim says HOW WILL THEY MEASURE UP WITH
JUST A WEEK TO BEAT THE WORLD?
A girl carries a tray full of cups.
A woman says GO, GO, GO, GO, GO!
Camille says THE GIRLS HAVE GOT THIS.
Karim says NO WAY!
THE BOYS HAVE GOT THIS!
The boys and the girls join their hands together and cheer before the games.
Karim says LET'S GO!
(ALL CHEERING)
The name of the show appears against an animated bouncy planet Earth. It reads "A week to beat the world."
Camille says OVER THE COURSE OF
FIVE DAYS, RUGBY PLAYER FRANC,
GYMNAST SOL AND AMERICAN
FOOTBALLER REEF...
Reef says OH, MY WORD.
Camille says HAVE BEEN PUT THROUGH
THEIR PACES BY HEAD COACH
JAVIER TO BECOME FULLY FLEDGED
MAYAN WARRIORS.
THEY'VE RUN UP AND DOWN
MOUNTAINS, SAILED ACROSS
VOLCANIC LAKES, CONFRONTED
INNOCENT PIÑATAS...
AND EATEN THE MEALS OF THEIR
NIGHTMARES.
ALL WITH ONE GOAL IN MIND...
LEARNING, IN JUST A WEEK, HOW
TO BEAT THE LOCALS AT THE
ANCIENT MAYAN GAME OF PITZ.
IT'S 7 A.M. AND THE BOYS ARE
EATING A BREAKFAST OF
CHAMPIONS-- AT LEAST THEY HOPE
THEY ARE-- BECAUSE, LATER
TODAY, THEY'LL HAVE TO COMPETE
AGAINST A MAYAN PITZ TEAM.
TODAY'S BIG MATCH IS A BOAT
RIDE AWAY, ACROSS THE LAKE.
Karim says RIGHT, PEP TALK TIME.
YOU CAME HERE AS BOYS AND, WELL,
YOU'RE GONNA LEAVE HERE AS BOYS,
BUT PROBABLY WITH REALLY BADLY
BRUISED HIPS.
Franc says YEAH.
Camille says GREAT PEP TALK, KARIM, WELL
DONE.
The team get on a boat.
Sol says I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO
PLAYING AN ACTUAL MATCH BECAUSE
WE HAVEN'T PLAYED A MATCH; WE'VE
JUST DONE TRAINING.
BUT I THINK WE'VE TRAINED REALLY
HARD, SO WE ARE GOING TO GO
ALL OUT.
WHEN I WOKE UP I WAS A LITTLE
BIT NERVOUS, BUT IT'S BETTER TO
GET THE NERVES OUT THE WAY, SO I
CAN FOCUS ON THE GAME.
WHEN I DO GYM, I COPE WITH MY
NERVES MOST OF THE TIME; I KIND
OF JUST STAND THERE AND THINK
AND THEN THEY GO AWAY.
Camille says SOL'S USED TO PRESSURE.
HE'S GOT HIS SIGHTS SET ON
GOLD.
REPRESENTING HIS COUNTRY AT
GYMNASTICS, HE COMPETES AT THE
HIGHEST LEVEL.
Clips show Sol training at the gym.
Sol says WHEN IT COMES TO GYMNASTICS,
ALL OTHER THINGS DISAPPEAR.
MY GYMNASTICS DREAM IS I'D LIKE
TO GO TO THE OLYMPICS.
I FEEL REALLY HAPPY WHEN I WIN.
I DON'T HATE LOSING, BUT I JUST
DON'T LIKE LOSING.
Camille says SOL NEEDS TO HOPE THAT
COMPETITIVE STREAK WILL HELP
HIM IN THE BIG MATCH.
Sol says THE OTHER TWO THIS MORNING,
THEY DIDN'T SEEM NERVOUS, MAYBE
THEY'VE GOT A LITTLE BIT OF
NERVES, BUT NOT LOADS.
Reef says IT'S GAME DAY.
GOT TO GET IN THE MIND SET.
WHEN I WOKE UP THIS MORNING, I
DIDN'T HAVE NO NERVES; IT WAS
JUST AS IF IT WAS A NORMAL DAY.
GOT TO KEEP IT LIKE THAT, SO THE
NERVES DON'T GET IN WAY.
Camille says FOREVER POSITIVE REEF LIVES
AND BREATHES FOR COMPETITION
AND FOR HIS SPORT.
Clips show Reef at football practice.
Reef says READY TO GO.
AMERICAN FOOTBALL TAKES UP LIKE
97 percent OF MY LIFE, IT'S EVERYTHING.
The team say BREAK!
Reef says WHEN I'M NOT PLAYING AMERICAN
FOOTBALL, I'M STUDYING IT, I'M
WATCHING OLD GAMES FROM THE
PAST.
I THINK I'M EXTREMELY
COMPETITIVE.
I LIKE TO WIN, A LOT.
YEAH, IT'S A GOOD FEELING.
Camille says HIS CHALLENGE TODAY IS TO
TRANSFER THAT POSITIVE ATTITUDE
IN AMERICAN FOOTBALL TO THE
PITZ PITCH.
Reef says YEAH, I FEEL LIKE WE ARE
GOING TO WIN.
CAN'T THINK I'M GOING TO LOSE
BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO TRY AND
WIN.
HOPEFULLY COME OUT WITH A WIN.
Camille says AND FINALLY, THERE'S FRANC.
Franc says BECAUSE I'M CAPTAIN, I DO
FEEL MORE RESPONSIBILITY.
I HAVEN'T REALLY GOT A GAME
PLAN.
GOT A VERY VERSATILE TEAM, A
VERY, VERY, VERY SUCCESSFUL
TEAM.
