The Day of Games – Leagues, Gear, Awesome times.

Either you are just bored in Seattle, or you are stuck in a cubicle at work, or maybe you just want to meet some new people. Hanging out at bars is fun, happy hours are great. Playing sports is always a blast. What about combining an evening of awesome sports with a little bar action after?
New Seattle Rec League: DogDaze Leisure Sports The Dogdaze Leisure Sports Leagues are what you are looking for. 20 and 30 somethings in Seattle have always enjoyed the great parks throughout the city. There are Seattle kickball leagues and Seattle softball leagues… and you’ve probably joined some sort of office bowling league. Those leagues are good – but they aren’t for everyone. What about the people that just like to chill? The people that are really just there to meet some folks? The people that love bar sports? The people that love bars!? The DogDaze leisure sports league is what you need. Play some bocce, meet some people, then go to a bar. Or maybe play some horseshoes, then go to a bar. Ever heard of Cornhole of Frisbeer? These are also games that you can play. Each week there is a new game. There is no better way to break up the workweek than to join a rec league and have some beers.

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Bocce – Horseshoes – Cornhole – Frisbeer – Croquet – Disc Golf – Ladder Toss – Smashball – Fun at the bar

This Seattle Rec League is the Sport League that everyone can play. How tough is it to throw a bocce ball around? All the games featured are tailgate or lawn games that are super simple. Pretty much every game involves throwing one thing at another thing. For people that have played in an ultimate league in Seattle… there is even an event for Disc Golf, and Frisbeer – which is the best drinking game to play with an ultimate disc. The league is great for people who are new in town, or singles, or just about anybody who like to have a good time. The league is co-ed. You must be 21+.

A DogDaze league is hopefully close to you, but if not, you’ll need to send us an email and let us know!  We’d like to get a rec league going near you!

Is this a search for an awesome San Diego Bocce Ball League? Lucky you.  I have the answer.  Google brought you here.  Congrats.  If you want to play bocce with other your people in a rec league setting — you should join the DogDaze Leisure Sports League.  This rec league is for 20 and 30 Somethings and is currently in its 2nd year.  Last year the bocce games were played in Pacific Beach on the sands on Law Street – overlooking the pacific ocean and the sunset…  but this year the venue will likely be moving to Kate O Sessions.  Although there will be no beach bocce sunset play, there is now the fun of playing bocce on grass.  So the DogDaze leagues aren;t exactly just a bocce league, they include Bocce, Horseshoes, Cornhole, Ladder Toss, and a bunch of games that generally involve throwing things at other things.  This is truly the best setting to relax after work.  This is an alternative to the VAVI Sports League that you were in last year.  Its not competitive kickball.  Its just a bunch of people, hanging out, having a good time, and then all going out to a bar together.  Happy hours in San Diego are always a good time.
This sound good to you? Check out – Dogdaze Leisure Sports Leagues.

If you enjoy OTL in San Diego then you are the kind of person who will enjoy the SD bocce league.  Meet new people in town, make new friends, have fun with your current group of buddies.  The Dogdaze games are so simple – EVERYONE CAN PLAY THEM.

This is also a pretty cheap rec league in San Diego.  For under $50 bucks you get to leave the house and enjoy your time after work!

Are you looking for a San Francisco Bocce Ball League? The best advice I can offer is for you to look into the Dogdaze Leisure Sports Leagues. This new league in San Francisco will be played at a park near The Marina.  There may be other bocce locations in other parts of town, but right now the bocce games will be played at the park — overlooking the Golden Gate Bridge.  How sweet is that?  This league is different from other bocce leagues since bocce isn’t the only game being played. Dogdaze Leisure Sport Leagues include other tailgate games so there is something new and exciting each week.  This rec league is about 7 weeks long and is UNDER $50! If you are sick of bocce then the next week is horseshoes, and then cornhole, etc. San Francisco rec leagues are always a good time and this is totally different than that kickball league you were thinking of joining.
You wanna sign up? Check out -  Dogdaze Leisure Sports Leagues.

One of the great things about joining a SF bocce league is that you can meet new people in the city and this is a game that EVERYONE can play.  How hard can it be?  All you need to do is throw a big ball at a little ball.  Sooo simple.

This rec league is pretty cheap compared to the other options in San Francisco.  Why shell out $75 for a dodgeball league or kickball league… when you can just go out and play bocce ball!  Its way easier to actually meet people, talk about things, and less physical play is required.

Throwing things at other things is just easier!  Come out and join the SF Dogdaze Leisure Sports League.  Bocce ball is one of the featured sports.  New rec league in San Francisco – come have fun!

