Boccia is a form of boules quite similar to petanque. But contrary to petanque, boccia is primarily played indoors.
Boccia is a technical and strategic precision sport with the objective of placing your own balls as close to the target ball, called the jack, as possible. You also have to keep the opponent from scoring by shooting their balls away from the jack.
A set of boccia consists of six red and six blue boccia balls, as well as a white jack ball. Each ball has a circumference of 270 mm and weighs approximately 275 g.
Many different people benefit greatly from playing boccia. It is a sport everyone can take part in and acquire new skills in.
Boccia is a Paralympic sport, but it is also a very popular non-elite mass participation sport. It is said that boccia is the fastest growing sport in the world!
ORIGIN
Boccia is a true grassroots sport. In 1968, a couple of Danish para-sports clubs came up with the idea of playing indoors boccia with homemade boccia balls, 토토 and their enthusiasm about the game inspired others to participate.
The sport grew slowly, but steadily, and it spread to several other countries. In 1998, boccia became a Paralympic sport for the most motorically challenged disabled people.
How to win
Once each end is finished the referee will tally up the points and shout it out. The team with a ball the closest to the jack will get an additional points for each ball that is closer than their opponent's nearest ball. In the end, the winner is decided by tallying up the total points. Whichever team, pairing, or individual has the highest score, wins.
There are some strategies boccia players can use to help them win the game. The first throwing player may choose to aim the jack for a spot close to their side so it's a harder angle for the opponent. Another tactic is to get in the way of the opponent so it's harder for them to score points. This is more of a defensive strategy but it still helps in the long run.