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3 minute video explaining boccia:

Basics

Boccia (pronounced 'Bot-cha') is a Paralympic sport introduced in 1984
It has no Olympic counterpart
Athletes throw, kick or use a ramp to propel a ball onto the court with the aim of getting closest to a 'jack' ball
It is designed specifically for athletes with a disability affecting locomotor function
It is played indoors on a court similar in size to a badminton court

The aim of the game is to get closer to the jack than your opponent
The jack ball is white and is thrown first
One side has six red balls and the other has six blue balls
The balls are leather containing plastic granules so they don't bounce but will still roll
The side whose ball is not closest to the jack throws until they get a ball closest or until they run out of balls
Once all the balls have been thrown one side receives points for every ball they have closer to the jack than their opponents closest ball

Classification

Classification is the system that “determines which athletes are eligible to compete in a sport and how athletes are grouped together for competition.
The classification system has been designed so that athletes who succeed in competition do so on the basis of their sporting ability including their technical skill, fitness, mental focus, and tactical ability. Athletes are classified according to their activity limitation resulting from their disability which is termed “impairment” in the context of classification.

BC4 (My class)

Locomotive dysfunction affecting all four limbs
May have poor trunk control and will need assistance to return upright
Weak or lack of control of upper and/or lower limbs as well as trunk
Poor range of movement
Poor grip and release of ball, but has enough strength to throw a ball consistently
BC4 athletes can compete individually and in pairs (two teams of two mixed gender athletes. each athlete throwing three balls per end)