Bocce Coaching Guide
This guide is designed to help you become a better Bocce coach.
These links lead you to detailed information on Bocce, including illustrations and video clips. Downloadable resources are also available at right.
Acknowledgements
Special Olympics wishes to thank the professionals, volunteers, coaches and athletes who helped in the production of the Bocce Coaching Guide. They have helped fulfill the mission of Special Olympics: to provide year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for people eight years of age and older with intellectual disabilities, giving them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy and participate in a sharing of gifts, skills and friendship with their families, other Special Olympics athletes and the community.
Special Olympics welcomes your ideas and comments for future revisions of this guide. We apologize if, for any reason, an acknowledgement has been inadvertently omitted.
Contributing Authors
Marie Bedard, Special Olympics Florida
Art Bjork, Special Olympics Florida
Richard Calvanese, Special Olympics Massachusetts
Mary Greig, Special Olympics Australia
Dave Lenox, Special Olympics, Inc.
Roger Lord, Special Olympics Connecticut
Maureen Murphy, Special Olympics Connecticut
Ryan Murphy, Special Olympics, Inc.
Mike Ryan, Special Olympics New Zealand
Roy Savage, Special Olympics Ireland
Special Thanks To the Following
for Your Support
Floyd Croxton, Special Olympics, Inc., athlete
Kellie Walls, Special Olympics, Inc.
Paul Whichard, Special Olympics, Inc.
Special Olympics Asia Pacific
Special Olympics Europe Eurasia
Special Olympics Florida, for hosting the video filming
Special Olympics North America
Starring Athletes from Special Olympics Florida — Broward County