Bocce players scoring

Bocce is a precision sport closely related to bowls and pétanque with a common ancestry from ancient games played in the Roman Empire. Developed into its present form in Italy, it is played around Europe and also in overseas countries that have received Italian migrants, including the United States, Canada, Australia, Brazil and Argentina (where it is known as bochas), initially amongst the migrants themselves but slowly becoming more popular with their descendants and the wider community. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1600 × 1200 pixel, file size: 853 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1600 × 1200 pixel, file size: 853 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... Swifts Creek Bowls Club Bowls (also known as Lawn Bowls or Lawn Bowling) is a precision sport in which the goal is to roll slightly radially asymmetrical balls (called bowls) closer to a smaller white ball (the jack or kitty) than ones opponent is able to do. ... Next to the beach at Nice, France In Hakaniemi, Helsinki Pétanque (pronounced in French) is a form of boules where the goal is to throw metal balls as close as possible to a small wooden ball called a cochonnet (jack). ... For other uses, see Roman Empire (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ...

Rules and play

Bocce is played on soil, oyster shell or asphalt courts approximately 20 to 27 metres in length and 2.5 to 4 metres wide, sometimes with wooden boards of approximately 15 centimetres in height surrounding the court. Bocce balls can be made of bronze or various kinds of plastic. Unlike lawn bowls, bocce balls are spherical and have no inbuilt bias. Assorted ancient Bronze castings found as part of a cache, probably intended for recycling. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...

A game can be contested between two players, or two teams of two or four. A match is started by a randomly chosen side being given the opportunity to throw a smaller ball, the jack (called a pallino or boccino in some areas), from one end of the court into a zone about 5 metres in length, ending 2 metres from the far end of the court. If they miss twice, the other team is awarded the opportunity to roll the pallino anywhere they choose within the prescribed zone. If neither team is able to roll the pallino into play as prescribed in the rules, then the pallino is placed on a spot that is marked on the court. At this time the team that attempted to put the pallino into play first gets to roll the first ball. This is an example of how to score a bocce ball round. ...

The side that places the jack is given the opportunity to bowl first. Once the first bowl has taken place, the other side has the opportunity to bowl. From then on, the side which does not have the ball closest to the jack has a chance to bowl, up until one side or the other has used their four balls. At that point, the other side bowls its remaining bocce balls. The scoring is done on a weighted scale to reward players with the most bocce balls placed nearest to the jack. The closest ball receives a score of three points, the second closest receives a score of two points and the third closest receives one point. These points are given regardless of which teams' ball is closest to the jack. The contest continues until one team scores 13 points (though this can vary regionally).

Players are permitted to throw the ball in the air using an underarm action. This is generally used to knock either the jack or another ball into a more favourable position. Tactics can get quite complex when players have sufficient control over the bocce ball to land or roll it accurately.

Players

The greatest bocce player of all time is widely considered to be Umberto Granaglia who was awarded the honor of "Player of the Twentieth Century" by the Confederation Mondiale des Sport de Boules, the world's official governing body of bocce. Granaglia strictly excelled in Volo, the most technically-skilled form of the game.

Organizations

The Confederation Mondiale des Sports de Boules, based in France, is the international organization for the sport of bocce.

Savannah Country Day's Ron Onorato is a strong supporter of Bocce. Heading many of the schools clubs and organizations.

See also

• Boccia
• Bowls
• Pétanque

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External links

• BocceVolo.com World Class Bocce
• Confederation Mondiale des Sports de Boules
• United States Bocce Federation
• Bocce Ball Rules, Bocce Courts, and More
• Bocce Victoria, Australia