Noto's Bocce Courts

If you are interested in Bocce, you've come to the right place.  We have summer tournaments and you can sign up by clicking the link on the left for "Bragging Rights Bocce Tournament."

This link is an article that was written about our bocce tournament from this summer 2011. http://www.mlive.com/ada-cascade/2011/08/challenge_bocce_tournament_com.html

National Bocce Day is August 13, 2011.  You can find more information at www.nationalbocceday.com

Just outside Noto’s lounge is a European-style outdoor café with two official-sized bocce courts. 

The courts have been used by several leagues but are also available for Noto's guests to play or learn to play.  If you are interested, ask Tony or Tom Noto and they'll help you get started. It's easy to learn - but hard to master!

If you would like a quick lesson, please click the link below and enjoy this tutorial on bocce, prepared by Tony Noto:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cR6S5MfgwEc

What is bocce?

Bocce is a precision sport belonging to the boules sport family, closely related to bowls and pétanque with a common ancestry from ancient games played in the Roman Empire. Developed into its present form in Italy, it is played around Europe and also in overseas countries that have received Italian migrants, including Australia, North America and South America (where it is known as bochas; "bolas criollas" in Venezuela), initially amongst the migrants themselves but slowly becoming more popular with their descendants and the wider community.

Here is one of the former summer teams after a fun afternoon of bocce!

Bocce is traditionally played on an oyster shell court, but has also been played on decomposed granite, marble, soil, or asphalt courts approximately 20 to 27 metres in length and 2.5 to 4 metres wide, sometimes with wooden boards of approximately 15 centimetres in height surrounding the court. Bocce balls can be made of metal, wood, or various kinds of plastic. Unlike lawn bowls, bocce balls are spherical and have no inbuilt bias.

Annual Challenged Bocce League/Lessons – Complimentary (No Charge)

Noto's Old World Italian Dining and Banquet Facility and Sons and Daughters of Italy invites adults and youth with disabilities how to play the great game of Bocce. Bocce Ball is also a Special Olympics sport which some of the adults and youth participate in after learning at Noto's. Bocce not only creates a great social atmosphere for the participants but also helps the individuals with strength and coordination.

Check out the photo's above; last year's league was a huge success!

Itinerary
Dates: Monday's

July 11, July 18, July 25, August 1, and August 8

Times: Play from 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM / Complimentary dinner with participants and families from 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM.

For more information please call Tony Noto 616-493-6686.