2018 State Games Results- Congratulations to all the Bocce Teams... Great Job!
Here is the bocce report for 2018 Fall Games. I'll try to put pictures later. Congratulations to.....
5th Place: MC's, Smackin Ladies
4th Place: Field Ninjas, Guardians of the Galaxy, Incredibles, Jedi Masters, Rockin N Rollin, Thundercats
Bronze (3rd): Justice League
Silver (2nd): Batcave, Bocce Buddies, Fantastic Four, High Rollers, Lawn Rangers, Renegades
Gold (1st): Pickin N Grinnin
Here is the bocce report for 2018 Fall Games. I'll try to put pictures later. Congratulations to.....
5th Place: MC's, Smackin Ladies
4th Place: Field Ninjas, Guardians of the Galaxy, Incredibles, Jedi Masters, Rockin N Rollin, Thundercats
Bronze (3rd): Justice League
Silver (2nd): Batcave, Bocce Buddies, Fantastic Four, High Rollers, Lawn Rangers, Renegades
Gold (1st): Pickin N Grinnin
2017 State Games - results - Congratulations to all the Bocce Teams... Great Job!
Gold
Jedi Masters: Sequoyah, Luke, Jeffrey, Eric S
Justice League: Satawney, Amber, Zac, Donte
The K Team: Kiesha, Kaelyn, Kristi, and Ki-Pat
Silver
Santa & His Elves: Rudolpha, Michael, Ben, Walter
Shark Attack: IK, Serena, Morgan W, Micah
Thundercats: Chris, Lindsey, Nick, Evan
Bronze
Guardians of the Galaxy: Justin, Brianna, Antoinne, Libby
4th Place
Fantastic Four: Eric E, Stephanie, Anna M, Anne
Great Balls of Fire: Corry, Anna K, Paul, Ali
High Rollers: Mitchell, Jerry, Patty, Sheila
Smackin Ladies: Karen, Lisa, Brenda
5th Place
The Incredibles: Stephen, Tyson, Peter, Jerry
Wynn or Lou’s: McKenna, Tonya, Lou, Emily
Coach CeCe
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What is Bocce?
Bocce is a game of strategy involving the tossing of a marker ball called a pallino and teams tossing larger balls called bocce toward the marker ball in order to get closest and score points. The game is played on a 12 X 60 foot court which is marked off into 10 feet increments. A player must launch be able to toss the ball (underhanded) independently to be able to play the game. Ramp bocce currently is not being offered at this time.
Athletes who have more significant disabilities are able to play bocce as opposed to other sports. Individuals who are visually impaired, hearing impaired, non-verbal, and mobility impaired are all able to participate in this fun and challenging game of strategy where they may not be able to participate in other sports such as softball or basketball.
Special Olympics bocce teams are composed of traditional teams of 4 athletes or unified teams which consist of 2 athletes and 2 non-athletes called partners. Whether unified or traditional, the game is basically the same – to score as many points as possible in a frame (which consists of 8 balls) within a 30 minute period.
Check out these highlights from the 2013 National Games
How to Participate?
Unlike most sports, bocce can be played year round and in one’s own back yard. As long as you have an area that is 12 X 60 that you can lay down a court and some bocce balls.
Traditionally, bocce is designated as a fall games sport because Special Olympics Georgia has state games for bocce in the fall.
However, Gwinnett Special Forces will be having spring bocce this year in order to help our athletes train for the 2014 Nationals as well as participating in potentially two different tournaments: Gwinnett Boccefest and Brios Tournament held in April. In addition, athletes 50 and older in 2014 will be able to participate in bocce during the Gwinnett Golden Games April-May 2014. Practice dates and times to be announced.
Special Olympics Bocce Fall season will begin on July 22, 2014 at 6:30 pm to 7:30 at Ronald Reagan Park, 2777 Five Forks Trickum Rd, Lawrenceville and continues each Tuesday until October 7. Not able to come during that time? That’s not a problem. You can become a coach by attending Special Olympics Georgia training, practice at home or another location and coordinate with Coach CeCe for team registration. We are also in need for unified partners.
How else can I help?
Gwinnett Special Forces is in need of new equipment: Bocce Balls, Portable Courts, and Canopies to help shield athletes from the sun. All of these items can be purchased through Amazon.com with free shipping, donated to our teams and our teams will also receive commission from Amazon.com to help with uniforms and registration.
For more information contact, Cecilia “CeCe” Turner at 770-362-5484, [email protected] .
Bocce is a game of strategy involving the tossing of a marker ball called a pallino and teams tossing larger balls called bocce toward the marker ball in order to get closest and score points. The game is played on a 12 X 60 foot court which is marked off into 10 feet increments. A player must launch be able to toss the ball (underhanded) independently to be able to play the game. Ramp bocce currently is not being offered at this time.
Athletes who have more significant disabilities are able to play bocce as opposed to other sports. Individuals who are visually impaired, hearing impaired, non-verbal, and mobility impaired are all able to participate in this fun and challenging game of strategy where they may not be able to participate in other sports such as softball or basketball.
Special Olympics bocce teams are composed of traditional teams of 4 athletes or unified teams which consist of 2 athletes and 2 non-athletes called partners. Whether unified or traditional, the game is basically the same – to score as many points as possible in a frame (which consists of 8 balls) within a 30 minute period.
Check out these highlights from the 2013 National Games
How to Participate?
Unlike most sports, bocce can be played year round and in one’s own back yard. As long as you have an area that is 12 X 60 that you can lay down a court and some bocce balls.
Traditionally, bocce is designated as a fall games sport because Special Olympics Georgia has state games for bocce in the fall.
However, Gwinnett Special Forces will be having spring bocce this year in order to help our athletes train for the 2014 Nationals as well as participating in potentially two different tournaments: Gwinnett Boccefest and Brios Tournament held in April. In addition, athletes 50 and older in 2014 will be able to participate in bocce during the Gwinnett Golden Games April-May 2014. Practice dates and times to be announced.
Special Olympics Bocce Fall season will begin on July 22, 2014 at 6:30 pm to 7:30 at Ronald Reagan Park, 2777 Five Forks Trickum Rd, Lawrenceville and continues each Tuesday until October 7. Not able to come during that time? That’s not a problem. You can become a coach by attending Special Olympics Georgia training, practice at home or another location and coordinate with Coach CeCe for team registration. We are also in need for unified partners.
How else can I help?
Gwinnett Special Forces is in need of new equipment: Bocce Balls, Portable Courts, and Canopies to help shield athletes from the sun. All of these items can be purchased through Amazon.com with free shipping, donated to our teams and our teams will also receive commission from Amazon.com to help with uniforms and registration.
For more information contact, Cecilia “CeCe” Turner at 770-362-5484, [email protected] .
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