Boccia
Boccia ball game played on a playing field (24 x 3 m) which is usually outdoors and surrounded by a 10-20 cm high board. Boccia is played using a small positioning ball (pallino) which has a diameter of 3-5 cm, and a weight of 900-1,000 g. At the beginning of the game the positioning ball is thrown into the playing field by one of the players so that it comes to a rest at a minimum distance of 6 m from the base line (one of the short sides of the field) and at least 50 cm from the side lines. The objective of the game is to throw or roll the boccia balls (four per team) as close to the positioning ball as possible. It is permitted to hit the positioning ball, ones own balls, and those of the opposing team so that they are moved from their original positions. Every ball of the same team that is closer to the positioning ball than any of the opponent’s balls after all of the balls have been thrown, counts as one point. A set is finished when one team has scored 15 points. A match is played for the best of three sets. Boccia is played as singles or doubles. A team consists of four players who each play in one double and two single games. The baselines are alternated after every game. It is likely that boccia originated in sparta, greece around 500 b.C., And then later was played in erutria. In the middle ages it was played predominantly in italy, but also in france, spain, england, and germany. Boccia became a sport discipline in italy towards the end of the 19th century where it is played today as a popular game, as is the case in southern france and northern spain. The international organization is the federazione boccistica internazionale (fbi, founded in 1943, head office in chiasso, switzerland). (H.Haag &g. Haag, dictionary, 2003, 88 p.)
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