Disciplines

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Bocce (Volo / Lyonnaise bocce system) is a very diverse sport, requiring different disciplines depending upon the type of bocce being played. Athletic bocce is both a team sport and a singles sport. Here are bocce sport disciplines:

 

DISCIPLINES FOR TEAMS

 

 

Discipline

Team Formation

Players per team

Balls per player

 

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Classic Bocce

Doubles

2

2 or 3 per player

 

Threes

3

2 per player

 

Fours

4

2 per player

 

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Progressive Throw

Doubles

2

 

 

Mixed Doubles

2

 

 

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Doubles

2

3 per player

 


 

DISCIPLINES FOR SINGLES

 

 

Discipline

Balls per player

 

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Classic bocce sport

4 per player

 

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Precision Throw

 

 

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Progressive Throw

 

 

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Progressive Throw with 3 targets

 

 

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Progressive Throw with 5 targets

 

 

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Combined (Circles)

4 per player

 


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Figure 21: Classic Bocce - World Championship 1991 - Fours

Figure 22: Combined (Circles)


 

CATEGORIES

 

 

Men/Women

Category

 

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Men

Seniors

 

Under 23

 

Under 18

 

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Women

Seniors

 

Under 23

 

Under 18

 


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Figure 23: Precision throw

Figure 24: Progressive throw -


Figure 21 Photo Credit: Federation Internationale de Boules (FIB - fiboules.org)

Figures 22-24 Photo Credit: Bocce Federation of France (ffsb.fr - youtube.com)


DISCIPLINES HIGHLIGHTS

Links to Disciplines subpages (click arrows)

Forming Bocce Club

Classic Bocce

Bylaws

Precision Throw

Club Documents

Progressive Throw

Club Documents

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