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Boccia is a game of skill and strategy and is a truly inclusive sport in which men and women of all ages and abilities can play together.
Boccia is a Paralympic sport with no Olympic counterpart and is designed specifically for athletes with a disability affecting locomotor function.
Boccia is a precision ball sport similar to petanque and bowls whereby athletes throw, kick or use a ramp to propel a ball onto court aiming to get close to a target ball (Jack).
Played indoors from a seated position using soft leather balls on a smooth rectangular court, boccia can be played as individuals, in pairs or teams of three.
A game of Boccia consists of four ends in the singles and pairs but consists of six ends in the teams. The aim of boccia is to get closer to the "Jack ball" than your opponent.
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dsport Boccia
10am - 12noon
1st and 3rd Saturday of each month
Knox Church Hall
574 High Street, Lower Hutt
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