Boccia
Special Olympics Surrey - Boccia Club
Boccia - A definition
Boccia is a Paralympic Sport. Boccia consists of 6 red balls, 6 blue balls and 1 white jack. There are 2 teams each consisting of 3 players. Each player has 2 coloured balls each.
It is an attack and defend game, where each side (red and blue) attempts to score as many points as possible by placing their own coloured balls closest to the white jack ball.
Special Olympics Surrey - Boccia Club was established in April 2008. We started out with 6 members which has now doubled to well over 12. The club meets fortnightly on a Monday night and every session we concentrate on different skills and drills. The club has 2 teams signed up to the CP Sport Boccia League and we have been placed in the Greater London League 1. Our opponents are Special Olympics Hammersmith & Fulham and WAMDSAD.
Our fixtures are due to take place in the beginning of 2009 and the members are currently training very hard to prepare for these games. Sessions involve promoting and developing the members secondary skils such as
- Perception
- Decision Making
- Numeracy / Scoring
- Colour Recognition
- Taking Turns
- Communication
- Social Intercation
- Competitiveness
Venue of Club
Richard Challoner Sports Hall
Manor Drive North
New Malden
Surrey
KT3 5PB
Time of Club
6.00pm to 8.00pm
Dates of Club
Monday 19 January 2009
Monday 2 February 2009
Monday 2, 16 & 30 March 2009
Monday 27 April 2009
Monday 11 May 2009
Monday 8 & 22 June 2009
Monday 8 & 20 July 2009
Please note YOU MUST be a member of Special Olympics Surrey in order to join our Boccia Club
If you would like to find out more or join our club please contact Sue Johnson, Special Olympics Boccia Coach on 020 8547 5212 or email: sue.johnson@rbk.kingston.gov.uk