The significance of boules as a part of sports recreation

Ljudi sve više biraju rekreaciju kao oblik aktivnosti, koja im je, bez obzira na dob, spol i razinu sposobnosti potrebna za unaprijeđenje zdravlja i poboljšanje kvalitete života. Boćanje je sport koji, zbog svojih karakteristika,pruža mogućnost svim osobama da sudjeluju u njemu.Stoga je u radu, pored osnovnih teorijskih odrednica sportske rekreacije, opisano boćanje kao sport (povijesni razvoj, pravila igre, prostor za izvođenje, oprema) te prikazan njegov značaj kao vrlo primjenjivog i zanimljivog sadržaja sportske rekreacije s posebnim osvrtom na osobe starije životne dobi. People increasingly choose recreation as a form of activity, which, regardless of age, gender and ability level, they need to improve their health and improve their quality of life. Boules is a sport that ensures the implementation of sports recreation, meets the needs of all people who engage in it, including people with disabilities. Some of advantages of boules, which are why more and more people are playing it, are its applicability in different conditions, interesting content, competitive character and independence from the age of the competitors or recreational players.