Camille says IN HIS NEW ROLE AS CAPTAIN OF
THE PITZ TEAM, FRANC AT LEAST
HAS SOME EXPERIENCE TO FALL
BACK ON, FROM HIS TOP LOCAL
RUGBY TEAM.
Clips show Franc at rugby practice.
The players gather and say THREE, TWO, ONE!
GO, TEAM!
Franc says I THINK THE FACT I'M ALWAYS
ENCOURAGING PEOPLE AND I KNOW
WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT HELPS ME
CAPTAIN THE TEAM BECAUSE I LIKE
TO LIFT EVERYONE'S SPIRITS, BUT
STILL HELP THEM IMPROVE.
RUGBY HAS REALLY HELPED MY
CONFIDENCE AND MY ATHLETIC
ABILITY.
I AM QUITE COMPETITIVE.
ON GAME DAY, I'D SAY I'M ABOUT
A... 20 OUT OF 10 IN
COMPETITIVENESS.
Camille says SO, THE THREE BOYS ARE
CERTAINLY NOT LACKING IN
COMPETITIVE SPIRIT, BUT NOW
THEY NEED TO COME TOGETHER AS A
TEAM AND CHANNEL THAT ENERGY
INTO THE SKILLS THEY'VE LEARNED
ON THE PITZ PITCH.
Reef says WE'VE TRAINED HARD ALL WEEK
AND I FEEL LIKE WE'LL GIVE THE
MAYANS A GOOD GAME.
Camille says ACROSS THE LAKE, WORD HAS GOT
ROUND THAT A TEAM FROM THE UK
HAVE COME TO CHALLENGE THE
LOCALS AT THEIR OWN SACRED GAME
OF PITZ.
NOT ONLY ARE THE BOYS COMPETING
IN A TOUGH, BRAND NEW SPORT,
THEY'VE NOW GOT A HOME CROWD TO
DEAL WITH, TOO.
THE GAME OF PITZ IS A GAME OF
TWO HALVES.
IT HAS TWO TEAMS OF FOUR
PLAYERS.
COACH JAVIER HAS DONE WHAT HE
CAN TO TEACH THE BOYS THE
BASICS.
STRIKING THE BALL WITH YOUR
HIP, GETTING THAT BALL OVER THE
END LINE TO SCORE, AND THE
ULTIMATE GOAL, GETTING THE
BALL THROUGH THE HOOP IN THE
MIDDLE KNOWN AS THE LUPJOM.
ANYONE DOES THAT AND IT'S GAME
OVER.
FOR AN OFFICIAL GAME LIKE THIS,
THE BOYS HAVE TO WEAR THE
TRADITIONAL PITZ KIT...
The boys get wrapped in embroidered colourful sashes and headscarves.
Karim looks at Sol and says YOU LOOK WICKED!
SUITS YOU, YOU KNOW, BRO.
Camille says AND THEY'RE GIVEN BODY
PAINT OF MAYAN WARRIORS.
AT LEAST THEY LOOK THE PART.
Javier does Franc's makeup and says OKAY, PERFECT.
Franc says THAT LOOKS SICK.
Karim says WHAT KIND OF CAPTAIN ARE YOU
GOING TO BE?
ARE YOU GOING TO RULE WITH AN
IRON FIST OR ARE YOU GOING TO BE
A FRIENDLY CAPTAIN?
Franc says I'M GOING TO BE FRIENDLY, BUT
I WILL GET A BIT FIERCE.
Karim says FRIENDLY BUT FIRM?
Franc says YEAH.
Karim says THAT'S EXCITING.
I DON'T THINK WE'VE SEEN THAT
SIDE OF YOU YET.
I'M EXCITED TO SEE THAT.
DO YOU WANT ME TO GIVE YOU MORAL
SUPPORT AND SHOUT AND SCREAM?
Franc says NOT REALLY.
Camille says WISE WORDS, CAPTAIN FRANC!
WITH THE BOYS ALL FULLY
WARRIORED, IT'S TIME FOR SOME
FINAL MOTIVATION FROM COACH
JAVIER.
(SPEAKING SPANISH)
Javier says WELL,
GENTLEMEN, THE DAY HAS ARRIVED.
I NEED YOU TO SHOW ME ALL THE
MAYAN WARRIOR SKILLS YOU'VE
LEARNT DURING TRAINING.
Camille says AND AS THE RULES
CALL FOR A TEAM OF FOUR,
THEY'RE GIVEN AN HONORARY TEAM
MEMBER.
Javier says TODAY, I HAVE
CHOSEN PEDRO TO BE ON YOUR
TEAM.
Camille says VETERAN PITZ PLAYER
PEDRO HAS BEEN TRAINING WITH
THE BOY'S TEAM ALL WEEK.
HE'S BOUND TO FIT INTO THE
TEAM BECAUSE, JUST LIKE SOL,
PEDRO'S A DAB HAND AT
BREAKDANCE.
OH...
Javier says BOYS, I KNOW YOU
CAN DO WELL TODAY AND I WANT TO
SEE A GOOD JOB ON THE PITCH.
(SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE)
(BOTH SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE)
Adults in full regalia and makeup play instruments as a ceremony to start the game.
Camille says THE MOMENT HAS
COME.
THERE'S NO TURNING BACK NOW.
Franc says IT WAS CRAZY COMING INTO THE
CEREMONY AND ALL THE CROWD.
IT WAS OVERWHELMING.
Reef says IT WAS CRAZY.
IN MY MIND, I WAS LIKE,
"THERE'S A CROWD FOR THIS?"
IT WAS NUTS.
(HORN SOUNDING)
Camille says AFTER A WEEK OF INTENSE
TRAINING, THE SUCCESS OR
FAILURE OF THE BOYS' TEAM WILL
BE DECIDED IN THE NEXT TWENTY
MINUTES.
