Bocce 

and Petanque
Bocce is played on soil, oyster shell or asphalt courts
approximately 20m−27m long and 2.5m−4m wide,
sometimes with wooden boards of approximately 15cm in
height surrounding the court.

Bocce balls or bowls can be made of bronze or various kinds of plastic. Unlike lawn
bowls, bocce bowls are spherical and have no inbuilt bias.
Bocce can be played between two players or two teams. In the traditional form of the
game, the player aims to place the bowl near the jack or to move the opponent’s
bowls to prevent him/her doing so. The bowl can be bowled along the ground to the
jack, or thrown from a run, through the air, to knock the opponent’s bowl out of the
way.

The game begins with one team throwing the jack from behind the foot line, landing
in the 5m rectangle playing area. If the bowl fails to land in the 5m rectangle, the
opposition can place the jack anywhere within the 5m rectangle (at least 50cm from
side lines). The team that throws the jack delivers the first bowl. The team that does
not hold the advantage delivers the next bowl and so on. When a team has finished
their bowls, the opposition delivers the remainder of their bowls, if any.

Petanque
Petanque is played between two players or teams. The object of the game is to place
their boules (balls) nearest to the target jack or to displace their opponent’s boules in
relation to the jack. In triples each player uses two boules. In doubles and in singles
each player uses three boules.

The game of petanque is played on any ground. The playing area is called a piste
and is usually hard packed dirt/gravel, often with a very thin covering of crushed rock
on top. Competitions are generally held on ‘marked grounds’. When playing on
marked grounds, the minimum dimensions are:

national championships and international competitions — 4m wide x 15m long

other competitions — minimum 3m wide x 12m long

The ground must be marked inside a frame of which the line will be the dead boule
line. The distance between the outside perimeter line and those of the marked
ground is 1m minimum to a maximum of 4m.

Chalk, paint or external markers are used to mark the line inside the frame (playing
area). A mark is made on the edge of the terrain indicating the width of the piste.
String, 3mm−5mm, is pegged down every 50cm to 1m for the dead boule line
(outside perimeter) and the marked ground playing area (inside perimeter). There
must be no walkway between the pistes.

String or other material such as tape or webbing is used for external boundaries and
perimeter of playing area. String, tape or webbing is preferably not to be used for the
internal piste divisions. Paint or chalk is used to mark the dividing lines between
pistes as this method will not cause any hazard to the players resulting in tripping
over, nor cause an obstruction to the boules or jacks in their travel from rolling over
the lines.
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Sport association details

Federation Sport Bocce of
WA Inc.
Jason Tutt
President
Telephone 0413 007 377
Email federationsportboccewa@outlook.com
(mailto:federationsportboccewa@outlook.com)
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Disclaimer 
The information in this guide is general in nature and cannot be relied upon as
professional advice concerning the design of, or marking out for, sporting facilities
and playing areas. No assurance is given as to the accuracy of any information
contained in this guide and readers should not rely on its accuracy. Readers should
obtain their own independent and professional advice in relation to their proposed
sporting activity.