{"id":13273,"date":"2023-04-04T12:48:02","date_gmt":"2023-04-04T16:48:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bocciacanada.ca\/?post_type=news&#038;p=13273"},"modified":"2023-04-04T13:26:04","modified_gmt":"2023-04-04T17:26:04","slug":"parasport-and-recreation-pei-announced-as-provincial-partner-of-boccia-canada","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/bocciacanada.ca\/en\/news\/article\/parasport-and-recreation-pei-announced-as-provincial-partner-of-boccia-canada\/","title":{"rendered":"ParaSport and Recreation PEI Announced as Provincial Partner of Boccia Canada"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>ParaSport and Recreation PEI held a \u2018try it\u2019 boccia session in Charlottetown with the help of Boccia Canada last May<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ottawa, ON (April 4, 2023)<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; Boccia Canada and ParaSport and Recreation PEI are pleased to announce that ParaSport and Recreation is the official provincial boccia partner for Prince Edward Island.<\/p>\n<p>Provincial partners act as the provincial sport organization (PSO) for boccia. They are responsible for developing boccia in their province, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Providing a competitive pathway for athlete development from grassroots, recreational programming to the Canadian Boccia Championships<\/li>\n<li>Athlete recruitment and retention<\/li>\n<li>Recruiting and training coaches, officials and volunteers<\/li>\n<li>Conducting provincial championships<\/li>\n<li>Selecting provincial teams<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>ParaSport and Recreation PEI has already hosted boccia try it sessions, trained several boccia coaches and will be starting their first boccia program in April 2023 in Charlottetown.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re very proud to be working ParaSport and Recreation PEI. With their strong history of multisport programming, they are uniquely positioned to grow and develop boccia in PEI,\u201d says Program Manager Jennifer Larson.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter learning more about the sport of boccia\u00a0in our discussions with CCPSA and Boccia Canada, we knew a partnership\u00a0was the right decision. The addition of boccia to our programs will provide our\u00a0members and\u00a0potential members with a new sport experience.\u00a0We love that boccia is inclusive and can be adapted for individuals with a wide range of abilities,\u201d said\u00a0Tracy Stevenson, Executive Director,\u00a0ParaSport and Recreation PEI.<\/p>\n<p>This announcement is a tangible result of ongoing boccia development efforts in the Atlantic region, which has included shipping Bratz@Home boccia equipment kits to recipients in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland and Labrador, hosting a virtual Atlantic Boccia Forum and hosting a Provincial Boccia Forum in Charlottetown in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Find more information about upcoming boccia programming taking place in PEI\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/parasportpei.ca\/boccia\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Find a list of current\u00a0provincial boccia partners\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bocciacanada.ca\/en\/about-boccia-canada\/partners\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>About Boccia Canada<\/h2>\n<p>Boccia Canada is the boccia delivery arm of the Canadian Cerebral Palsy Sports Association (CCPSA), the National Sport Organization for the Paralympic sport of boccia. Boccia Canada is focused on providing athletes and individuals of all ages and skill with the chance to play a unique Paralympic sport. We lead, develop and grow boccia from grassroots to producing World Champions, and we collaborate with partners to increase participation of Canadians with physical disabilities in sport.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>About boccia<\/h2>\n<p>Boccia is a Paralympic sport of precision and strategy similar to lawn bowling or curling, played by athletes with Cerebral Palsy, Muscular Dystrophy and related disabilities. It is one of only two Paralympic sports that do not have an Olympic counterpart. Athletes compete in one of six sport classes based on their level and type of disability: BC1, BC2, BC3 BC4, BC5, and Open.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Media Contact<\/h2>\n<p>Holly Janna<br \/>\nCommunications Lead and National Team Coordinator, Boccia Canada<br \/>\nEmail:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:hjanna@bocciacanada.ca\">hjanna@bocciacanada.ca<\/a><br \/>\nPhone Number: 613-748-1430 x3 | Cell: 514-944-5193<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ParaSport and Recreation PEI held a \u2018try it\u2019 boccia session in Charlottetown with the help of Boccia Canada last May Ottawa, ON (April 4, 2023)\u00a0&#8211; Boccia Canada and ParaSport and Recreation PEI are pleased to announce that ParaSport and Recreation is the official provincial boccia partner for Prince Edward Island. 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