2010 Ellwood City Arts, Crafts and Food Festival Bocce Champions The Royals from Farrell, PA

2010 Youth Bocce Tournament Champions. Mike Rue and Greg Lynn

5th Annual post 4th of July Youth Bocce Tournament participants First Annual USABocce.com Four Man Special Olympics Bocce Tournament Champions JJ's Lighthouse Farrell PA Left to Right Fred Sablack, Don Bochert, Mike Lapcevich and Bob Mittal More Tournament Pictures Coming Soon UPCOMING TOURNAMENTS!! Sandhills Children’s Center will be hosting its 3rd Annual Backyard Bocce Bash, Saturday, August 14, at The Harness Track, located in Pinehurst, North Carolina. VIP Team of four is $350 or General Team of four is $100. For additional information, please contact Teresa Copper or Kathy Desmond by calling (910) 692- 3323 or visit our website at www.BackyardBocce.org New Orleans Bocce Tournament, October 15, 16 and 17. $4,000 prize money based upon 20 teams. $400 per 4 person team admission fee. A special rate of $65 for rooms has been negotiated at the Days Inn across the street from the Bocce Club. You have a link to our web site, www.BocceClubNewOrleans.org For team applications and questions, call Bob Agnelly, (504) 722-4631 or e-mail me at Bob@LouisianaBenefits.com The Four Lakes Bocce Association, Inc. has just completed the building of 4 91x13 courts in McFarland, Wisconsin. They are planning to hold two tournaments in September on the 5th and 19th. There will be a $1000 prize pool based on 16 4 person teams. Entry fee is $200 per team. 1 sub is allowed. contactus@ 4lakesbocce.us On Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Four-Lakes-Bocce-Association/128332787187475?v=wall

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Bocce . . . Americans Newest Team Sport

What do you think of when you hear the word "bocce"? Little old Italian men tossing balls on a dusty court? For years, bocce was considered the game of Italian immigrants. Today, it has become one of the country's newest team sports, it is now a part of the World Corporate Games and is an event in the Special Olympics. In other words, bocce is coming to town !

Bocce may be America's newest sport, but it is one of the world's oldest games.  Over the ages, bocce has changed from a crude sport played with round rocks, or even coconuts, to today's game with composite or metal balls.  Bocce also has had many names: " lawn bowling", "nine pins", "skittles" and "pentaque", to name a few, and has been played by many rules.

The USAbocce.com goals are to bring bocce to a higher level of professional participation by seeking out U.S. bocce tournaments and to connect US leagues for men and women. Bocce is a great game for people who cannot participate in strenuous physical activity, but who like a game with a high intensity level. Bocce players don't need the size or strength that is so important in other sports..
 

The Ellwood City Arts, Crafts and Food Festival is an event held annually in beautiful Ewing Park in Ellwood City, PA. Usually spanning a three day period during the 4th of July holiday, the festival also plays host to a major Bocce tournament.

Typically 25-30 four-person teams participate in the tournament.  Included in this year's tournament were teams representing Western Pennsylvania and Eastern Ohio.

At this year's tournament, to my surprise, I watched a dozen or so young people practicing on the courts, after the tournament had ended. I soon discovered that they conduct another tournament the following day at the same Bocce facility.  This year they held their 4th Annual post 4th of July Youth Tournament.

These young guys and gals take the game seriously.  The entry fee is $10 per player.  They start off with a round robin two-person team, then seed each team into a double elimination tournament - winners take all.  I would imagine these kids range in age between 12 and 16 years old.  They played basically a smart game by calling every shot and knowing when to hit and when to lay in a bocce shot.    The only difference between the novices and the tournament regulars - was their mode of transportation.  Instead of arriving by automobile, they arrived via scooters and bicycles.  I would like to commend Matt Morella who started this Post 4th of July Youth Tournament 4-years ago.  I hope many more young players read this article and continue learning, playing and growing to the popularity of Bocce.