THEY'VE TRAVELLED OVER 5000
MILES TO GUATEMALA TO TAKE ON
MAYAN WARRIORS AT THEIR OWN
GAME.
WILL THEY RETURN DISAPPOINTED?
OR CAN THEY SUCCEED AFTER JUST
A WEEK TO BEAT THE WORLD?
Franc gathers the team and says DON'T WORRY IF YOU DON'T DO
WELL, IT'S ALRIGHT, LEAVE IT
BEHIND YOU.
Sol says GOT TO COMMUNICATE.
Franc says YEAH, DO REALLY WELL.
Reef says YEAH, YEAH.
Franc says COME ON, BOYS.
Javier blows a whistle.
(WHISTLE SOUNDING)
(SHOUTING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE)
Karim says FIGHT!
The game starts.
Karim says YES, SOL!
GOOD SHOT, BRO!
YES, SOL!
GOOD DEFENCE.
Camille says FRANC'S POSITIONED SOL
UPFRONT AND STRAIGHT AWAY, HE'S
DEALING WITH A BARRAGE OF
SHOTS.
Karim says SOL, BRUV!
GO ON, SOL!
Camille says THE LOCAL MAYANS AREN'T GOING
EASY ON THE BOYS.
THEY DON'T WANT TO LOSE ON
THEIR HOME TURF.
Reef says WHEN WE ACTUALLY STARTED THE
GAME, IT WAS-- IT WAS STRANGE.
I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO THINK.
IT WAS LIKE "WHAT DO I DO?"
(CROWD SHOUTING)
Karim says YES, REEF!
GO ON, FRANC!
Franc says IT WAS A LOT HARDER THAN
TRAINING.
Karim says BOYS, YOU GENUINELY
HAVE A CHANCE AT THIS.
KEEP PUSHING.
Reef says VERY SURPRISED HOW NON-STOP
IT IS.
Karim says YES, FRANC!
Javier says VAMOS!
YES, FRANC, VAMOS!
Reef says IT'S A BRUTAL SPORT.
Karim says GUYS, WHEN YOU HIT THE BALL,
MOVE FORWARD, KEEP MOVING
FORWARD.
Camille says THEY SEEM TO BE HOLDING UP SO
FAR, BUT HOW LONG CAN THEIR
BODIES LAST AT THIS PACE?
The ball hits Sol on his stomach.
(CROWD EXCLAIMING)
Camille says OH, A HUGE HIT FOR SOL.
HE'S DOWN.
Sol says YEAH, I TOOK IT IN MY STOMACH
AND I GOT WINDED.
I WAS THINKING, LIKE, NOT TO
GIVE UP BECAUSE I DIDN'T GIVE UP
IN THE CANOEING, AND I'M NOT
WASN'T GOING TO GIVE UP TODAY.
Javier says YOU OKAY?
Camille says BUT SOL'S TOUGH.
HE'S BACK ON HIS FEET AND BACK
TO THE MATCH.
Karim says GO ON, BOYS!
Camille says PLAY CONTINUES, AND THE
LOCALS ARE PILING ON THE
PRESSURE.
OH, THE BALL'S LOOKING
DANGEROUSLY CLOSE TO THE BOY'S
END LINE.
AH NO, THE WORST HAS HAPPENED!
THE BALL HAS JUST SLIPPED PAST
FRANC AND OVER THE END LINE.
IT'S ONE, NIL TO THE LOCALS.
(CHEERING, WHISTLING)
Franc says LET'S PUSH FORWARD, BOYS,
PUSH FORWARD.
Camille says THE GAME OF PITZ STOPS FOR NO
ONE AND IT'S NOT GETTING ANY
EASIER FOR OUR BOYS' TEAM.
THEY'VE JUST A FEW MINUTES LEFT
TO OVERTURN THE LEAD.
THEY'RE HANGING ON IN THERE,
BUT NOW THEY NEED TO FIGHT EVEN
MORE.
Karim says KEEP GOING.
Javier says ESTÁ BIEN!
VAMOS.
Karim says YES, FRANC.
Javier says VAMOS!
Camille says AND NOW FRANC HAS TAKEN A BIG
HIT.
THE BOYS ARE TAKING A
BATTERING.
EVERY TIME THEY TRY TO PUSH,
THEY'RE PUSHED BACK HARDER.
I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG THEY CAN
TAKE THIS.
Karim says YES, REEF.
THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT!
YES, KEEP THE AGGRESSION, KEEP
THE AGGRESSION.
Camille says OOH, THE BALLS GONE HIGH.
WHO'S GOING TO TAKE ADVANTAGE?
Franc says GO ON, PEDRO.
Karim says THAT'S IT, THIS IS
YOURS!
(CHEERING)
Camille says YES, PEDRO'S GOT THE BALL
THROUGH THE HOOP!
IT'S GAME OVER!
Sol says WHEN IT WENT THROUGH THE
HOOP, I WAS LIKE "WHAT?"
(CHEERING)
Camille says THE LAST-MINUTE ADDITION TO
THE TEAM IS THE HERO OF THE
MATCH.
PEDRO'S SCORED THE GOLDEN GOAL.
WHAT A RESULT FOR THE BOY'S
TEAM.
Franc says IT JUST ALL HAPPENED SO
QUICKLY, I DIDN'T REALLY KNOW
WHAT TO DO.
I...
He blows a raspberry and says STILL CAN'T THINK ABOUT IT
NOW.
(CHEERING)
Reef says I CAN'T BELIEVE WE WON.
I HAD A FEELING WE WOULD, DEEP
DOWN, HAD A FEELING WE WOULD.
