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SteveCanada 12-08-2023 07:18 AM

Bocce help !
 
Senior couple here for 3 months to check the lifestyle .. squares and restaurants are great .. people friendly.. cannot find couples bocce

Have called rec department .. visited 6 rec centers … phoned 5 organisers listed at rec centers no answer or no longer in service .. visited 6 locations at times posted .. only 2 actually there .. all mens and african american group …

Any ideas … we are in north area and were excited to try a group… seasoned players

We know leagues start end of Jan for three months but we are leaving Mar 1

Misky1951 12-08-2023 09:03 AM

There's a nice group that plays on Tues at 930 at saddle Brook. Just show up and play. All welcome

Bogie Shooter 12-08-2023 10:20 AM

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Originally Posted by SteveCanada (Post 2280682)
Senior couple here for 3 months to check the lifestyle .. squares and restaurants are great .. people friendly.. cannot find couples bocce

Have called rec department .. visited 6 rec centers … phoned 5 organisers listed at rec centers no answer or no longer in service .. visited 6 locations at times posted .. only 2 actually there .. all mens and african american group

Any ideas … we are in north area and were excited to try a group… seasoned players

We know leagues start end of Jan for three months but we are leaving Mar 1

Rather specific. Any other groups you can identify?
What difference does this really make?

MrChip72 12-08-2023 06:01 PM

Most bocce groups are casual and let you pair up with whoever you want.

JerseyGurl 12-09-2023 07:41 AM

There’s a social bocce group plays Tuesdays at 4:00pm at Ezell. Straight down Morse to Ezell.

Nana2Teddy 12-09-2023 08:06 AM

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Originally Posted by JerseyGurl (Post 2280967)
There’s a social bocce group plays Tuesdays at 4:00pm at Ezell. Straight down Morse to Ezell.

Ezell is on Meggison, not just straight down Morse, and It’s a long distance from the northern villages. Morse to Meggison, then down Meggison to the Sawgrass Grove parking lot, which is shared with Ezell.

SteveCanada 12-09-2023 08:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Misky1951 (Post 2280734)
There's a nice group that plays on Tues at 930 at saddle Brook. Just show up and play. All welcome

Thanks so much

alicevt 12-09-2023 01:19 PM

I just learned bocce and lawn bowling are not the same but there usually is lawn bowling at the field next to the rip grande pool

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msilagy 12-10-2023 06:53 AM

There is a group that is open to newcomers that play at 1:00 or 1:30 every Sunday at Pimlico. Nice group of people, not too many, smaller group. You could play there. Enjoy - I love bocce!

Glewellen 12-10-2023 10:12 AM

This 214 page document lists about 3000 clubs in The Villages. I'm sure you'd find Bocce. Clubs Download

charlieo1126@gmail.com 12-10-2023 10:58 AM

Bocce is no fun in the villages , no one brings a gallon of home made red wine and there’s no swearing in Italian . I mean what’s up with that ?And forget anyone playing Morra and even if you could find people to play someone would call the cops because of the noise , I’m still hoarse from summer playing in Boston lol

vinnytalk 12-12-2023 01:52 PM

Get your own group of friends and play

shut the front door 12-12-2023 06:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Glewellen (Post 2281206)
This 214 page document lists about 3000 clubs in The Villages. I'm sure you'd find Bocce. Clubs Download

Tell us you didn't read the OP without telling us you didn't read it.

jim1941 12-13-2023 06:44 AM

Go to a rec center near you that has bocce leagues and ask the person in charge to put you on the sub list. You will get to play almost every week. Before COVID, I ran two groups at Chula Rec Center and some subs were there every week.

charlieo1126@gmail.com 12-13-2023 09:37 AM

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Originally Posted by vinnytalk (Post 2281919)
Get your own group of friends and play

It was meant to be humorous and also how many of us still play in the neighborhood in summer and the bocce courts are over a hundred year old not really a criticism of how it’s played here but for me I would find it boring , Bocce in an old Italian neighborhood is like theater , just like Morra to be played with flair !!!


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