Boccia
Boccia is descendent from ancient Greek ball tossing games. In 1984 Boccia was officially recognised as a Paralympics sport and was first played in Australia in 1987. The sport continues to grow not only in Australia but throughout the world with over fifty countries now participating. Boccia provides opportunities for people with severe physical disabilities to attain elite performances. It requires tactics, skill & control and concentration to make a perfect game. The balls are of a solid but pliable nature with a kinetic and rolling quality, this often means those with a more severe functional disability are able to grip the ball more easily. It also has the possibility of reducing the advantage of physical strength so that skill becomes a more important factor. A player can also kick the ball into court and others may use specifically designed assistive devices such as ramps.
For more information please visit www.boccia.com.au
Latest News
2011 Boccia National Championship Results
BC1 Singles: 1st -B Fear (NSW) 2nd - J Richardson (Vic) 3rd - T Ellis (ACT)
BC2 Singles: 1st - L Kavanagh (Qld) 2nd - B Harris (Qld) 3rd -
BC3 Singles: 1st - T Cooper (NSW) 2nd - A McReynolds (NSW) 3rd -G Thorneycroft (Vic)
Open/BC4 Singles: 1st - S Burdett (NZ) 2nd - P
BC1/BC2 Teams:
1st - Queensland (F Lyons, W Marshall, L Kavanagh, B Harris)
2nd - NSW (B Fear, M Howard, S Elsworth, M Paschali)
3rd -Tas/Vic/NZ Comb (S Claridge, N Milner, Fleur Mann, J Richardson) 3rd
BC3 Pairs:
1st - NSW (A McReynolds, S Thomas, T Cooper)
2nd - Qld (R Oakman, H Kidd, L Solomon)
3rd - NSW/NZ comb (A Phillips, A Thomson)
Referee’s Award: Fiona Lyons (Qld)
President’s Award: Terry Cooper (NSW)
Classifications
There are four classifications depending on the level of mobility. Cerebral Palsy International Sports and Recreation Association (CPISRA) are the national governing body for boccia and have overall control of all international boccia competitions. While boccia is a sport that may be played by anyone, to compete at the very highest level players must qualify within the CPISRA classification criteria. Visit www.cpisra.org to find out more.
For more information on classification please visit http://www.paralympic.org.au/sports/boccia
Boccia Documents
Rules & Regulations: Visit www.cpisra.org to download The CPISRA Sports Manual 10th Edition
International Rankings
CPISRA Boccia World Rankings List 2010
CPISRA Boccia World Ranking List 2009 is now available - CPISRA
2010 National Results
BC1 Singles: William Marshall (Qld) 1st Barry Fear (NSW) 2nd John Richardson (Vic) 3rd
BC2 Singles: Fiona Lyons (Qld) 1st Belinda Harris (Qld) 2nd Scott Elsworth (NSW) 3rd
BC3 Singles: Gavin Thorneycroft 1st Mandy Slade (NZ) 2nd Terry Cooper (NSW) 3rd
Open Singles: Dianne Corcoran (ACT) 1st Bruce Walker (Qld) 2nd Lucy Harris (ACT) 3rd
BC1/BC2 Teams: Queensland Fiona Lyons, Belinda Harris, William Marshall, Lachlan Kavanagh 1st
New South Wales Barry Fear, Magdalene Paschali; Scott Elsworth, Mecenzi Howard 2nd
ACT/TAS Corena Sheridan, Tyler Ellis, Nick Milner 3rd
BC3 Pairs: NSW/VIC Cally Simpson; Gavin Thorneycroft 1st
NSW Carmella Kirkman, Terry Cooper 2nd
QLD Laura Solomon, Robert Oakman 3rd
Refere Award for Sportsmanship: Barry Fear
Boccia Champion State BC1, BC2 BC3 Singles Only – Queensland
Presidents Award – Gavin Thorneycroft
For more information please visit www.boccia.com.au
For all Paralympic results visit www.paralympic.org.au
For more information on Boccia please contact:
Cerebral Palsy International Sport and Recreation Association www.cpisra.org
Boccia Australia www.boccia.com.au
Australian Paralympic Committee www.paralympic.org.au
Boccia State Contacts
Western Australia: Cameron Searle: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
NSW: Peter King: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Queensland: Sporting Wheelies & Disabled Association: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Tasmania: Kevin Faulkner: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Victoria: Leanne Carlon: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
ACT: Arthur Wilks: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Boccia Australia Secretary: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it