THAT LITTLE MAYAN ANCESTORS WERE
BEHIND US.
Karim says YOU BEAT THEM, MAN!
YES!
COME ON!
OH, YEAH!
PEDRO!
AH, MATE, I'M SO PROUD.
Camille says THE BOYS ALL FOUGHT SO HARD.
EVEN THOUGH THEY DIDN'T SCORE
THEMSELVES, THEY SHOULD BE
PROUD.
KARIM, I HATE TO SAY IT, BUT
WELL DONE.
YOUR TEAM WERE AWESOME.
MISSION WELL AND TRULY
ACCOMPLISHED.
BEFORE THEY HEAD HOME, JAVIER
GATHERS BOTH TEAMS TOGETHER FOR
HIS POST-MATCH ANALYSIS.
(SPEAKING SPANISH)
Javier says TODAY WAS
HARD WORK.
I'VE BEEN REALLY IMPRESSED BY
THE GREAT JOB THAT THEY'VE
DONE.
Sol says YEAH, I THINK WE'VE DONE
JAVIER PROUD, ALL OF THE TEAM,
NOT JUST ME, BUT WE'VE ALL DONE
HIM PROUD, SO I'M HAPPY.
Franc says US, AS A TEAM, WE WORKED
REALLY WELL, WE CONCENTRATED, WE
USED OUR BALANCE.
EVERYTHING HE TOLD US TO DO,
WE DID REALLY WELL.
IT FEELS INCREDIBLE TO WIN.
I CAN'T BELIEVE IT.
Karim says WATCHING YOU TODAY, THE
CONCENTRATION LEVELS, THE FOCUS,
I GENUINELY GOT SO EXCITED
WATCHING YOU GUYS, AND TO SEE
YOU AGAINST, YOU KNOW, MAYAN
LOCALS WHO'VE BEEN DOING IT FOR
YEARS ON END, IT WAS AWESOME.
(SPEAKING SPANISH)
Javier says OF COURSE,
TODAY, WE ARE ENJOYING THIS
HAPPINESS OF BEING CHAMPIONS.
CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU THREE.
AND TO ALL THE OTHER PLAYERS,
MY CONGRATULATIONS, TOO.
Camille says NOW, IT'S TIME TO
SAY ADIOS TO GUATEMALA,
THE LAND OF HOT CHILLIES...
Karim tastes the chocolate covered chilli and says THAT IS SO BAD.
Camille says SHAMAN CEREMONIES,
TROPICAL STORMS AND ANCIENT
MAYAN BALL GAMES, INCLUDING THE
ONE WHERE THE BALL IS ON FIRE.
Karim says OH, THAT'S A BIG FIRE
NOW!
Reef says THIS WEEK HAS BEEN CRAZY.
MY MINDSET ON EVERYTHING HAS
BEEN CHANGED.
HEY, BACK OFF, BUD!
Franc says YES, HE'S LAST!
Reef says EVEN ABOUT HOW I LOOK AT A
CUP OF COFFEE.
(YELPING)
Sol says EVEN WITH THE BITS THAT HAVE
BEEN REALLY TRICKY AND
DIFFICULT, IT'S BEEN AN AMAZING
WEEK.
I'VE KIND OF DISCOVERED THAT I
CAN COPE WITH MY NERVES MORE AND
THINK POSITIVE BETTER.
Franc says WHEN I GET BACK TO THE RUGBY
PITCH, THE OPPONENTS ARE GOING
TO BE SCARED, THEY ARE GOING TO
RUN AWAY.
THEY'RE GONNA KNOW I'M A MAYAN
WARRIOR.
THEY ARE NOT GOING TO WANT TO
MESS WITH ME.
Reef says IT WAS CRAZY.
IT WAS ONCE IN A LIFETIME
OPPORTUNITY.
I WON'T EVER GET TO DO THIS
AGAIN.
Camille says MORE ADVENTURES WAIT FOR THE
BOYS.
BUT NEXT TIME ON
A WEEK TO BEAT
THE WORLD...
Alesha watches native people fight with sticks and says THIS IS AMAZING, YEAH.
Camille says I'M IN KENYA WITH THE
GIRL'S TEAM, WHERE THEY'RE
LIVING LIKE MAASAI WARRIORS...
Alesha says WHAT'S YOUR FAVOURITE FOOD?
A local girl says MAIZE.
Camille says AND TAKING THEM ON AT
THEIR OWN MAASAI GAMES.
(CHEERING)
(GASPING)
Music plays as the end credits roll.
Copyright 2019, Rumpus Media Limited.
He says WELCOME TO GUATEMALA.
IT'S THE FINAL DAY FOR MY
SPORTING TEAM OF BOYS ON THEIR
ADVENTURE IN THE ANCIENT GAME OF
MAYAN PITZ.
HOW WILL THEY MEASURE UP WHEN
THEY TAKE ON THE LOCALS AT THEIR
OWN GAME?
Fast clips show teenage boys and girls engaging in different athletic activities.
(music plays)
Karim says THESE KIDS ARE LITERALLY AT THE
TOP OF THEIR GAME.
Camille says THEY'RE SOME OF THE
FASTEST, STRONGEST, MOST
SPORTINGEST KIDS IN THE
COUNTRY.
Karim says RUGBY, ATHLETICS,
AMERICAN FOOTBALL...
Franc is 13, with short wavy brown hair and plays rugby.
Alesha is 15, with long wavy blond hair in braids and run in a track with a parachute tied around her waist.
Reef is 14, with short curly brown hair and plays American football.
Camille says BOXING, GYMNASTICS,
HORSE-RIDING, AND RUNNING.
Jocelyn is 12, with long red hair in a braid and boxes.
