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{{Infobox sport |
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| image=Bocce_players_scoring.jpg |
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| imagesize=250px |
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| caption=Bocce players scoring a match |
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| union=[http://www.fiboules.org/ International Bocce Federation] |
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| nickname=Bocci |
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| first= Ancient Rome |
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| contact=Non-contact |
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| team=Individual |
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| category=[[Boules]] |
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| ball=Bocce (balls) & pallino (jack) |
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| olympic= No |
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[[Image:Bocce.JPG|thumb|right|200px|Italian men playing Bocce in [[San Giorgio a Cremano]], [[Naples]], [[Italy]]]] |
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[[Image:Bocce Play Cape Coral FL-2007.JPG|thumb|right|200px|Bocce play in [[Cape Coral, Florida]] in 2007]] |
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'''''Bocce''''' ({{IPA-en|bɒtʃi}}; {{IPA-it|bɔttʃe}}), sometimes anglicized as '''bocci''' or '''boccie''',<ref>[http://www.bocce.org/rules.html bocce.org]</ref><ref>[http://www.thefreedictionary.com/bocci TheFreeDictionary.com]</ref><ref>[http://www.thefreedictionary.com/bocci+ball TheFreeDictionary.com]</ref><ref>[http://www.wikipatents.com/5480026.html US Patent #5480026]</ref><ref>[http://www.modern-ruins.com/buehler/aboveny/bocci.html modernruins.com]</ref> is a [[Ball Sports|ball sport]] belonging to the [[boules]] sport family, 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]], (where it is called ''bocce'', the plural of the Italian word ''boccia'' which means "bowl"),<ref name="collins">{{cite web |url=http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/italian-english/boccia |title=boccia |work= Italian-English translation in the CollinsDictionary.com. Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 11th Edition|accessdate=8 November 2012}}</ref> it is played around [[Europe]] and also in overseas areas that have received Italian migrants, including [[Australia]], [[North America]], and [[South America]] (where it is known as ''bochas''; ''bolas criollas'' in Venezuela, ''bocha'' (the sport) in Brazil), initially among the migrants themselves but slowly becoming more popular with their descendants and the wider community. |
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The sport is also very popular on the eastern side of the [[Adriatic]], especially in [[Croatia]], [[Montenegro]] and southern [[Bosnia and Hercegovina]] where the sport is known in [[Serbo-Croatian]] as '''''boćanje''''' ("playing ''boće''") or '''''balote''''' (colloquially also ''bućanje'' ).<ref name=hr>[http://www.hrvatski-bocarski-savez.hr/ Croatian Bocce Association]</ref><ref name=hr2>[[Croatian Bocce Federation]]</ref><ref name=bih>[http://www.bocanje-bih.com/ BiH Bocce Association]</ref> In [[Slovenia]] the sport is known as '''''balinanje'''''<ref name=slo>[http://portal.balinarska-zveza.si/ Bocce Association of Slovenia]</ref> or colloquially "playing ''boče''" or ''bale'' (from Italian "''bocce''" or "''palle''", meaning "balls"),<ref name=slo2>[http://www.etno-muzej.si/en/spletne-zbirke/klasifikacije/igra-odraslih Slovene Ethnographic Museum]</ref> In Southern [[France]] the sport is also popular and known as [[Boule Lyonnaise]]. |
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==Rules and play== |
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Bocce is traditionally played on natural soil and asphalt courts {{convert|27.5|m}} in length and {{convert|2.5|to|4|m|ft}} wide.<ref>[http://www.boccevolo.com/about/ch1.html www.BocceVolo.com - Official Rules - Chapter 1 - Article 4 - Specifications of the Court]</ref> Bocce balls can be made of [[metal]]<ref>[http://www.boccevolo.com/about/ch1.html www.BocceVolo.com - Official Rules - Chapter 1 - Article 1 - The Bowls]</ref> or various kinds of [[plastic]]. Unlike [[lawn bowls]], bocce balls are spherical and have no inbuilt bias. |
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A game can be conducted between two players, or two teams of two, three, or four. A match is started by a randomly chosen side being given the opportunity to throw a smaller ball, the '''jack''' (called a '''boccino''' or '''pallino''' in some areas), from one end of the court into a zone {{convert|5|m|ft}} in length, ending {{convert|2.5|m|ft}} from the far end of the court. If the first team misses twice, the other team is awarded the opportunity to place the jack anywhere they choose within the prescribed zone. |
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The side that first attempted to place 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 balls. The team with the closest ball to the jack is the only team that can score points in any frame. The scoring team receives one point for each of their balls that is closer to the jack than the closest ball of the other team. The length of a game varies by region but is typically from 7 to 13 points.<ref>[http://www.boccevolo.com/about/ch2.html www.BocceVolo.com - Official Rules - Chapter 2 - Article 8 - Points to be Made and the Duration of the Match]</ref> |
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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 away to attain a more favorable position. Tactics can get quite complex when players have sufficient control over the ball to throw or roll it accurately. |
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[[File:Bocce sport 2.ogv|thumb|320px|Video of the sport of bocce]] |
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==Player of the 20th Century== |
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A bocce player of note is [[Umberto Granaglia]] (May 20, 1931 – December 13, 2008), who was awarded the honor of "Player of the Twentieth Century" by the Confédération Mondiale des Sports de Boules.<ref>[http://www.fiboules.org/index.php?page=news&action=view&key=96 International Bocce Federation]</ref> Between 1957 and 1980 Granaglia won a record 13 World Championships, 12 European Championship titles, and 46 Italian National Championships.<ref>[http://www.bocceinvalle.it/rosta.htm www.bocceinvalle.it]</ref> |
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==See also== |
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[[File:Bocce being played.theora.ogv||thumb|300px|Bocce being played]] |
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*[[Boccia]] |
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*[[Bowls]] |
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*[[Fédération Internationale de Boules]] |
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*[[Pétanque]] |
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==References== |
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{{reflist}} |
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==External links== |
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* [http://www.boccevolo.com/ BocceVolo.com - World Class Bocce] |
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* [http://www.cmsboules.com Confederation Mondiale des Sports de Boules] |
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* [http://www.fiboules.org/ International Bocce Federation (FIB)] |
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{{Bowling}} |
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[[Category:Bowls]] |
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[[Category:Ball games]] |
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[[Category:Lawn games]] |
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[[ar:بوتشي]] |
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[[de:Boccia]] |
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[[es:Bochas]] |
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[[fr:Bocce]] |
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[[hr:Boćanje]] |
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[[it:Bocce]] |
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[[nl:Bocce]] |
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[[new:बोचा]] |
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[[ja:スポールブール]] |
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[[no:Bocce]] |
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[[pl:Bocce]] |
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[[pt:Bocha]] |
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[[ru:Бочче]] |
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[[fi:Bocce]] |
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[[tr:Bocce]] |
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[[uk:Бочче]] |
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Revision as of 21:57, 7 February 2013
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