Cerebral Palsy Sport Ireland

CEREBRAL PALSY SPORT IRELAND

NATIONAL INTERCOUNTY BOCCIA LEAGUE

Continuing on from the very successful Boccia league that has run for the last 3 Years,  Cerebral Palsy Sport Ireland are about to Launch their 4^th National    Inter-County Boccia League.

Boccia is a target sport played by individuals, pairs or teams. Boccia is played with 13 balls (6 red, 6 blue, 1 white).  The jack ball is used to start off the game and is thrown by one of the competitors on the court.  It requires a high degree of muscle control, accuracy, concentration and tactical awareness with the goal being to land six of the coloured balls closer to the white target ball than the opponent’s balls.

Last year CPSI seen a massive increase in team applications, going from 8 teams in the first 2 years to 26 teams applying for a place last year.  Hopefully we will be able to reach the 30 mark this year.

This high increase is mainly due to the very strong working network that has being developed between CPSI, the Sports Inclusion Disability Officers in each of the local sport partnerships and the Enable Ireland Centre’s. As a result of such high team applications, the league will be broke down into provinces which will see the teams play off against each other in their pools to hopefully reach the finals.

Over the duration of the league, the teams will get an opportunity to develop their skills and techniques and newer players and teams will have the opportunity to play other new and experienced players.

The overall objective of the programme is too get teams from each of the centre’s to meet and compete with each other.  This in turn, providing an opportunity for the SIDO’s and Enable Ireland teams to develop and create a strong Boccia Network within each county.

Cerebral Palsy Sport Ireland has of course a vested interest in the league as it allows CPSI to observe the level of play across the country.  CPSI are always looking for new potential players that would and are able to compete at National and International level.

For more information about entering a team into the League, please contact Brenda Hopkins - brenda.hopkins@cpsi.ie  or  01 6251160.

To keep up to date with the league, log onto the cerebral palsy sport Ireland’s website @ www.cpsi.ie .  You’ll find loads of information about all our sports and what’s happening around the country.