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The Italian Market 411 51st Ave. N. Nashville Tn. 37209 615-298-3811
www.TheItalianMarket.net
THE GAME OF BOCCE
Bocce is played with eight large balls and one smaller target or object ball called the
pallino or jack. There are 4 balls to a side (team) and they are made in two colors to
distinguish the balls of one team from the 4 balls of the opposing team.
A coin toss will determine which team has the pallino and which color balls that team
selects.
The pallino is thrown out by a member of the team having won the coin toss to start
the game. The same player throwing the pallino must deliver the first bocce ball.
The opposing team will deliver their bocce balls until the point is taken or they have
exhausted their 4 balls. This “nearest ball” rule governs the sequence of thrown
balls. The side whose bocce is the closest to the pallino is called the “in” ball and the
opposing side the “out” ball. Whenever a team gets “in”, it steps aside and allows
the “out” team to bowl.
A team has the option of rolling, throwing, bouncing, banking, etc. its ball down the
court, provided it does not go out-of- bounds or that the player does not violate the
foul markers. A player also has the option of “spocking” or hitting out any ball in
trying to obtain a point, or decreasing the opposing team’s points.
At the end of each frame (when both teams have exhausted 4 balls each), a
designated official under the scrutiny of the captain or designee of each team, will
determine the points scored. Scoring points are all of the balls of one team closer to
the pallino than the closest ball of the opposing team, which can be determined by
viewing or by mechanical measurement.
In the event that the two balls closest to the pallino belong to opposing teams and
are tied, no points will be awarded and the pallino returns to the team which delivered
it. Only balls which are distinguishably closer to the pallino than any opponent’s balls
may be awarded points.
www.TheItalianMarket.net
THE GAME OF BOCCE
Bocce is played with eight large balls and one smaller target or object ball called the
pallino or jack. There are 4 balls to a side (team) and they are made in two colors to
distinguish the balls of one team from the 4 balls of the opposing team.
A coin toss will determine which team has the pallino and which color balls that team
selects.
The pallino is thrown out by a member of the team having won the coin toss to start
the game. The same player throwing the pallino must deliver the first bocce ball.
The opposing team will deliver their bocce balls until the point is taken or they have
exhausted their 4 balls. This “nearest ball” rule governs the sequence of thrown
balls. The side whose bocce is the closest to the pallino is called the “in” ball and the
opposing side the “out” ball. Whenever a team gets “in”, it steps aside and allows
the “out” team to bowl.
A team has the option of rolling, throwing, bouncing, banking, etc. its ball down the
court, provided it does not go out-of- bounds or that the player does not violate the
foul markers. A player also has the option of “spocking” or hitting out any ball in
trying to obtain a point, or decreasing the opposing team’s points.
At the end of each frame (when both teams have exhausted 4 balls each), a
designated official under the scrutiny of the captain or designee of each team, will
determine the points scored. Scoring points are all of the balls of one team closer to
the pallino than the closest ball of the opposing team, which can be determined by
viewing or by mechanical measurement.
In the event that the two balls closest to the pallino belong to opposing teams and
are tied, no points will be awarded and the pallino returns to the team which delivered
it. Only balls which are distinguishably closer to the pallino than any opponent’s balls
may be awarded points.
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