Bocce Rules
The object of the game is to roll your bocce balls closer to the pallino (jack) ball than your opponent. Bocce can be played on most surfaces (grass or sand) as long as they are fairly smooth and flat.Court is 60 feet long by 12 feet wide; however, the court size can be accommodated to fit the playingspace available.
Players:
One player per team = four balls per player
Two players per team = two balls per player
Four player per team = one ball per player
Playing Bocce:
The game consists of several frames. A frame starts with tossing the pallino by a team toward theopposite end of the playing court. The game (frame) is complete after the balls have been thrownand points awarded. Balls are tossed or rolled underhand.
Whoever wins the coin toss will begin by tossing the pallino into the playing area. The pallino mustbe thrown past the center line and not further than the four foot line. If the pallino lands out of thedesignated area, the opposing team will throw the pallino into the playing area.
Once the pallino is in position, the first team throws their bocce ball. Taking alternate turns, eachteam throws their balls toward the pallino to (A) get their ball closest to the pallino, (B) to move thepallino closer to their ball, or (C) move the opponent’s ball. The winning team begins the next frame.
Frames are played alternately from one end of the court to the other.
Scoring:
In each frame, only one team scores. One point is given for each bocce ball that is closer to thepallino than the opposing team’s bocce balls. The pallino distance marker can be used to determinewhich balls are closer.
The game continues until 12 points have been scored or to pre-determined points set by the playersbefore the game starts.
Note: Safety should be observed when playing bocce. It is recommended that players stay outsidefor the playing area when balls are being tossed.
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Bocce Score Sheet
Filling out the Bocce Score sheet.
Top of score sheet
Date
RED Balls - Team name and number
GREEN Balls - Team name and number
Scoring section
Complete number scoring
Winner of game needs to be either the team color or team name
Players names need to be filled in for the first game. It does NOT need to be filled in for the second and third games if there are no changes.
Score totals
Add each teams game scores together and put it on the Score Total line.
Score Total Winner can be the team color or the team name
Match Results section
Total points for each team,
( 2 points for each win, + 1 point for highest score total )
Capo’s signature (or team member) to verify the results are correct.
If the score sheet is NOT completely filled out, it will not be accepted
Click the picture at the right to download a copy of the score sheet