boccia
Seated ball sport
Boccia is a precision ball sport similar to bocce, designed for athletes with severe physical disabilities.
Players throw, kick, or use a ramp to propel leather balls toward a target ball.
It became a Paralympic sport in 1984 and remains one of the few competitive sports with no able-bodied equivalent: She won gold in boccia at the Paralympics.
Seated conveyance for mobility-impaired
- ParalympiansDisabled international sport competitors
- disabilityImpairment affecting life activities
- inclusionBeing made part
- Paralympic GamesMulti-sport event for athletes with disabilities
cerebral palsy · ramp · classification · assistive device · accessibility · motor impairment · muscular dystrophy · spinal injury
Degree of correctness
trajectory · placement · touch · finesse · steadiness · calibration · curl · spin
Multi-round competitive event
- individualOne separate human being
- pairsMatched sets of two
- team eventCompetition with grouped participants
- refereeSports rule enforcer
athlete · medal · match · set · points · ranking · world championships · national championship
Trial venue or sports surface
- endFinal portion or cessation
- boxLidded storage container
- dead ballHalted game situation
- tie-breakMethod resolving equal scores
warm-up · penalty · disqualification · scoring · red balls · blue balls · calipers · measuring
Methods to achieve goals
- planningArranging for future events
- approachWay of handling something
- positioningArranging in specific locations
- blockingImpeding forward progress
knocking · pushing · defensive play · anticipation · clearing · guarding · sacrificing · endgame
wheelchair
Seated conveyance for mobility-impaired
- ParalympiansDisabled international sport competitors
- disabilityImpairment affecting life activities
- inclusionBeing made part
Paralympic Games · cerebral palsy · ramp · classification · assistive device · accessibility · motor impairment · muscular dystrophy · spinal injury · adaptive equipment
accuracy
Degree of correctness
release · trajectory · placement · touch · finesse · steadiness · calibration · curl · spin · weight
tournament
Multi-round competitive event
- individualOne separate human being
- pairsMatched sets of two
- team eventCompetition with grouped participants
referee · athlete · medal · match · set · points · ranking · world championships · national championship · coach
court
Trial venue or sports surface
tie-break · warm-up · penalty · disqualification · scoring · red balls · blue balls · calipers · measuring · displacement
tactics
Methods to achieve goals
- planningArranging for future events
- approachWay of handling something
- positioningArranging in specific locations
blocking · knocking · pushing · defensive play · anticipation · clearing · guarding · sacrificing · endgame · risk assessment
bocciasprinting
Maximum-speed locomotion on foot
marathon running · basketball · rugby · ice hockey · boxing
bocciashot put
Athletic throwing competition, heavy ball
hammer throw · weightlifting · javelin · discus · boxing
boccialawn bowls
Grass-based precision rolling sport
pétanque · bocce · gymnastics · pole vault · high jump
- bocce ballItalian lawn bowling game