Player Stories

Volunteer with us! Here are some of the volunteers at our Back to Boccia Open Central in April 2022, explaining what they get out of giving their time to support boccia. 99 volunteers supported our Back to Boccia competitions. If you'd like to get involved, visit our...

England squad member James Clowes, tells us why he's so grateful for his mum, Amanda, for everything from competition and training support to nutrition guidance and event first aid. Throughout my Boccia journey, my mum has supported me at all my regional, national and...

In March 2024, Age Positive and Active for All delivered a boccia session at St Budeaux Methodist Church in Plymouth for older adults with the aim to get more men over 55 interested in the sport. This was following past taster sessions which had proven to be very...

Peter Langton is a BC2 player from West Sussex. Here he tells us how he was introduced to boccia at school, progressed through Boccia England competitions, and has gone on to be part of the Paris Potential programme and is hoping to be considered for the Paralympics...

Julie Hanwell, Jordan's mum, shares his wonderful story with us... My son, Jordan Brace, is aged 23 years and has Down’s Syndrome and severe learning difficulties together with other health issues.  Jordan was initially introduced to boccia when he attended...

I first got involved in playing boccia when I was at Bradfields Academy in Medway, Kent (my secondary school at the time). The sport interested me at the Panathlon games and the School Games where I took part and won loads of medals. It interested me as it gave me...

Beth Moulam is a player on the GB Boccia Team and her mum, Liz, is a referee, coach, classifier, and one of our very own Boccia England Board members. Here they each tell the story of their boccia journey from their own perspective. Beth Mum and I have both been...

Sue Berry is the only parent who now represents England on court alongside her son as his BC3 ramp assistant. Here Sue tells us how it feels to be part of Matt's dream. My son, Matt 'Bezza' Berry, is 25-years-old and has Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Despite this, over...