Selwyn_Times: July 06, 2022
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PROUD: Rolleston School pupil Emma Bolton has brought home the Canterbury<br />
Primary School Boccia Championships title for the second year in a row.<br />
• By Susan Sandys<br />
ROLLESTON School pupil Emma<br />
Bolton does not let cerebral palsy<br />
get in her way.<br />
The 12-year-old has claimed the<br />
Canterbury Primary School Boccia<br />
Championships title for the second<br />
year in a row, and is now gearing up<br />
for the South Island Halberg Games<br />
where she will compete in boccia,<br />
athletics and swimming.<br />
Mother Anna Bolton said her<br />
daughter loved being active, and<br />
always found an alternative way<br />
to do things. While she had used a<br />
walker when she was younger, she<br />
now walked unaided.<br />
However, her mild cerebral palsy<br />
meant she continued to struggle<br />
with her balance and doing a lot<br />
of physical activities that other<br />
children took for granted, such as<br />
climbing around a playground.<br />
Bolton said boccia had been good<br />
for Emma’s hand/eye co-ordination,<br />
and gave her a sport to play where<br />
she was not having to keep up with<br />
able-bodied children.<br />
Competing against 10 other<br />
pupils from schools around Canterbury,<br />
Emma won the <strong>2022</strong> competition<br />
last week.<br />
“I feel proud that I won it again<br />
and get to bring the plaque home for<br />
another year,” Emma said.<br />
Boccia is a sport similar to bowls<br />
and pétanque, played by people with<br />
cerebral palsy or impairments that<br />
affect motor skills. Players must<br />
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Emma keeps firm grip on boccia trophy<br />
throw or roll leather balls as close<br />
as possible to a white target ball,<br />
known as the jack. The player, pair<br />
or team with the most balls near the<br />
jack is the winner.<br />
“I like that you can sit and throw<br />
a ball, so anyone can do it,” Emma<br />
said.<br />
“You just have to learn to be accurate<br />
and learn some strategies.”<br />
Emma will go to the South Island<br />
Halberg Games in October. She<br />
also recently placed in athletes with<br />
disability at the Canterbury Schools<br />
Cross Country.<br />
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