Description: Bocce is a precision sport closely related to bowling. Players are
permitted to throw the ball in the air using an underarm action. This is
generally used to knock another ball away to attain a more favorable
position. Bocce is played on soil, oyster shell or asphalt courts sometimes
with wooden boards of approximately 15 centimetres in height surrounding
the court. Facts: Bocce has a common ancestry with bowling, both originating from ancient
games played in the Roman Empire. Developed into its present form in Italy,
it is played around Europe. Bocce balls can be made of bronze or various
kinds of plastic. Tactics can get quite complex when players have
sufficient control over the bocce ball to land or roll it accurately. |
