Equipment

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The basic bocce equipment needed for specific bocce sport discipline is:


Bocce Discipline Equipment

Classic bocce	Precision throw	Progressive throw	Combined (Circles)

Metal bocce balls	Metal bocce balls	Metal bocce balls	Metal bocce balls
Jack	Synthetic bocce balls (white) - target	Synthetic bocce balls (white) - target	Jack
Measure	Synthetic bocce balls (red) - obstacle	Mats for progressive throw	Measure
	Jacks (white) - target	Bocce holders (stands)	Compass (for drawing circles)
	Jacks (red) - obstacle
	Mats for precision throw

For the bocce facility with 8 bocce sport courts and 4 recreational bocce courts, to start, the club would provide the following equipment:


For Bocce Sport

	Metal bocce balls: 128 (32 sets of four balls),
	Wooden jacks: 12,
	Metal measures of 0,50 m: 16,
	Bags for bocce sport equipment: 32 (each bag is 4 balls capacity),
	Mats for precision throw: 4 (1 per every other court),
	Mats for progressive throw: 8 (2 per every other court),
	Synthetic target bocce balls (white) for precision / progressive throw: 8,
	Synthetic obstacle bocce balls (red) for precision throw: 4,
	Synthetic obstacle jacks (red) for precision throw: 4,
	Compass for combined discipline (circles): 8 (1 per court),
	Referee’s rulers: 8 (1 per court),
	Score-boards: 8 (1 per court),
	Clocks: 8 (1 per court).


For Recreational Bocce

	Synthetic bocce balls 100 mm diameter: 64 (16 sets of 4 balls),
	Synthetic jacks: 4 (1 per court),
	Bags for bocce equipment: 16 (1 per set of 4 balls),
	Referee’s rulers: 4 (1 per court),
	Score-boards: 4 (1 per court),
	Clocks: 4 (1 per court).

NOTE:

Of course, each club will decide about the amount of equipment it needs according to its financial situation, a number of courts in the bocce alley, and a number of interested people in playing bocce sport or recreational bocce. It is common that the players buy their own bocce balls, so the number of bocce balls that the club provides may be much smaller.

Where to buy bocce equipment

Equipment may be purchased from well-known European manufacturers and/or American distributors.

Manufacturers of the bocce sport equipment are mostly located in two countries: France and Italy. The sport of bocce is most popular and advanced in these two countries, so the bocce equipment industry is most developed and has a long history and tradition. Some other countries also manufacture and sell bocce equipment.

Bocce clubs and individuals can buy bocce sport equipment directly from the manufacturers and their websites or commercial websites that sell their equipment. There is a number of brick-and-mortar stores (physical stores) in those countries that offer bocce equipment, too. It is recommended first to visit these sites and/or stores (or most of them) before you buy equipment because that is the best way to inform yourself about what is available, what the prices are, and what is most suitable for your needs and budget.

Bocce balls for recreational bocce (synthetic, 100 mm diameter) are widely available worldwide at a large number of department stores, their websites as well as specialized sports equipment stores and their websites.

NOTE:

When searching web sites for bocce equipment, you need to search for the following terms:

	If the websites are in French:
		for Volo metal bocce balls, look for Boules Lyonnaises,
		for Accessories, look for Accessoires,
		for bocce bags, look for Sacs.
	If the websites are in Italian:
		for Volo metal bocce balls, look for Bocce Lionesi (Lyonnaise),
		for Accessories, look for Accessori,
		for bocce bags, look for Borse.

Some of these websites have the language options/selection at the top of the page, so you may be able to select English.

In the Table 1 below is a list of the most known manufacturers, sellers, and their websites.


Bocce Sport (Volo/Lyonnaise) Equipment Links

	Caudera (Italy) - Metal bocce balls	https://shop.boccecaudera.com/ecomm/index.php?id_category=3&controller=category&id_lang=1
	Caudera (Italy) - Accessories	https://shop.boccecaudera.com/ecomm/index.php?id_category=6&controller=category&id_lang=1
	Caudera (Italy) - Bocce bags	https://shop.boccecaudera.com/ecomm/index.php?id_category=9&controller=category&id_lang=1
	Futura (France) - Metal bocce balls	https://shop.boccecaudera.com/ecomm/index.php?id_category=9&controller=category&id_lang=1
	Futura (France) - Accessories	https://www.boule-futura.fr/39-accessoires-divers https://www.boule-futura.fr/40-materiel-clubs https://www.boule-futura.fr/44-cinquantes-et-mesureurs
	Futura (France) - Bocce bags	https://www.boule-futura.fr/37-sacs-et-sacoches-boules
	Boulenciel (Italy) - Metal bocce balls	https://shopboulenciel.com/it/11-volo https://en.petanqueshop.com/lyonnaise-bocce/balls/boulenciel.html
	Boulenciel (Italy) - Accessories	https://shopboulenciel.com/it/13-accessori
	Linea Futura (Italy) - Metal bocce balls	https://en.petanqueshop.com/lyonnaise-bocce/balls/linea-futura.html
	Bocce FIB (Italy) - Metal bocce balls	https://en.petanqueshop.com/lyonnaise-bocce/balls/bocce-fib.html
	Unibloc (Italy) - Metal bocce balls	http://www.bocceunibloc.it/bocce-bronzo-lionesi-petanque/index.asp?load=Prodotti https://en.petanqueshop.com/lyonnaise-bocce/balls/bocce-unibloc.html https://en.petanqueshop.com/lyonnaise-bocce/accessories.html
	Boule d’Or (France) - Metal bocce balls	https://www.petanquestock.com/20-lyonnaise-la-boule-d-or
	Bocce Accessories	https://en.petanqueshop.com/lyonnaise-bocce/accessories.html

Recreational bocce equipment links

	Largest selection of synthetic bocce balls for recreational game	https://www.amazon.com/s?k=perfetta+bocce+balls+set&sprefix=perfetta+bocc%2Caps%2C155&ref=nb_sb_ss_ts-doa-p_1_13