Boccia Taster
workshop
Bowling Club
Glenluce
21st
November 2013
11am – 12noon
Building Healthy Communities (BHC) West Wigtownshire in Partnership with D&G
leisure and Sport will be holding a taster session on Boccia ,the workshop is
been delivered as part of the BHC Self Help Management for Older People , Long
Term Conditions and Carers programme
Boccia is an inclusive sport that
can be tailored to suit children and adults of all abilities. The game is
played from a seated position and is played with small leather balls. A game
consists of two teams of 3 players who each receive two red or blue Boccia
balls to play each end. Boccia has some similarities with indoor bowls, the aim
of the game is for each team to propel and land their Boccia balls closer to
the white jack than their opposing team. Boccia is a great way of getting
people active,So why not come along and have some fun!
Limited spaces Book Early
!
For Further
information
Contact : Suzanne McGhie
Tel 01776700632
Email : suzannemcghie@nhs.net
- Word meaning ball. It was
played by the ancient Greeks and today it is a part of the Paralympic
Games
- Boccia was first introduced to
the Paralympic Games at Stoke Mandeville in 1984
- In the 2008 Beijing Games the
- In the London 2012 Games the
Boccia will take place at the ExCeL
Boccia
is a target sport; players need to their ball as close to the target or jack as
possible.
You
always play Boccia inside on a pitch about the same size as a badminton court.
Players
can be in wheelchairs and can also not be in a wheelchair, but it is a sitting
down game. You can roll or throw the ball, and some people can use a special
ramp to roll the ball.
Mixed
teams can play Boccia, it's not just all boys or all girls. Players are either
in the red or blue team, using red or blue balls to throw at the jack
