SOBD Technical Committee: Briefing Updates
Hello all!
1) This is an update for those who couldn't make it on the Friday morning, 24th September, for the Technical Committee briefing at Pusat Bahagia Pulaie. This is basically directly a part of the previous post, just in case the volunteers have not checked their e-mail :)
At the meeting, we were briefed about the history of Special Olympics, why the event was created in the first place, the game held by Brunei called Bocce (something like lawn bowling), and the rules of the bocce game. The rules were emphasized on because we, the volunteers, will be the judges. I will briefly explain what the volunteers from UBD are suppose to do during the event, below.
But first, a brief history! ;) (So you know why this is worth your time :))
The Special Olympic was created for the intellectually disabled to provide them sporting opportunities, as well as to create awareness amongst the general community. This event is not only for them, but for us as well, since we will be learning to 'listen' and 'look' for their wants and needs because they might not be able to voice them out themselves.
There are different types of sporting event available for the intellectually disabled, but we will be focusing on the bocce competition only here in Brunei at the moment. Bocce is something like lawn bowling, where coloured balls will try to be hit as close to the white target ball as possible.
The volunteers have been asked to be the judges. There are 3 different types of judges: Court Referee, Flag Official, and Line Judge. ALL the UBD-ian volunteers will be the Line Judge/linesmen. BASICALLY, the task of a linesman is to measure how close the coloured ball is to the white target ball. Only the measurements of the 3 closest coloured balls will be taken. We should measure from the side of the coloured ball to the side of the white ball (read the numbers in cm from ABOVE the measuring tape to get correct reading). The measurements will be recorded. Easy, right? :)
At the meeting, we were briefed about the history of Special Olympics, why the event was created in the first place, the game held by Brunei called Bocce (something like lawn bowling), and the rules of the bocce game. The rules were emphasized on because we, the volunteers, will be the judges. I will briefly explain what the volunteers from UBD are suppose to do during the event, below.
But first, a brief history! ;) (So you know why this is worth your time :))
The Special Olympic was created for the intellectually disabled to provide them sporting opportunities, as well as to create awareness amongst the general community. This event is not only for them, but for us as well, since we will be learning to 'listen' and 'look' for their wants and needs because they might not be able to voice them out themselves.
There are different types of sporting event available for the intellectually disabled, but we will be focusing on the bocce competition only here in Brunei at the moment. Bocce is something like lawn bowling, where coloured balls will try to be hit as close to the white target ball as possible.
The volunteers have been asked to be the judges. There are 3 different types of judges: Court Referee, Flag Official, and Line Judge. ALL the UBD-ian volunteers will be the Line Judge/linesmen. BASICALLY, the task of a linesman is to measure how close the coloured ball is to the white target ball. Only the measurements of the 3 closest coloured balls will be taken. We should measure from the side of the coloured ball to the side of the white ball (read the numbers in cm from ABOVE the measuring tape to get correct reading). The measurements will be recorded. Easy, right? :)
Bocce rules:
To explain the rules here would be difficult, so check out this websites below for more information. Don't worry if it looks like a lot, but it's actually pretty easy:
2) ALSO, there will be an official training session/course by an international bocce referee on the 28th and 29th September. Refer to previous post please :) An international certificate will be given if you attend this course. This course is not compulsory, HOWEVER it would be very good if you could attend during those 2 days.
SOBD: Bocce Officiating Course (Summary)
Dates: 28 - 29th September
Venue: 28th - CSPS (Centre for Strategic and Policy Studies) in Gadong
29th - Multipurpose Hall Berakas Sports Complex
Time: 28th - Morning (8am - 10/11 am) and afternoon (2pm - 4/5pm)
29th - Morning only.
Tea break will be provided!
If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask!
Dee Yahya
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