Bocce Coaching Guide - Special Olympics

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Coaching Tips 34 Bocce Coaching Guide Teaching Bocce Skills Emphasize that the hand controls the ball s direction, speed and distance, so it is important that the ball is held correctly to ensure a good result. You may have to help the athlete who has smaller hands and may not be able to grip the ball correctly and therefore has little/no control of the bocce ball. Special Olympics Bocce Coaching Guide- December 2005
Bocce Coaching Guide Teaching Bocce Skills Faults & Fixes Chart Error Correction Drill/Test Reference Ball is sitting too far back in hand. Have athlete pick up the ball with the fingertips and then invert the hand, without letting the ball roll to the back of the hand. Ball is falling out of athlete s hand when the hand is inverted. Coaches Tips: The Grip At-A-Glance Tips for Practice Special Olympics Bocce Coaching Guide- December 2005 Suggest the athlete does not use this type of delivery. Have athlete practice picking up ball and holding in correct forward position; otherwise change to smaller sized balls. Encourage the use of smaller sized balls for all types of delivery. 1. The non-rolling hand is used to assist the athlete to hold the ball by providing support while the athlete prepares to play the shot. 2. Avoid progression too quickly to an inverted held shot. 3. The key is control over the bocce ball. 4. Use the thumb as a guide, not a pressure point. 35
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