Courses

Boccia England accredited face to face education and training can resume in England from Monday 19^th July 2021.

Full details and guidance

Scroll down to find out more about each course we offer. Or in summary, the development pathways for Officiating and Coaching can be viewed here: Officiating Pathway | Coaching Pathway

Attend a Course:

In order to become an Official, Leader or Coach within boccia, individuals are required to complete the relevant training. This page outlines the different Awards available. If you would like to attend an open course please register your interest by completing this register of interest form.

Host a Course:

Within our guides below we outline the responsibilities, requirements and fees for third parties to run one of our courses.
If you would like to organise and run a course near you please course organiser's request form.

Course Resources

Supporting resources for organisers and learners of Boccia England courses. Read more

Online Learning

A series of short online learning webinars covering a wide range of topics from across the sport. Book online to reserve your space. Read more

Boccia Leaders Award

Introduces the necessary skills and knowledge required to deliver local level boccia within the community. Read more

1st4sport Level 1 Award in Coaching boccia

The Level 1 Award is the first qualification on the boccia coaching ladder. Designed to provide learners with an introduction to the practical and theoretical aspects of coaching boccia. Read more

1st4sport Level 2 Certificate Coaching boccia

This qualification is designed to provide learners with an opportunity to study and be assessed on both the practical and theoretical aspects of coaching boccia. Read more

Coach Advance Programme

A series of interactive workshops for active boccia coaches. Read more

Level 1 Award in Officiating Boccia

Provides individuals with an understanding of the principles of boccia officiating and the knowledge and skills to officiate at community leagues and competitions. Read more

Level 2 Award in Officiating Boccia

This is a development programme providing a series of mentored and assessed boccia matches for existing officials wanting to progress up the pathway. Read more

Latest

Visually impaired boccia project a great success

Last summer we launched a new educational resource dedicated to visually impaired (VI) boccia, in conjunction with British Blind Sport. We were also able to make a funded VI Boccia Development Package available to eight organisations looking to develop and deliver VI boccia. Here we share some of their experiences.
Local boccia competitions are underway!

We're very pleased to have supported volunteer competition organisers to run two local boccia competitions in late 2021, and to have three more planned for early 2022.
Coach Development Grant Applications – now open!

We are pleased to open applications for our 2022 Coach Development Grants.
Appointment of new Project Officer

We are delighted to announce that Sarah Wooding has returned to the Boccia England team.

What is boccia?

Boccia is a Paralympic target sport, similar to bowls, which is played indoors by disabled players. Currently the fastest growing disability sport in the world, propelling balls to land as close as possible to a marker ball is the aim of the game and having originated in ancient Greece and Egypt, the sport is now played in over 50 countries worldwide.
Find a club

Find your nearest boccia club here.
Rules of the game

An overview of the rules of boccia
Introduction to boccia
Virtually Boccia

Virtually Boccia schools and colleges competition.
Classification

Classification is a way of grouping players into levels of impairment, in order to make sure that players are competing on an equal level.
Staff

A who's who guide to our small staff team.
Boccia Leaders Award

Introduces the necessary skills and knowledge required to deliver local level boccia within the community.
Back to Boccia Roadmap

The document below sets out Boccia England’s proposed return to play steps as we look forward to getting back on court and restarting all boccia activity in time.
Competitions Update

Here is the latest update on competition activity.

Safeguarding

We have achieved the Child Protection in Sport Units Advanced Safeguarding Standard to ensure we provide a framework for all those involved in our sport to help them create a safe sporting environment for children and young people and protect them from harm. Read more

Cotswold Crusaders and the Rainbow Cup!

Anna and Archie Eaton tell us why Cotswold Crusaders have been enjoying the Rainbow Cup and how it has brought the club together during Covid-19 when they can't meet to train. Read more