Franklin 50111 Sports Soft Bocce Set Instruction Manual
- June 14, 2024
- FRANKLIN
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50111 Sports Soft Bocce Set
Instruction Manual
50111 Sports Soft Bocce Set
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PARTS LIST
GAME INSTRUCTIONS & COURT LAYOUT
GENERAL NOTE
Remove the product from the box and make sure all of the parts from the
parts list are included.
Tournament Bocce Play:
Bocce is played with one small ball (pillion) and eight larger balls, four per
player/team. The pillion is thrown first and becomes the “target”. After the
pillion has been set/played each bocce ball is thrown with the goal of placing
it as close to the pillion as possible.
A full game of bocce is called a round, and it is separated into a series of
scoring periods called gyri (plural) or gyro (singular). The first team that
reaches 15 points wins the round.
In each gyro (scoring period), only one team may score points. A point is
scored for the team with its bocce closest to the pillion, and additional
points are earned for each bocce of the same player/team that is closer to the
pillion than the closest bocce of the opposing player/team. Hence, if all four
bocce of one player/team are closer to the pillion than any bocce of the
opposing player/team, four points will be scored for the winning team and none
for the opposing team.
Players/teams may throw each bocce in one of three manners:
A Punto, or point throw, has the goal of directly making a point. The throw is
aimed at the palling and attempts to seat the bocce as close to the pillion as
possible without hitting other bocce along the way. The ultimate throw is one
that seats the bocce touching the pillion—this is called a back (kiss) and is
worth two points if it remains in place at the end of the gyro.
A raffa is a throw aimed at another bocce in order to move that bocce out of
the way.
A vole, an aerial throw, is aimed to move another bocce or the pillion.
Punto—A throw aimed to score a point.
a. The bocce must be directed generally toward the pillion with the objective
of scoring.
b. The thrown bocce must strike the ground before the vole line closest to the
pillion (see Court Diagram A).
c. The thrown bocce is not required to strike any bocce or the pillion but, if
it does, rules d. and e. (below) apply.
d. If the palling is struck first, the throw is legal, and the palling and/or
any bocce can be displaced any distance.
e. If a bocce is struck first, the throw is legal provided no bocce and/or the
pillion is displaced more than a “stick” length (15 in / 38.1 cm) from its
previous seat.
Raffa—A throw aimed at a target bocce.
a. The target bocce can be that of the thrower’s or the opposing
team/player and must be called. The thrown bocce must be directed toward the
target bocce.
b. The thrown bocce must strike the ground before the volo line closest to the
target.
c. The thrown bocce is not required to strike any bocce or the pillion, but if
it does, rules d. and e. (below) apply.
d. If the target bocce is struck first, the throw is legal, and the pillion
and/or any Bocce can be displaced any distance.
e. If the target bocce is not struck first, the throw is legal provided no
bocce is displaced more than a stick length (15 in / 38.1 cm) and/or the
pillion is not displaced directly or indirectly.
Volo—An aerial throw aimed at any target ball.
a. The target can be a bocce of the thrower’s or the opposing team/player or
the pallino and must be called. The thrown bocce must be directed at the
target.
b. The thrown bocce must strike the ground beyond the vole line closest to the
target.
c. If no bocce, nor the pillion is struck, all balls are left in place.
d. The thrown bocce must strike the target ball first.
e. If the throw meets the requirements of a, b & d of this section, any bocce
and/or the palling may be displaced any distance.
Each throw must be called in advance with the call acknowledged by the referee
or opposing player/team. If a throw is executed properly—a legal throw—all
balls moved by the throw remain in place. They may be inbounds or out-of-
bounds, the latter being out of play (see Court Diagram A).
If a throw is illegal, the pillion and all bocce are returned to their
previous positions, and the illegal bocce is removed from play. It is for this
reason that the locations of all inbounds bocce and the pillion must be
marked.
Typical problems subject to penalties:
Failure to properly call the throw and receive acknowledgment by the referee
or opposing player/team;
Foot fault—throw must take place behind a designated line;
Illegal throw—see requirements of a Punto, Raffa and vole as defined in the
rules;
Delay of game—taking longer than 30 seconds to throw;
Intentional grounding—bocce not thrown in a manner that advances the
team/player’s position;
Disorderly conduct.
