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Here’s a bit of a mixed boules-bag of pictures from Provence.
Category Archives: Pétanque
Who wears the shorts in your team?
Some interesting points from a French blog for teams to consider: who’s in charge in your team? A simple question but as ever, there are a few things to think over.
Happy New Year Resolutions
I’m sure everybody is thinking hard about New Year Resolutions… This Post lists the Top 10 faults committed in the club. If you’re guilty, time for some New Year Resolutions
”I can’t play – I’ve lost my voice”
Le noble jeu provençal by Yvan Audouard is a great collection of stories and anecdotes about Le Jeu Provençal from which pétanque is derived. The book is beautifully illustrated and perfectly captures the spirit and essence of how boules is … Continue reading
Our Tony Mann to be National Secretary of the English Petanque Association
Our heartiest congratulations and best wishes go to Tony in his new role as the EPA’s National Secretary which he will surely carry out very effectively and efficiently. Watch this space for a special feature on Tony’s meteoric rise in … Continue reading
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Know your boules
Following on from the New Boules, Please post, here’s a fun quiz to see how well you know your boules.
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New Boules, Please!
Wimbledon is here again and the cry on the terrain is ”New boules, please!” Several players have recently acquired new sets of boules. Here, Gareth tells us why he chose a new set.
Keep Calm
One for the bedroom wall Keep Calm PDF
Shooting
A rather rainy Sunday has allowed me to catch up with my last post from the Provence trip. The club at Istrès held an informal Shooting a Back Boule competition one afternoon.
Tactics: first boule
An interesting discussion on one of the French forums: where would you place your first boule if you were: Against a team of strong shooters? Against a team of weak shooters but good pointers? These are the sorts of things … Continue reading