Sol is 11, with short curly brown hair and does gymnastics flips.
Neisha is 14, with long wavy brown hair in a braid. She rides a horse and runs.
Karim says AND THEY'RE TAKING THEIR
SKILLS ACROSS THE WORLD.
Captions read "Brazil. Kenya. Mongolia. Malaysia. Guatemala. Japan."
Karim says I'VE GOT THE BOYS TEAM.
Camille says AND I'VE GOT THE GIRLS!
Camille is in her twenties, with long straight light brown hair in a ponytail. She wears a printed T-shirt and a bandana.
Alesha fights with sticks with a native African man.
Camille says GET HIM, ALESHA!
Karim says AND THEY'RE TRAVELLING...
Camille says VAMOS!
TO THE FURTHEST CORNERS OF THE
EARTH.
Camille rides a horse and says TO TEST THEIR SPORTING
SKILLS AGAINST LOCALS.
Karim says AND COMPETING IN SPORTS
THEY'VE NEVER DREAMED OF TRYING.
A clip shows Franc 3 other team members play a ball game in native clothes.
Franc says I'VE NEVER SEEN A
SPORT LIKE IT.
A clip shows a man in a dragon costume do flips.
Karim says HOW WILL THEY MEASURE UP WITH
JUST A WEEK TO BEAT THE WORLD?
A girl carries a tray full of cups.
A woman says GO, GO, GO, GO, GO!
Camille says THE GIRLS HAVE GOT THIS.
Karim says NO WAY!
THE BOYS HAVE GOT THIS!
The boys and the girls join their hands together and cheer before the games.
Karim says LET'S GO!
(ALL CHEERING)
The name of the show appears against an animated bouncy planet Earth. It reads "A week to beat the world."
Camille says OVER THE COURSE OF
FIVE DAYS, RUGBY PLAYER FRANC,
GYMNAST SOL AND AMERICAN
FOOTBALLER REEF...
Reef says OH, MY WORD.
Camille says HAVE BEEN PUT THROUGH
THEIR PACES BY HEAD COACH
JAVIER TO BECOME FULLY FLEDGED
MAYAN WARRIORS.
THEY'VE RUN UP AND DOWN
MOUNTAINS, SAILED ACROSS
VOLCANIC LAKES, CONFRONTED
INNOCENT PIÑATAS...
AND EATEN THE MEALS OF THEIR
NIGHTMARES.
ALL WITH ONE GOAL IN MIND...
LEARNING, IN JUST A WEEK, HOW
TO BEAT THE LOCALS AT THE
ANCIENT MAYAN GAME OF PITZ.
IT'S 7 A.M. AND THE BOYS ARE
EATING A BREAKFAST OF
CHAMPIONS-- AT LEAST THEY HOPE
THEY ARE-- BECAUSE, LATER
TODAY, THEY'LL HAVE TO COMPETE
AGAINST A MAYAN PITZ TEAM.
TODAY'S BIG MATCH IS A BOAT
RIDE AWAY, ACROSS THE LAKE.
Karim says RIGHT, PEP TALK TIME.
YOU CAME HERE AS BOYS AND, WELL,
YOU'RE GONNA LEAVE HERE AS BOYS,
BUT PROBABLY WITH REALLY BADLY
BRUISED HIPS.
Franc says YEAH.
Camille says GREAT PEP TALK, KARIM, WELL
DONE.
The team get on a boat.
Sol says I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO
PLAYING AN ACTUAL MATCH BECAUSE
WE HAVEN'T PLAYED A MATCH; WE'VE
JUST DONE TRAINING.
BUT I THINK WE'VE TRAINED REALLY
HARD, SO WE ARE GOING TO GO
ALL OUT.
WHEN I WOKE UP I WAS A LITTLE
BIT NERVOUS, BUT IT'S BETTER TO
GET THE NERVES OUT THE WAY, SO I
CAN FOCUS ON THE GAME.
WHEN I DO GYM, I COPE WITH MY
NERVES MOST OF THE TIME; I KIND
OF JUST STAND THERE AND THINK
AND THEN THEY GO AWAY.
Camille says SOL'S USED TO PRESSURE.
HE'S GOT HIS SIGHTS SET ON
GOLD.
REPRESENTING HIS COUNTRY AT
GYMNASTICS, HE COMPETES AT THE
HIGHEST LEVEL.
Clips show Sol training at the gym.
Sol says WHEN IT COMES TO GYMNASTICS,
ALL OTHER THINGS DISAPPEAR.
MY GYMNASTICS DREAM IS I'D LIKE
TO GO TO THE OLYMPICS.
I FEEL REALLY HAPPY WHEN I WIN.
I DON'T HATE LOSING, BUT I JUST
DON'T LIKE LOSING.
Camille says SOL NEEDS TO HOPE THAT
COMPETITIVE STREAK WILL HELP
HIM IN THE BIG MATCH.
Sol says THE OTHER TWO THIS MORNING,
THEY DIDN'T SEEM NERVOUS, MAYBE
THEY'VE GOT A LITTLE BIT OF
NERVES, BUT NOT LOADS.
Reef says IT'S GAME DAY.
GOT TO GET IN THE MIND SET.
WHEN I WOKE UP THIS MORNING, I
DIDN'T HAVE NO NERVES; IT WAS
JUST AS IF IT WAS A NORMAL DAY.
GOT TO KEEP IT LIKE THAT, SO THE
NERVES DON'T GET IN WAY.
Camille says FOREVER POSITIVE REEF LIVES
AND BREATHES FOR COMPETITION
AND FOR HIS SPORT.
Clips show Reef at football practice.
Reef says READY TO GO.
AMERICAN FOOTBALL TAKES UP LIKE
97 percent OF MY LIFE, IT'S EVERYTHING.
