For competition purposes, athletes are classified according to their disability into one of four Paralympic classifications:
BC1 :
Players in this class propel the ball with the hand or foot. They may compete with the help a sport assistant. BC1 players have a disability of cerebral origin.
BC2 :
Players in this class throw the ball with the hand. They are not eligible for assistance. BC2 players also have a disability of cerebral origin but are less effected than players in the BC1 classification.
BC3 :
Players in this class have very severe locomotor dysfunction in all four limbs. Players in this class have no sustained grasp or release action and although they may have arm movement, they have insufficient range of movement to propel a Boccia ball onto the court. They may use an assistive device such as a ramp to deliver the ball.
BC4 :
Players in this class have severe locomotor dysfunction of all four limbs. They can demonstrate sufficient dexterity to throw the ball onto the court. Players are not eligible for assistance.
Atheltes with one of the above classifications are eligible to compete in International Paralympic events. Athletes who do not meet the minimum criteria for Paralympic Classification can compete in all Australian events as
BC5 :
Players whose impairments are not severe enough to allow them to play in the BC2 or BC4 Classification.
EMU :
Athletes who are classified as NE (Not Eligible) under the BISFed classification rules. They will have a physical disorder of limbs including neurological impairment affecting the CNS, locomotor dysfunction of Non-Cerebral origin such as muscular skeletal disorders and / or limb deformities.