Want to join a Los Angeles Bocce Ball League? What you should probably do is check out the Dogdaze Leisure Sports Leagues.  The league in Los Angeles has been around for a couple years and they play on the sand overlooking the Pacific Ocean.  How could this not be fun?  The league isn’t like other bocce leagues where you play the same game over and over again.  The Dogdaze league includes many other tailgate sports so you don’t get bored playing bocce.  Each week you get to play a new game that involves throwing something at something else.  This is the Los Angeles Rec League that you have been searching for.  The league takes place in Marina del Rey which is next to Venice Beach, close to Santa Monica, and nowhere near Hollywood.  Joining is easy.  Just go to Dogdaze Leisure Sports Leagues.  
The best part about joining a bocce team is that the game is so easy.  How tough could it be to throw a big rock at another little rock.  Playing bocce on the beach makes it even easier.  There is no rolling which is what makes playing bocce on the grass so difficult.  Bocce is actually a super popular game among those who frequent the beach a lot and enjoy playing beach sports.  This LA Bocce League is great to meet new people in the area, or just go relax with your buddies.  What could be a better thing to do in LA than go to the beach and watch the sunset.

So check out the Dogdaze Leisure Sports Leagues.  Bocce is one of the featured sports!

The Super Bowl is today and people should be out tailgating in full force. What is better than playing tailgate games while waiting for the grill to heat up and filling up those little square in your Super Bowl pool. What games should you be playing today? How about some bocce ball. Not sure what size bocce set to use? Check out this sizing chart which should help out in your bocce decision making.
The size of a bocce ball is measured in millimeters (mm) and across the diameter. They come in all sorts of sizes but the most common are 73mm, 90mm, 100mm, and 107mm. The professionals use 107mm but those are pretty bulky so most backyard players just stick with a 100mm high quality resin bocce ball.
What are these bocce ball things made of?
The standard material of a bocce ball is a poly-resin composite. Have you ever been bowling — its just like that bowling ball you sling down the lane. There are also steel bocce balls that are better known as petanque, and plastic sets that are great for kids or for the beach. Have you tried beach bocce? It rules.

BOCCE BALL LEAGUES:
Bocce leagues are also springing up all over the place. Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, Portland, San Diego, Denver are just a few of the cities that offer great bocce leagues. The Day of Games has the DogDaze leagues which feature bocce games. Its a great way to meet other people in the area and a great excuse to get outside and enjoy some fresh air.

201o tailgating won’t really get underway until the Fall.  In the meantime, we have a little bit left for NFL Playoffs and then that’s about it.  Tailgating hibernation time.  But as tailgating season enters the cave to sleep through Spring and Summer… we can enjoy the sunshine and get fired up for some awesome rec leagues.  Just because you can’t tailgate at the game, doesn’t mean that you can’t play tailgate games and enjoy a beer or two.  The DogDaze Leisure Sports Leagues are starting in a couple months and sign-ups will start really soon.  Get some friends together and enter as a team, or just join solo and meet some new people.  There aren’t too many cornhole leagues out there, probably just as many as there are bocce leagues or frisbeer leagues.  The DogDaze leagues will give you everything you want.  Bocce, Cornhole, Disc Golf, Ladder Toss, and even some random games like Croquet, Beach Golf, Shotput, Football Toss, Limbo, and other outdoor games.  The focus on a quality beer league mentality is important.  These leagues are to have a great time and then head to a bar to enjoy some beers and cocktails.  This isn’t exactly sloshball or kickball… it’s better.  More games, more people, and a local bar to go hang out at after the games are played.

The Spring 2010 season is starting soon so sign up now!  Los Angeles (areas: Santa Monica, Venice, Marina del Rey, Hollywood, Playa del Rey, Culver City), San Diego (Pacific Beach, PB), San Francisco (the marina, russian hill, north beach, the mission, nob hill, richmond, haight, soma), Portland (northwest, goose hollow, arlington heights, hillside, sylvand highlands, pearl, downtown), Seattle (the U, university, queene anne, capitol hill, olympic hills, green lake, fremont, madison park), Denver (speer, baker, lincoln park, wash park, washington park, belcard, cherry creek, congress park, cbd, chessman park), Chicago (wicker park, old town, gold coast, river north, river west, bucktown, lakeview, wrigleyville, loop, logan square), Dallas (university park, highland park, glencoe, greenland hills, vickery place, lakewood, lower greenville, junius heights, m streets), Miami and New York (Manhattan, upper east side, upper west side, central park, midtown west, midtown east, murray hill, chelsea, gramercy, greenwich village, east village, soho, lower east side, tribeca)

INCLUDED IN YOUR CROQUET SET –
6 – Croquet Balls (6 colors)
6 – Mallets
9 – Wickets
2 – Can Coolers (koozie’s)
1 – Bottle Opener

BASICS –
Smack your croquet ball under the wickets in order and into the posts. Least amount of strokes possible.

AREA OF PLAY –
Croquet can be played anywhere – Park, Backyard, Alleyway; pretty much any open area. It is not recommended that you use this set indoors, but feel free to play wherever you like. Just stick to the “Basics” and only hit your croquet balls under the wickets and at the stakes. Do not swing the mallets at anything else or throw the balls at anything else.  Beware of others while playing.

CROQUET LAYOUT–
The standard 9-wicket croquet layout is pictured to the right.  However, you can place the 9 inner wickets in any locations you like.  Boundaries need to be established, out of bounds balls go back on the boundary.