The team say BREAK!
Reef says WHEN I'M NOT PLAYING AMERICAN
FOOTBALL, I'M STUDYING IT, I'M
WATCHING OLD GAMES FROM THE
PAST.
I THINK I'M EXTREMELY
COMPETITIVE.
I LIKE TO WIN, A LOT.
YEAH, IT'S A GOOD FEELING.
Camille says HIS CHALLENGE TODAY IS TO
TRANSFER THAT POSITIVE ATTITUDE
IN AMERICAN FOOTBALL TO THE
PITZ PITCH.
Reef says YEAH, I FEEL LIKE WE ARE
GOING TO WIN.
CAN'T THINK I'M GOING TO LOSE
BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO TRY AND
WIN.
HOPEFULLY COME OUT WITH A WIN.
Camille says AND FINALLY, THERE'S FRANC.
Franc says BECAUSE I'M CAPTAIN, I DO
FEEL MORE RESPONSIBILITY.
I HAVEN'T REALLY GOT A GAME
PLAN.
GOT A VERY VERSATILE TEAM, A
VERY, VERY, VERY SUCCESSFUL
TEAM.
Camille says IN HIS NEW ROLE AS CAPTAIN OF
THE PITZ TEAM, FRANC AT LEAST
HAS SOME EXPERIENCE TO FALL
BACK ON, FROM HIS TOP LOCAL
RUGBY TEAM.
Clips show Franc at rugby practice.
The players gather and say THREE, TWO, ONE!
GO, TEAM!
Franc says I THINK THE FACT I'M ALWAYS
ENCOURAGING PEOPLE AND I KNOW
WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT HELPS ME
CAPTAIN THE TEAM BECAUSE I LIKE
TO LIFT EVERYONE'S SPIRITS, BUT
STILL HELP THEM IMPROVE.
RUGBY HAS REALLY HELPED MY
CONFIDENCE AND MY ATHLETIC
ABILITY.
I AM QUITE COMPETITIVE.
ON GAME DAY, I'D SAY I'M ABOUT
A... 20 OUT OF 10 IN
COMPETITIVENESS.
Camille says SO, THE THREE BOYS ARE
CERTAINLY NOT LACKING IN
COMPETITIVE SPIRIT, BUT NOW
THEY NEED TO COME TOGETHER AS A
TEAM AND CHANNEL THAT ENERGY
INTO THE SKILLS THEY'VE LEARNED
ON THE PITZ PITCH.
Reef says WE'VE TRAINED HARD ALL WEEK
AND I FEEL LIKE WE'LL GIVE THE
MAYANS A GOOD GAME.
Camille says ACROSS THE LAKE, WORD HAS GOT
ROUND THAT A TEAM FROM THE UK
HAVE COME TO CHALLENGE THE
LOCALS AT THEIR OWN SACRED GAME
OF PITZ.
NOT ONLY ARE THE BOYS COMPETING
IN A TOUGH, BRAND NEW SPORT,
THEY'VE NOW GOT A HOME CROWD TO
DEAL WITH, TOO.
THE GAME OF PITZ IS A GAME OF
TWO HALVES.
IT HAS TWO TEAMS OF FOUR
PLAYERS.
COACH JAVIER HAS DONE WHAT HE
CAN TO TEACH THE BOYS THE
BASICS.
STRIKING THE BALL WITH YOUR
HIP, GETTING THAT BALL OVER THE
END LINE TO SCORE, AND THE
ULTIMATE GOAL, GETTING THE
BALL THROUGH THE HOOP IN THE
MIDDLE KNOWN AS THE LUPJOM.
ANYONE DOES THAT AND IT'S GAME
OVER.
FOR AN OFFICIAL GAME LIKE THIS,
THE BOYS HAVE TO WEAR THE
TRADITIONAL PITZ KIT...
The boys get wrapped in embroidered colourful sashes and headscarves.
Karim looks at Sol and says YOU LOOK WICKED!
SUITS YOU, YOU KNOW, BRO.
Camille says AND THEY'RE GIVEN BODY
PAINT OF MAYAN WARRIORS.
AT LEAST THEY LOOK THE PART.
Javier does Franc's makeup and says OKAY, PERFECT.
Franc says THAT LOOKS SICK.
Karim says WHAT KIND OF CAPTAIN ARE YOU
GOING TO BE?
ARE YOU GOING TO RULE WITH AN
IRON FIST OR ARE YOU GOING TO BE
A FRIENDLY CAPTAIN?
Franc says I'M GOING TO BE FRIENDLY, BUT
I WILL GET A BIT FIERCE.
Karim says FRIENDLY BUT FIRM?
Franc says YEAH.
Karim says THAT'S EXCITING.
I DON'T THINK WE'VE SEEN THAT
SIDE OF YOU YET.
I'M EXCITED TO SEE THAT.
DO YOU WANT ME TO GIVE YOU MORAL
SUPPORT AND SHOUT AND SCREAM?
Franc says NOT REALLY.
Camille says WISE WORDS, CAPTAIN FRANC!
WITH THE BOYS ALL FULLY
WARRIORED, IT'S TIME FOR SOME
FINAL MOTIVATION FROM COACH
JAVIER.
(SPEAKING SPANISH)
Javier says WELL,
GENTLEMEN, THE DAY HAS ARRIVED.
I NEED YOU TO SHOW ME ALL THE
MAYAN WARRIOR SKILLS YOU'VE
LEARNT DURING TRAINING.
Camille says AND AS THE RULES
CALL FOR A TEAM OF FOUR,
THEY'RE GIVEN AN HONORARY TEAM
MEMBER.
