Event Details
Event Information
Perth & Kinross Disability Sport, in partnership with students from UHI Perth and Scottish Disability Sport are delighted to invite entries from across Perth & Kinross schools to the 2025 PKDS Schools Team Boccia Bash. This is open to primary & secondary school aged pupils with disabilities or additional support needs.
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- This event will be played as a team competition – teams are made up of three players with either a physical, sensory or learning disability or Additional Support Needs.
- We will run a round robin competition to allow players to experience more games. This will be dependent on numbers. The final format will be announced following the deadline for entries.
- Competitors from all classes must play from the sitting position.
- This event will be run under BisFED rules on the day (www.BisFED.com . Although we will be flexible and fair.
- All matches will last for 4 Ends, if there are a large number of entries, then matches may be time limited.
- Registration will be from 9.15am with the first matches starting at 10am.
- A quiet room will be provided for those who need it at any time.
- All equipment will be provided including boccia balls and ramps for those who need it.
- Any withdrawals must be made in advance by contacting graeme@pkds.org.uk copying in Robin Matheson 22003961@uhi.ac.uk
- There is no cost to participate in this event.
Where to go to play Boccia locally
Perth Eagles Boccia Club meet every Wednesday, 5pm-6pm at Academy of Sport & Wellbeing, UHI Perth and is for people of all ages with physical or learning disabilities - there is no cost participate – contact graeme@pkds.org.uk
Perth and Kinross Disability Sport also run weekly boccia sessions in Crieff, Aberfeldy and Kinross – again, there is no cost to participate.
REGISTRATION:
All enquiries to: graeme@pkds.org.uk copying in Robin Matheson 22003961@uhi.ac.uk
Entry deadline is 5pm on the 17 February 2025