Bocce Ball Game

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Bocce Ball for Kids

Thanks to Dr. Lauren Holzberg, VSU

This is a game that can be played inside or outside the house. 

Bocce is an ancient game from Italy. It is like lawn bowling, and can be played with Bocce Balls or any other balls you have around the house.  

 How to Play Bocce Ball   - pronounced: Baahh- Chee

EQUIPMENT

There is limited equipment for bocce ball.  All you need to play is a bocce set. If you do not have a bocce set, you can use objects/balls you have at home.  

A small white ball or rock can be used as the pallino. The pallino is a smaller object used as the target for the bocce balls to hit during game play. 

You will also need bocce balls. This consists of 8 larger balls or objects, 4 of one color, 4 of another color. Around the house you can use tennis balls, golf balls, rubber bouncy balls, or any type of balls you have that roll. These balls will be your bocce balls.  

 

BOCCE COURT

In order to play bocce ball, you will need to have a smooth, flat surface. This can be a floor in your home, grass, sand, concrete, a rug, or any type of surface that you can toss or roll balls on. The size of your area can be whatever size you need to accommodate your game play. You will also have to draw or make a foul line. This line will be where the players throw from.

 

PLAYERS 

Bocce ball can be played with any amount of players. You can ask your friends, family and parents to join.  Divide the teams evenly. 

 

BOCCE RULES

Standing behind the foul line, the first player will roll or toss the pallino to set the target.  

That same player will then throw/toss or roll a bocce ball. 

The goal of the toss or roll is to try to get the bocce ball as close to the pallino as possible.

The next person to toss or roll is from the opposing team. This player will throw/ toss or roll one of their bocce balls. The goal is to get closer to the pallino than their opponent. 

Teams will keep tossing or rolling their bocce balls in opposite order, with everyone in the team tossing a bocce ball at least once, until all the bocce balls have been tossed. 

 

BOCCE SCORING 

Point(s) will be rewarded to whatever team has a bocce ball closest to the pallino. 

If the bocce balls are equal distance to the pallino, no points are awarded. 

For the team that has their bocce balls closet to the pallino, they will receive a point. Points will be rewarded for multiple balls closest to the pallino than the opponent’s closest ball. 

Games will go on for as long as you want, each time with a different player tossing the pallino. 

 

GAME PLAY

Now that you know how to the setup up the court, have equipment, know the rules and scoring of bocce, you can begin playing. 

Enjoy playing with your family and friends. 

 

With the video so you can see a game in action.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbQJ6s0YUlc