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Bocce Ball Unit - Tournament (Lesson 7)
This is one part (lesson plan 7) of the unit on Bocce ball. There are links on this page to get you to the entire unit. This`lesson plan sets up a tournament of eight teams. You may have to divide your class into a different number of...
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Bocce Ball - Lesson 2
Bocce ball is a lifelong sport that many different age levels can learn. Lesson 2 is about the underhand throw and the different shooting techniques involved. This lesson is only one lesson in a comprehensive Bocce Ball unit. There are...
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Bocce ball - Lesson Plan
Bocce ball is a lifelong sport that can be taught to many different age levels. This is only one page of a pretty comprehensive unit. Click the link at the bottom of the page and take a look at the entire unit and adapt it to meet the...
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Bocce Ball
Cover the history, skills, and rules of Bocce in this comprehensive set of lesson plans. Eight daily lesson plans include lots of activities to get your class started. Though this resource only contains instructional activity 8 of the...
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Bocce Ball - Lesson 5 - Target Shooting
Bocce ball is all about aiming to hit the target. Seems simple enough. Roll a ball down a lane and try to get closer to the target than anyone else. Stop. It's not that easy. Why? Because other balls get in the way and block the path. So...
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Bocce Ball - Lesson 6
Bocce ball - lesson plan 6 takes the game indoors and makes some adaptations. Use bean bags or juggling balls that won't bounce too much to play indoors. The focus is on throwing and using good form. The strategy will be slightly...
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Bocce Ball - Lesson 3 - Generating Forces
You can teach Bocce ball to most age levels. The biggest concern with younger players is safety; they need to learn how to throw the Bocce balls without inadvertently hurting another player. The focus in this lesson is how to generate...
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Bocce Ball - Lesson 1 - Rules and Courtesies
In between fighting, Roman soldiers played this game for their amusement. What is the game? Bocce ball, a form of lawn bowling which the Italians brought to the US. This sport can be played by anyone who can roll a ball that is about the...
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Bocce Ball - Lesson 4 - Angle of Release
This life-long sport of Bocce ball can be played for fun, or one can play in serious competitions. Here, the angle of release is covered. Discussion and practice with regard to rolling, tossing, throwing, or lobbing requires knowledge...
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Boccia
Boccia is very similar to the game of bocce. There is a jack, a small ball that is tossed within a 12' x 6' area which becomes the target. Each team has six hand-sized leather balls which they try to get as close as possible to the jack...