The Super Hero Bocce Tournament, held at the Special Olympics Missouri Training for Life Campus pairs SOMO athletes with intellectual disabilities and members of the community without disabilities as teammates.

This unified approach helps create an environment of acceptance and inclusion. The Super Hero Bocce event provides a unique opportunity to raise awareness of Special Olympics Missouri, show the abilities of our athletes, and to share our message of unity and inclusion through the sport of Bocce.

2025 Information:

Join us for the 11th Annual Superhero Bocce Unified event on September 6, 2025 where Community teams join Special Olympics Missouri Athletes on the field! The cost is $120 per team. Each team member will receive a Superhero T-shirt. Register here! This has proven to be a great event for all involved!

Food, drinks, a silent auction and a raffle will be available throughout the day.

Registration begins at 8:00 a.m., Opening Ceremony begins at 8:45 a.m. and Tournament Play begins at 9:00 a.m. at the Training for Life Campus in Jefferson City.

Please contact Carol Griffin, griffin@somo.org for more information.

What is bocce?

Bocce is a game of skill and strategy. Each team consists of 3 – 4 from the community matched with 1 SOMO athlete.

The object is for one team to get as many of their balls (boccia) closer to the pallina (the smallest ball) than the opposing team's closest ball.

Each player is given two balls. Each player must then take turns rolling (lagging) the ball toward the pallina ball, which has already been thrown onto the field.

The players are given points for the balls rolled closest to the pallina ball. Players may also throw on the fly (volo), striking the ball to move the point ball. Balls, including the pallina, may also be displaced by the balls of other players.