Javier says TODAY, I HAVE
CHOSEN PEDRO TO BE ON YOUR
TEAM.
Camille says VETERAN PITZ PLAYER
PEDRO HAS BEEN TRAINING WITH
THE BOY'S TEAM ALL WEEK.
HE'S BOUND TO FIT INTO THE
TEAM BECAUSE, JUST LIKE SOL,
PEDRO'S A DAB HAND AT
BREAKDANCE.
OH...
Javier says BOYS, I KNOW YOU
CAN DO WELL TODAY AND I WANT TO
SEE A GOOD JOB ON THE PITCH.
(SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE)
(BOTH SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE)
Adults in full regalia and makeup play instruments as a ceremony to start the game.
Camille says THE MOMENT HAS
COME.
THERE'S NO TURNING BACK NOW.
Franc says IT WAS CRAZY COMING INTO THE
CEREMONY AND ALL THE CROWD.
IT WAS OVERWHELMING.
Reef says IT WAS CRAZY.
IN MY MIND, I WAS LIKE,
"THERE'S A CROWD FOR THIS?"
IT WAS NUTS.
(HORN SOUNDING)
Camille says AFTER A WEEK OF INTENSE
TRAINING, THE SUCCESS OR
FAILURE OF THE BOYS' TEAM WILL
BE DECIDED IN THE NEXT TWENTY
MINUTES.
THEY'VE TRAVELLED OVER 5000
MILES TO GUATEMALA TO TAKE ON
MAYAN WARRIORS AT THEIR OWN
GAME.
WILL THEY RETURN DISAPPOINTED?
OR CAN THEY SUCCEED AFTER JUST
A WEEK TO BEAT THE WORLD?
Franc gathers the team and says DON'T WORRY IF YOU DON'T DO
WELL, IT'S ALRIGHT, LEAVE IT
BEHIND YOU.
Sol says GOT TO COMMUNICATE.
Franc says YEAH, DO REALLY WELL.
Reef says YEAH, YEAH.
Franc says COME ON, BOYS.
Javier blows a whistle.
(WHISTLE SOUNDING)
(SHOUTING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE)
Karim says FIGHT!
The game starts.
Karim says YES, SOL!
GOOD SHOT, BRO!
YES, SOL!
GOOD DEFENCE.
Camille says FRANC'S POSITIONED SOL
UPFRONT AND STRAIGHT AWAY, HE'S
DEALING WITH A BARRAGE OF
SHOTS.
Karim says SOL, BRUV!
GO ON, SOL!
Camille says THE LOCAL MAYANS AREN'T GOING
EASY ON THE BOYS.
THEY DON'T WANT TO LOSE ON
THEIR HOME TURF.
Reef says WHEN WE ACTUALLY STARTED THE
GAME, IT WAS-- IT WAS STRANGE.
I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO THINK.
IT WAS LIKE "WHAT DO I DO?"
(CROWD SHOUTING)
Karim says YES, REEF!
GO ON, FRANC!
Franc says IT WAS A LOT HARDER THAN
TRAINING.
Karim says BOYS, YOU GENUINELY
HAVE A CHANCE AT THIS.
KEEP PUSHING.
Reef says VERY SURPRISED HOW NON-STOP
IT IS.
Karim says YES, FRANC!
Javier says VAMOS!
YES, FRANC, VAMOS!
Reef says IT'S A BRUTAL SPORT.
Karim says GUYS, WHEN YOU HIT THE BALL,
MOVE FORWARD, KEEP MOVING
FORWARD.
Camille says THEY SEEM TO BE HOLDING UP SO
FAR, BUT HOW LONG CAN THEIR
BODIES LAST AT THIS PACE?
The ball hits Sol on his stomach.
(CROWD EXCLAIMING)
Camille says OH, A HUGE HIT FOR SOL.
HE'S DOWN.
Sol says YEAH, I TOOK IT IN MY STOMACH
AND I GOT WINDED.
I WAS THINKING, LIKE, NOT TO
GIVE UP BECAUSE I DIDN'T GIVE UP
IN THE CANOEING, AND I'M NOT
WASN'T GOING TO GIVE UP TODAY.
Javier says YOU OKAY?
Camille says BUT SOL'S TOUGH.
HE'S BACK ON HIS FEET AND BACK
TO THE MATCH.
Karim says GO ON, BOYS!
Camille says PLAY CONTINUES, AND THE
LOCALS ARE PILING ON THE
PRESSURE.
OH, THE BALL'S LOOKING
DANGEROUSLY CLOSE TO THE BOY'S
END LINE.
AH NO, THE WORST HAS HAPPENED!
THE BALL HAS JUST SLIPPED PAST
FRANC AND OVER THE END LINE.
IT'S ONE, NIL TO THE LOCALS.
(CHEERING, WHISTLING)
Franc says LET'S PUSH FORWARD, BOYS,
PUSH FORWARD.
Camille says THE GAME OF PITZ STOPS FOR NO
ONE AND IT'S NOT GETTING ANY
EASIER FOR OUR BOYS' TEAM.
THEY'VE JUST A FEW MINUTES LEFT
TO OVERTURN THE LEAD.
THEY'RE HANGING ON IN THERE,
BUT NOW THEY NEED TO FIGHT EVEN
MORE.
Karim says KEEP GOING.
Javier says ESTÁ BIEN!
VAMOS.
Karim says YES, FRANC.
Javier says VAMOS!
Camille says AND NOW FRANC HAS TAKEN A BIG
HIT.
THE BOYS ARE TAKING A
BATTERING.
EVERY TIME THEY TRY TO PUSH,
THEY'RE PUSHED BACK HARDER.
I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG THEY CAN
TAKE THIS.
Karim says YES, REEF.
THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT!
