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BOCCIA
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for information on the CP Society Boccia Programme
Overview
Boccia is a test of muscle control and accuracy, requiring high focus and
concentration. The goal of the sport is to throw or bowl game balls so they land
as close as possible to the 'jack'.
Boccia is open to athletes with a high level of cerebral palsy or related
neurological conditions who use a wheelchair. Boccia is a mixed sport, where
women and men play together equally.
Players can compete in a team or individually and the game is played indoors on
a smooth surface. Athletes throw, kick or use ramp can propel the ball onto the
wooden court.
Boccia has no counterpart in the Olympic programme.
Events
Classification
In athletics, athletes from all of the disability categories represented in the
IPC compete:
- BC 1: For both
CP1 throwers and CP2 foot players. Athletes may compete with the help of an
assistant, who must remain outside the athlete's playing box. The assistant
can only stabilise or adjust the playing chair and give a ball to the player
on his/her request.
- BC 2: For CP2
throwing players. Players are not eligible for assistance.
- BC 3: For
players with a very severe physical disability. Players use an assistive
device and may be assisted by a person, who will remain in the player's box
but who must keep his/her back to the court and eyes averted from play.
- BC 4: For
players with severe physical disabilities other than cerebral palsy. Players
are not eligible for assistance.
Links
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Boccia Association of New Zealand
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Cerebral Palsy
Society of New Zealand
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Cerebral Palsy
International Sports & Recreation Association
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International
Paralympic Committee
 CP
SOCIETY BOCCIA PROGRAMME
Getting Rolling Newsletter - Issue
8
CP Society of NZ Boccia - Coaching Manual
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