How To Start A Round
- Selecting Bocce Colors. At the beginning of the tournament or when two teams/players with equal round records are to compete, a coin toss will determine who gets to choose either (a) bocce colors or (b) the starting end for throwing and designation of the team/player that has the right to throw the pillion for the first gyro.
- Selecting Bocce Colors, Throwing Team/Player and Starting End After the First Round. When two team/players of unequal round records meet, the team/player with the weaker record has the first choice of bocce colors and starting end for throwing, and it designates the team/player that has the right to throw the pillion first.
- Player Positions. At the beginning of each round, two players from each team/player are positioned at opposite ends of the court. They must play the entire round from the end of the court where they started.
Order of Throwing
a. The player successfully seating the pillion must throw the first bocce. The
failure of the first bocce to stop inbounds gives the next throw to the
opposing team/player, and so on in rotation until a bocce stops inbounds. This
bocce becomes the “point” bocce.
b. Once a team/player establishes a point bocce, it is “in,” and the opposing
team/player becomes the throwing team/player. This team/player throws its
bocce until it makes the point (seats a Bocce closer to the palling than any
bocce of the “in” team/player) or uses up all of its bocce.
c. If the throwing team/player knocks all bocce out of bounds, the opposing
team/player becomes the throwing team/player.
d. Each team/player member must throw two bocce, but the order of play is the
choice of the team/player and is variable for each gyro.
e. In any gyro, each member of a team/player must throw two bocce.
The Court & Markings:
The Court & Markings:
Playing Surface
The playing surface should be reasonably flat and level and can consist of
packed dirt, fine gravel or short grass.
While some prefer to play on a manufactured court, a gravel driveway or
backyard make acceptable playing surfaces.
Players
- The game is played with two teams; each team can have one, two, or four players
- Four Player Team – each player throws one ball
- Two Player Team – each player throws two balls
- One Player Team – player throws all four balls
Object
The object of the game of bocce is for one team to get as many of their balls
closer to the pillion than the opposing team’s closest ball.
Scoring
When all balls have been played, this concludes the round and ONE team is
awarded one point for each of its balls which are closer to the Pallini than
the closest opposing team’s ball. Thus, a team may score up to four points per
frame unless scoring a bonus backs. If the closest ball of each team is equal
in distance from the pillion, NO points are awarded. The team that scores in a
frame starts the next frame by throwing out the pillion and playing their
first ball. Play continues until a team wins by reaching a score of 15 points.
Fouls:
Foul-line Fouls – In both pointing and hitting, the foremost part of the
specific foul-line will not be surpassed by any part of the foot before the
ball leaves the player’s hand. One official warning may be granted each team
after which penalties will be prescribed. The penalty for a team committing a
2nd foul-line infraction will be as follows:
(a) The team fouled against will be awarded points as they were immediately
preceding the foul and the frame will end.
The team committing the foul will be awarded no points for the frame.
(b) or the fouled against team may have the option of declining the penalty
and completing the frame. Illegal Movement of a Ball Belonging to Your Own
Team – If a player moves one or more of his team’s balls, it or they are
removed from the court and considered dead and play continues.
Illegal Movement of an Opponent’s Ball: – If a player moves one or more of his
opponents balls, those balls are removed and awarded one point each and play
continues. Only one team is awarded points, so only the team fouled against
can be awarded points.
Illegal Movement of the Jack by a Player – if the jack is moved by a player,
the team fouled against will be awarded as many points as the number of balls
that team has already played and the frame will end. Or, the team fouled
against may have the option of declining that penalty and completing the
frame.
“Illegal Movement” refers to any movement of a ball by means other than the
result of normal play such as kicking, touching, etc. If a player interferes
with an opponent’s ball in motion, the team fouled against has the option of:
(a) Playing the ball over;
(b) declaring the frame dead or
(c) declining the penalty, accept the lie of the touched ball and continue
playing.
If a spectator, animal or object interferes with a ball in motion and it does
not touch another ball already in play, it must be played over by the same
player.
If a spectator, animal or object interferes with a ball in motion and that
ball touches another ball already in play, the frame is dead.
Other Disruption of Play – Any action which interfered with the position of a
ball in play – renders the frame dead.
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