YES, KEEP THE AGGRESSION, KEEP
THE AGGRESSION.
Camille says OOH, THE BALLS GONE HIGH.
WHO'S GOING TO TAKE ADVANTAGE?
Franc says GO ON, PEDRO.
Karim says THAT'S IT, THIS IS
YOURS!
(CHEERING)
Camille says YES, PEDRO'S GOT THE BALL
THROUGH THE HOOP!
IT'S GAME OVER!
Sol says WHEN IT WENT THROUGH THE
HOOP, I WAS LIKE "WHAT?"
(CHEERING)
Camille says THE LAST-MINUTE ADDITION TO
THE TEAM IS THE HERO OF THE
MATCH.
PEDRO'S SCORED THE GOLDEN GOAL.
WHAT A RESULT FOR THE BOY'S
TEAM.
Franc says IT JUST ALL HAPPENED SO
QUICKLY, I DIDN'T REALLY KNOW
WHAT TO DO.
I...
He blows a raspberry and says STILL CAN'T THINK ABOUT IT
NOW.
(CHEERING)
Reef says I CAN'T BELIEVE WE WON.
I HAD A FEELING WE WOULD, DEEP
DOWN, HAD A FEELING WE WOULD.
THAT LITTLE MAYAN ANCESTORS WERE
BEHIND US.
Karim says YOU BEAT THEM, MAN!
YES!
COME ON!
OH, YEAH!
PEDRO!
AH, MATE, I'M SO PROUD.
Camille says THE BOYS ALL FOUGHT SO HARD.
EVEN THOUGH THEY DIDN'T SCORE
THEMSELVES, THEY SHOULD BE
PROUD.
KARIM, I HATE TO SAY IT, BUT
WELL DONE.
YOUR TEAM WERE AWESOME.
MISSION WELL AND TRULY
ACCOMPLISHED.
BEFORE THEY HEAD HOME, JAVIER
GATHERS BOTH TEAMS TOGETHER FOR
HIS POST-MATCH ANALYSIS.
(SPEAKING SPANISH)
Javier says TODAY WAS
HARD WORK.
I'VE BEEN REALLY IMPRESSED BY
THE GREAT JOB THAT THEY'VE
DONE.
Sol says YEAH, I THINK WE'VE DONE
JAVIER PROUD, ALL OF THE TEAM,
NOT JUST ME, BUT WE'VE ALL DONE
HIM PROUD, SO I'M HAPPY.
Franc says US, AS A TEAM, WE WORKED
REALLY WELL, WE CONCENTRATED, WE
USED OUR BALANCE.
EVERYTHING HE TOLD US TO DO,
WE DID REALLY WELL.
IT FEELS INCREDIBLE TO WIN.
I CAN'T BELIEVE IT.
Karim says WATCHING YOU TODAY, THE
CONCENTRATION LEVELS, THE FOCUS,
I GENUINELY GOT SO EXCITED
WATCHING YOU GUYS, AND TO SEE
YOU AGAINST, YOU KNOW, MAYAN
LOCALS WHO'VE BEEN DOING IT FOR
YEARS ON END, IT WAS AWESOME.
(SPEAKING SPANISH)
Javier says OF COURSE,
TODAY, WE ARE ENJOYING THIS
HAPPINESS OF BEING CHAMPIONS.
CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU THREE.
AND TO ALL THE OTHER PLAYERS,
MY CONGRATULATIONS, TOO.
Camille says NOW, IT'S TIME TO
SAY ADIOS TO GUATEMALA,
THE LAND OF HOT CHILLIES...
Karim tastes the chocolate covered chilli and says THAT IS SO BAD.
Camille says SHAMAN CEREMONIES,
TROPICAL STORMS AND ANCIENT
MAYAN BALL GAMES, INCLUDING THE
ONE WHERE THE BALL IS ON FIRE.
Karim says OH, THAT'S A BIG FIRE
NOW!
Reef says THIS WEEK HAS BEEN CRAZY.
MY MINDSET ON EVERYTHING HAS
BEEN CHANGED.
HEY, BACK OFF, BUD!
Franc says YES, HE'S LAST!
Reef says EVEN ABOUT HOW I LOOK AT A
CUP OF COFFEE.
(YELPING)
Sol says EVEN WITH THE BITS THAT HAVE
BEEN REALLY TRICKY AND
DIFFICULT, IT'S BEEN AN AMAZING
WEEK.
I'VE KIND OF DISCOVERED THAT I
CAN COPE WITH MY NERVES MORE AND
THINK POSITIVE BETTER.
Franc says WHEN I GET BACK TO THE RUGBY
PITCH, THE OPPONENTS ARE GOING
TO BE SCARED, THEY ARE GOING TO
RUN AWAY.
THEY'RE GONNA KNOW I'M A MAYAN
WARRIOR.
THEY ARE NOT GOING TO WANT TO
MESS WITH ME.
Reef says IT WAS CRAZY.
IT WAS ONCE IN A LIFETIME
OPPORTUNITY.
I WON'T EVER GET TO DO THIS
AGAIN.
Camille says MORE ADVENTURES WAIT FOR THE
BOYS.
BUT NEXT TIME ON
A WEEK TO BEAT
THE WORLD...
Alesha watches native people fight with sticks and says THIS IS AMAZING, YEAH.
Camille says I'M IN KENYA WITH THE
GIRL'S TEAM, WHERE THEY'RE
LIVING LIKE MAASAI WARRIORS...
Alesha says WHAT'S YOUR FAVOURITE FOOD?
A local girl says MAIZE.
Camille says AND TAKING THEM ON AT
THEIR OWN MAASAI GAMES.
(CHEERING)
(GASPING)
Music plays as the end credits roll.
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