Bocce

Bocce, aka “Italian lawn bowling”, is a social game that does not require a great deal of physical prowess. It is a sport that combines socialization and sportsmanship for people of all ages and physical skills. Big Canoe Bocce is played on four courts at the Wildcat Recreation Center. Anyone is welcome to play on these courts; however, we would encourage you to join Bocce to really enjoy this game. There is a fee for non-member play.

Bocce has two seasons of play, spring and fall, and is played using four green, four red and one white ball which is smaller and called the palino. The idea of the game is to come closest to the palino with the red or green balls. Each team consists of four players, two on each end of the court, taking turns rolling their color ball and whoever ends up with the most of their color balls closest to the Palino get the points for that round. It’s that easy! It does get interesting when the other teams knock your ball or the palino away and take the points away
from your team, but that makes it more challenging and fun.

Four Bocce courts are located at the Wildcat Recreation Area and can be reserved through the link above or by calling the Racquet Club.