Development and Analysis of the Boccia Scoring System

Abstract

The Boccia International Sports Federation has planned all affairs about boccia since 2013. About 120 players attend each international open. It is hard to arrange the time schedule. In this study, we developed a computer competition system and computer scoreboard system. The system developed by Excel VBA (Visual Basic for Applications). The OUR Boccia Competition Program comprises six stages (basic function, schedule manager, score card manager, advance to knockout, tools and scoreboard connection). Therefore The number of even groups and time schedule can be adjusted in the match arrangement in the system. Meanwhile, the schedule would start with the round matches and then knockout ones. It allows flexible and immediate adjustment according the match time and contributes to a more efficient schedule. The system can test the accuracy of the set schedule and completely prevent problems in the arrangement. While the scoreboard can give an immediate display, the main computer can review the scores of all courts. Hence, the boccia scoreboard system, featuring high-level automation and spontaneous input, has significantly improved competitions. In the future, the system can be further developed so that scores will be spontaneously uploaded onto websites and thus more people will be able to see the results of competitions at the same time.