CROQUET RULES PER THE DAY OF GAMES –
There are various ways to play Croquet and many ways to keep score. This is the Day of Games way. The rules below describe games played one team vs. another team (or 1 person vs. 1 person, up 6 people (or teams) playing at once).

a) Determine who goes first, second, third, etc.

b) Player 1places first ball in between first stake and first wicket, then begins the game.  Each player will start exactly the same way by placing the ball in between first stake and wicket and striking with mallet.

c) If the ball passes through both wickets, the player receives two bonus strokes. Generally, bonus strokes do not accumulate – only the last bonus strokes earned are allowed (the exception being the two wickets at the starting or turning stakes). Bonus strokes are awarded for going under a wicket, for striking a stake, or for hitting another ball (this is called roqueting and you get 2 extra strokes).

d) Roqueting – If a player roquets there are four options.
1) Take 2 bonus strokes from where the players ball lands.
2) Place the players ball a single mallet head’s length away from the ball hit and take 2 strokes.
3) Place ball  next to the ball hit. Then hit own ball so that it moves both balls.  Then take another shot.
4) Place own ball side by side with the struck ball. Then placing foot on own ball strike it so as to move the other ball without moving own.   Then take another shot.

e) A player can only roquet once per turn unless the player goes through a wicket or hits the turning stake.

f) If another moves another player’s ball through a wicket or causes it to hit a stake, the wicket or stake is scored, but no bonus strokes are awarded.

First team to go through all wickets and hit the final stake – wins!

The last bottle opener you will ever need to take tailgating.  The Bocce Bottle Opener is an all-in-one masterpiece for Bocce Beer enthusiasts.  This thing comes with 3 feet of tape measure so you can see who is closer to the Pallino, it opens bottles with ease, it’s a keychain, AND it includes a flashlight for those night-bocce sessions.  The Day of Games includes this piece of sporting goods equipment with all bocce purchases.

For non-Bocce purchases, there is the standard bottle opener.  Sleek silver design, this keychain bottle opener fits right in your pocket.  Is this as cool as the sandal bottle opener, or ring bottle opener, or credit card bottle opener?… probably not.  But The Day of Games bottle opener comes free with all gear purchases!

INCLUDED IN BOCCE SETS –

8 – Bocce balls (2 different designs)
1 – Pallino (jack)
2 – Can Coolers (koozie’s)
1 – Bottle Opener / Tape Measure

BASICS –
Toss/Roll/Bounce/Heave/Fling/Throw big balls (Bocce) at the little ball (Pallino). Closer is better.

AREA OF PLAY –
Bocce can be played anywhere – Beach, Park, Backyard, Alleyway; pretty much any open area. It is not recommended that you use this set indoors, but feel free to play wherever you like. Just stick to the “Basics” and only throw Bocce Balls at the Pallino. Do not throw bocce balls at anything else.

COURT SIZE (optional) –
Most people just play Bocce in any open area.  The Pallino is tossed and then the Bocce balls follow. If you are interested in building your own official backyard Bocce course, then the dimensions are as follows:
13 foot box, then a 65 foot rectangle, then another 13 foot box.
There are boundary walls typically created around the entire court.

BOCCE BALL RULES PER THE DAY OF GAMES –
There are various ways to play Bocce and many ways to keep score. This is the Day of Games way. Bocce can be played 1vs.1, 2vs.2, 3vs.3, 4vs.4 or even 5+vs.5+ (if you have enough bocce balls).  The rules below describe games played one team vs. another team.  This can be 1vs.1, 2vs.2, or 4vs.4. If you would like to play Bocce Ball with more than 2 teams the rules are very similar but each person gets their own balls to play with rather than partnering up with a teammate.  The rest of the rules are the same with regard to scoring, order, and how to play bocce.

Playing in an open area:
1) Decide which team will toss first.
2) This team will create a line in the playing field and this will act as the foul line. Nobody is allowed to walk past this line until all the Bocce balls are thrown.  If someone crosses the foul line this will result in a negative point! (optional rule)
3) Team drawing the line will toss the Pallino into the field of play
4) This same team will act first and throw a Bocce ball at the Pallino. Teams then alternate throws.
5) Once all the Bocce balls have been thrown the scoring of this round takes place. Only one team is allowed to score in each round. A point is awarded for each ball that is closer to the Pallino than the closest ball of the opponents.
6) Optional Rule – Award 2 points to any ball that is touching the Pallino.
7) The game can be played to 11, 21, or any number you come up with. Win by 2 points.

Playing in a court with boundary walls: Same rules apply as above with these additions -
8 ) The Pallino cannot hit the back wall on its initial toss.  It is allowed to hit the back wall during game play.
9 ) Thrown Bocce balls cannot hit the back wall.  This is considered out of boundaries and the ball is dead.

Bocce Leagues for your enjoyment.

TO PLAY BOCCE BALL!

not really.

but The Day of Games is willing to host a bocce match between Bernie Madoff (who we recently discovered plays bocce in prison) and Tiger.

Who will win this battle of the downtrodden?