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4 Overview Brief Bocce History Centre Line Bocce was introduced in Australia by European migrants in the early 1900 s. Concept 1. The aim is to bowl or throw your bowl closest to the jack with the option of knocking out well placed opponent balls. 2. Bocce can be played on any flat/sloping surface such as: carpet, grass, sand, or anywhere. 3. A game is played with an even number of players on each team as follows: a. Singles (4 bowls per player) b. Doubles (2 or 3 bowls per player) c. Triples (2 bowls per player) d. Quadruples (2 bowls per player) e. Multiplayer (1 or 2 bowls per player) 4. Each team player has the same colour or line type pattern bowl/s and different to that of the opponent. 1. A game begins with one team delivering the jack from behind the foot line, decided by tossing a coin. The Jack is bowled beyond the foot line at the opposite end of the court. 2. The team who throws the jack delivers the first bowl, 3. The team that does not hold the advantage delivers the subsequent bowl and so on. 4. When a team has finished their bowls, the opposition delivers the remainder of their bowls, if any 5. A team can nominate to display the opponents bowl by throwing at a nominated bowl. 6. A throw can be a Raffa 'Drive' or a Volo 'Lob'. A drive must the thrown past the halfway line and then can roll forward. A 'Lob' is thrown in the air and must bounce only once before hot the target nominate bowl. If bounce more than once it is disqualified and all displaced bowls returned to orginal places. 1. A game begins with one team delivering the jack from behind the foot line, decided by tossing a coin. The Jack is bowled beyond the foot line at the opposite end of the court Scoring 1. The team with the closest bowl to the jack at the completion of the end scores 1 point, 2. And a further point for each other of their bowl/s closer to the jack than any of the opponents bowls. 3. The game is played in ends and an accumulative score is tallied at the completion of each end. 4. First to 7, 11, 13, or 15 points wins. Tips 1. Read the surface: Before bowling or throwing your bowl always plan your approach by reading the surface and picking a landing spot, try to avoid soft sand or high grass areas. 2. The technique: For a high level of accuracy and control, hold your bowl with a normal firm grip and with the back of your hand pointing towards the target. 3. Use tactics: Make the right decisions at the right time, bowl to place your ball closer to the jack or throw to knock out an opponents bowl. 4. Have fun: Smash an opponents bowl out, play with friends, family, or colleagues. Now Bocce (sport-boules) is a bowls sport for all sport lovers and levels of fitness. It is played both at a competitive and recreational level and can be played in singles or in teams of up to 4 players. Bocce is played competitively throughout the world with over 50 countries being members of the F.I.B. (Bocce Volo). Regular World Championships for Men, Women, and Juniors are held annually. It is also played at the Para Olympics, Special Olympics, World, Mediterranean, and South East Asian Games. Bocce is a lifetime sport and can be played anywhere by anyone at a social level. Today Different countries around the world have their own version of bocce. It is played with various rules and on different surfaces, although the basic aim of the sport remains the same. As interest for competition between countries grew, so did the need for uniform rules. In 1946 the French, Italian, Swiss and Monegasque Federations formed the Federation international de Boules (F.I.B.) and International competition was born. In 1985, the Confederation Mondiale des Sports de Boules (C.M.S.B.) was formed to include all forms of the game. The C.M.S.B. consists of four International federations, F.I.P.J.P. (Petanque), C.B.I. (Bocce Raffa), World Bowls (Lawn Bowls), and F.I.B. (Bocce Volo), with the F.I.B. being the oldest of the four. The C.M.S.B. was recognised by the International Olympic Committee (I.O.C.) in 1986, known as sport-boules. Competitive bocce has a long history with the formation of the French Federation in 1888 and the Italian in But socially bocce has been played on the streets and in the parks for centuries before this. There are two main forms of competitive bocce, Volo and Raffa. Volo is played competitively in Australia and is the most modernised form of the game with its technical throwing events involving a high level of fitness. Professional levels of the sport are played in European countries. Visit: for more information. How it all started Bocce was introduced in Australia by European migrants in the early 1900 s. The origins of bocce are believed to date back to 9000 BC where stone bowls were found in Turkey. Traces have also been found dating back to the time of the Pharaohs. In fact, a game similar to bocce was played in ancient Greece and during the middle ages. From the early Greek physician Ipocrates to the great Italian Renaissance man Galileo, the early participants of bocce have noted that the game's athleticism and spirit of competition rejuvenates the body. Bocce enjoyed rapid growth throughout Europe and became the sport of nobility and peasants alike. According to legend, Sir Francis Drake refused to set out to defend England against the Spanish Armada until he finished a game of bocce. He proclaimed, "First we finish the game, then we'll deal with the Armada!" By the 1800s Bocce was played across the north of Italy and in other European countries like France, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Belgium, Germany, Slovenia, Istria, Croatia and Bosnia. In Italy men played bocce at the back of 'Osterias' and along the back streets. In the mid-1800s Italy was unstable. The two Guiseppes Garibaldi and Mazzini led the 'red shirts' across the country in a bid to unify the Italian speaking peoples. It was during this period that many northern Italians started immigrating to places like Australia and America, taking the game of bocce with them.

5 Social Bocce Centre Line Bocce is played with an even number of players on each team as follows Singles (4 bowls per player) Doubles (2 or 3 bowls per player) Triples (2 bowls per player) Quadruples (2 bowls per player) Multiplayer (1 or 2 bowls per player) A game begins with one team throwing the Jack from behind a foot line; the team who throws the Jack is decided by tossing a coin. The Jack should be aimed beyond the foot line at the opposite end of the court. The team who throws the Jack delivers the first bowl with the aim of positioning them closest to the Jack or knocking out well placed opponent bowls. The team with the furthest bowl to the jack delivers the subsequent bowl. When a team has finished their bowls, the opposition delivers the remainder of their bowls, if any, to complete an end. The team with the closest bowl to the Jack at the completion of the end scores 1 point, and a further point for any of their other bowls that are closer to the Jack than any of the opponent s bowls. The scoring team throws the jack in the opposite direction to start the next end. The game is played in ends and an accumulative score is tallied at the completion of each end. The first team to reach 7, 11, 13, or 15 points wins the game.

BOCCE. 1. The rules listed in this section shall be the official rules for any ALBERTA 55 PLUS event.

BOCCE. 1. The rules listed in this section shall be the official rules for any ALBERTA 55 PLUS event. Rules of the Games - Bocce BOCCE 1. The rules listed in this section shall be the official rules for any ALBERTA 55 PLUS event. 2. AGE GROUPS 55 plus open: One team of 4 participants. 70 plus open: One