Welcome to our Bocce Group
Bocce
2024 Bocce Championship is in the books!
Susan and Dave Matthews
2024 Bocce Championship was held on Sept. 11, 2024!
The Crowds turned out...
In the 3rd and best of 3 matches Sue and Dave Matthews (right) prevailed over Gerry and Bob Walsh (on Left).
Amazing bocce! Outstanding sportsmanship
Ralph Saccomandi (center) was excellent as line judge!
Bocce is a very popular activity here at the Mill. The sport continues to attract residents both young and old as it is a sport for everyone. We have two courts which are available 24 hours seven days a week. A number of programs are available to the residents allowing them to choose the one that best fits their life style. It is a great way to get together in a casual setting and develop friendships with your new neighbors. We provide Bocce clinics for all residents allowing them the opportunity to see if it is something they would enjoy.
Please make sure that you look for the expanded Bocce article in the April edition of the Guide which contains all the details on the upcoming season.
Whenever there are changes in these restrictions, you will be informed via Email so please monitor your inbox on a regular basis.
At this time, “ Masks are discretionary”!
How to Schedule Court time
It is important to realize that any resident can use any of the Sports facilities whether or not they have registered for HMSG and/or one or more Sports groups.
In other words, simply stopping down and using a sports facility is fine if it has not already been scheduled by anyone.
To ensure that you don’t run into conflicts, it makes sense to simply schedule the resource that you would like to utilize ahead of time.
[In such a case, the group who made the reservation would have the right to the court]
We Use SKEDDA to maintain our reservations!
- You do need to do a “1” time request of SKEDDA Access if you plan on using it to schedule time for one of the Sports facilities.
- With or Without SKEDDA access, anyone may view the schedule by clicking on the link.
If you would like to stay informed of HMSG plans and events, make sure you join HMSG if you have not already done so. You will be added to that mailing list.
Likewise, if you want to know what’s going on in particular sport groups, let them know so they can add you to their unique mailing list.
Click SKEDDA image below to open SKEDDA tab..
Anyone can view the SKEDDA schedule but you need prior authorization for creating reservations. This is a “1” time process. For more information, please press the “More SKEDDA” button to the right!
Learn all about SKEDDA..
SKEDDA pronounced /sked-dah/
is a web based software system used by Hershey’s Mill for scheduling court time. Being web based means that you can schedule future playing time from any browser on any device you have. Court time can be scheduled for the following Sports Groups:
- Billiards
- Bocce
- Horseshoes
- Pickleball
- Platform Tennis
- Shuffleboard
- Table Tennis
- Tennis
Bocce currently Needs Leadership Volunteers
Volunteers are needed for league play. Please contact Carroll Thompson to discuss how you may be able to help. No commitment of course with the contact conversation.
Open Play
Open Play is
Village Bocce Social Nights
Summer Season fun
Other interesting items for your Bocce calendar
TBD: Signups for league play 2023 !
- You must have 2 players (including yourself) to register for league play.
- Even if you were part of HM league play in a prior year, you still need to register
To register, use the form at the bottom of this page. Please include full name, primary phone # and email addresses for both players.
Tournament grade Bocce ball sets are available with 100 mm to 115 mm diameter balls. Bocce Standards Association has chosen the International Standard ball diameter of 107 mm (4.2 inches) and weight of 920gms. (2 lbs.) as the standard size.
Pallino – The pallino, which is sometimes referred to as a “jack,” is a smaller ball that is used to represent the target for the bocce balls during game play.
A backyard bocce court can be any size you’d like, but regulation-size bocce ball courts are about 13 feet by 91 feet.
Scoring for bocce ball takes place each frame is scored after all bocce balls have been tossed. Once the winner is determined, the winning team scores one point for each bocce ball that is closer to the pallino than the opposing team’s closest bocce ball.
From Egypt, the game made its way to Greece around 800 B.C. The Romans learned the game from the Greeks, and then introduced it throughout the empire. The Roman influence in bocce is preserved in the game’s name; bocce derives from the Vulgate Latin bottia, meaning boss.
How to Play Bocce
Bocce Rules & Bocce Lesson
Enjoying the game and each other!
Have a Request for the HMSC ?
Please download a HMSC Request form on the right.
Fill it out and submit it to Jack Bradley (or any other member of the HMSC).
You can download it in PDF form and simply use a pen/pencil to fill it out
Have Sport Leader sign
Scan and email completed form or simply drop paper copy in their mailbox
If you prefer and are comfortable with Microsofts Word program, download a blank form in .Docx format.
fill out on your computer replacing place-holder X’s with your text.
Have Sport Leader sign
Scan and email completed form or simply drop paper copy in their mailbox
PDF will be opened in a new Browser Window
Word Document will be found in your Browsers Download Folder
Bocce Feedback form
If you have any questions, concerns or issues that you would like to bring to the attention of the Bocce Team, please give us as much detail as possible…
Other Common uses of this form:
Supply name and email address if you would like to be added to the mailing list (If you have already joined league play, you are already on the mailing list for all BOCCE communications)
Join the League (must supply Full Names, Primary Phone #’s and email addresses of both players)
Bocce day to day operation is run by Carroll Thompson Thank you!