Bocc ce Tourname ent Rules

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Start of Match: The match m shall begi in with the flip p of a coin betw ween the capos (captains) from m each team. The winner of f the coin flip may hav ve the first toss s of the pallino o or choose the color of the ba alls. A play yer may toss th he pallino any distance d so that t it passes the c centerline of th he court and do oes not go past the 10 0 foot foul line. If a player fai ils to validly to oss the pallino after one attem mpt, the opposi ing team will have a chance to toss s the pallino an nd put it in play y. If the oppos sing team fails to toss the pallino past the center rline the pallino o reverts to the e original team. . In any case, w when the pallin no has been properly put in play, the t team who originally o tosse ed the pallino will w throw the f first bocce ball l. Play the t Game: The te eam who origin nally tosses the e pallino, wheth her successfull ly or not throw ws the first bocc ce ball. He/She e steps aside a and his te eam does not ro oll again until the opposing te eam has either r gotten one of its bocce balls s s are closest to closer to the pallino or has thrown all of its balls. The team wh hose bocce balls o the pallino is called "inside" and th he opposing team "outside." Whenever a te eam gets inside e, it steps aside e and lets the outsid de team roll. Th he team outsid de throws until it beats (not tie es) the opposin ng ball. This continues until both te eams have used d all their bocc ce balls (a total l of 8, 4 from e each team). Th he team, who scored last, throws s the pallino to o begin the next frame. 1. . 2. . If a player rolls r the wrong g colored ball, simply s replace e it with the cor rrect color whe en the ball comes to re est. If a player rolls r out of turn n the opposing team may leav ve everything, including the t thrown ball, exactly whe ere it is or may y return any mo oved balls to th heir approxima ate original pos sitions and remove the thrown ball fro om play.

Pallin no: Once the t pallino has been validly put p into play, it t remains in pla ay even if it hit ts the backboar rd. However, if the pallino is knocke ed out of the co ourt or it is kno ocked in the fro ont of the cente erline, the fram me will end, no points are awarded, and a the game will w resume fro om the opposite e end of the co ourt with the sa ame team tossing g the pallino. Foul Line: L Player r's movements are limited to the t foul line. The T player sho ould not step on n or over the fo oul line before releasi ing the pallino or bocce balls. If the intent of the foot fou ul rule is abused d, the offendin ng player may b be remov ved from the ga ame by a ruling g official. Whe en a player rele eases the pallin no or bocce, bo oth feet must be on the e court unless th he player has a significant ph hysical impairm ment. Scorin ng: Only the t "inside" tea am scores. One e point is given n for each ball of the inside te eam that is clo oser to the pallino o than any ball l of the opposin ng team. If at the t end of any frame the clos sest ball of each h team is equidi istant from the pallino, the fra ame ends in a tie t and no poin nts are awarded d to either team m. The game will re esume from the e opposite end of the court wi ith the same te eam tossing the e pallino. Capo os of each team m are res sponsible for keeping k the score sheet and fo or reporting the e results of the match.

Matches will be played to the following point levels: 1. The initial matches, the first three rounds of the loser bracket and the first round of the winners bracket will play to 9 points or 15 minutes, whichever comes first. Team only needs to win by 1 point and, in the case of a tie, frames will continue until one team is ahead (i.e. sudden death). Subsequent matches, until the championship match, will be played to 15 points or 20 minutes, whichever comes first. Team only needs to win by 1 point and, in the case of a tie, frames will continue until one team is ahead (i.e. sudden death). The championship match will be played to 21 points with no time limit. The winning team must win by 2 points. If the match is within 2 points at the end of regulation play, frames will continue until one team is ahead by at least 2 points.

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Measurements: All measurements should be made from the inside dimensions of the bocce ball to the inside dimension of the pallino. Only an official and one representative from each team may be present for the measurement. Players: Teams will consist of 2 players. If a team cannot field 2 players, the game is a forfeit. A team may make one substitution per game. Substitutions may only be made between frames. Players do not need to alternate throws. Consecutive or alternating throws by teammates shall be at the option of the players. Courts: We will have four courts in use for this tournament. They are designated as follows: 1. 2. 3. 4. Court A: Main court (stone surface) Court B: Auxiliary court (grass surface) closet to the main court A Court C: Auxiliary court (grass surface) to the north of auxiliary court B Court D: Auxiliary court (grass surface) to the north of auxiliary court C

Due to the number of matches that we need to complete to be able to finish on time, we will utilize all courts on an as-needed basis. This means that not all teams will get an opportunity to play on the main court A and some teams may have to play several/consecutive matches on one court. We will do what we can to balance the match play across courts and we appreciate the cooperation of all the teams in this matter. Given appropriate time, we will try to play final matches of each bracket and, for sure, the championship match(es) on the main court. Conduct and Courtesy: 5. 6. 7. 8. Team capos are responsible for the actions of their players. If a player is standing in the playing half of the court while the opposing team requests that the player step aside, that request should be honored. Only participating players should be on the court while the game is in progress. Spectators are not allowed on the courts at anytime during regulation play. Courtesy and respect should be displayed at all times. Profanity and un-sportsman-like conduct is not permitted. Violations may result in a warning by a ruling official to the player and team captain. Severe violations or a violation after a warning may result in the players expulsion by the ruling official from the game or match. All trash, pop-tops, cigarette butts, etc. are to be discarded in appropriate containers.

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