Continuing the work to make boccia a global sport, World Boccia was fortunate to receive a Sports Technical Training grant from the International Paralympic Committee. This grant allowed us to deliver World Boccia Level 1 in Coaching courses for…
World Boccia are delighted to announce that Mr Jon Morgan OBE has been appointed as President and Mr Richard Boele as Treasurer, following elections at the recent General Assembly in Portugal. Jon was nominated by UK Boccia and Richard…
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) recognised the outstanding service of David Hadfield OBE (former President of World Boccia) by awarding him the Paralympic Order at the 2023 IPC General Assembly in Manama, Bahrain. The Paralympic Order is the highest…
The first ever practical Boccia Coaching course in the Caribbean took place at the start of September (02/03) this year at the Sports faculty of the University of the West Indies - Mona, in Kingston (UWI), Jamaica. The course…
Three World Boccia staff recently undertook a site visit to the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games.
Paul Trayner, World Boccia CEO, said “we are delighted to be here in Paris, inspecting the venue and, along with the HOC, meeting all…
World Boccia would like to give all member federations advance notice that the General Assembly will take place in Portugal on Monday 9th October after the Póvoa de Varzim 2023 World Boccia Cup. Thank you to the HOC for…
The BISFed Development Committee is continuously working on the development of the World Boccia Coach education system and is currently offering members the opportunity to host a World Boccia Coach Course in 2024.
For Countries that already have a Coaching Pathway, there is an opportunity to…
With the recent addition of Jamaica and Aruba to the World Boccia members, boccia is gaining traction in the Caribbean. Peter Hornig, the President of Boccia Jamaica, Senior Boccia coach, and World Boccia contributor is leading the project…
The third World Boccia Coach Level 1 Course of this year took place in April at the Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, Charles University, Prague, The Course was held by the Cerebral Palsy Czech Sports Federation with the…
As I am sure you are aware, World Boccia introduced the use of licensed balls on January 1st 2022 in order to improve competitive conditions and fairness for all athletes competing in sanctioned boccia events. The term of the…
