Hunter Prout P.E. Ms. Mersman P.1 Bocce Ball Bocce ball is an ancient sport that was played as early as 5200 B.C by Egyptians. According to http://worldbocce.org/bocce-history.htm there were paintings in Egypt that had two children playing Bocce ball. Bocce ball was eventually picked up by the Greek people and spread to Italy. Bocce ball is now a tournament sport and may be an olympic sport soon. Bocce ball was played in Greece by both rich and poor people and was a way for Greek people to become one in the sport. Bocce ball is played with balls, people to cast the balls, and a pallino. A pallino is a smaller ball that is used as a target ball for the casters. The balls that are used to be thrown towards the pallino are relatively larger and more heavy than the pallino. You can play Bocce ball in many places, however there are some surfaces that do not support the game very well. You can play Bocce ball at any flat grassy surface such as at a park or even your backyard. Bocce ball can also be played in the sand or at an actual Bocce ball court. An official Bocce ball court measures 76 feet long and 12 feet wide. The court is filled with either sand …show more content…
or turf and outlined by a concrete curb. To score or win in a game of Bocce ball you or your partner has to toss the Bocce ball closer to the pallino than any other team that are competing against you.
The tem who throws the pallino will throw first, and they have 4 Bocce balls to try to get close to the pallino. Players must decide what technique to use to maneuver their ball toward the pallino. One technique is to throw the ball over hand, the ball will will travel the furthest distance while doing this. Another way is to lob the ball in a more arched path, this throw can be very efficient because, if the player has good accuracy the ball will land with very little movement after the initial landing. You may also throw the ball underhanded, the player may put some backspin on this throw in order to make the ball travel backwards after the initial
landing. Most Bocce ball games go to 12 points, however players may discuss the amount of points needed to win the game before the game starts. People have enjoyed bocce ball for thousands of years dating all the way back to 5200 B.C. from the African deserts to the grasslands of Italy. The sport is still popular to this day, even though Bocci ball is not very popular in the United States, this sport is well known in most parts of the world. Eventually the sport will be an olympic sport and even more people will be participating in it. This is the reason why you now know all about the sport Bocci ball.
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