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TROOR Canvas bag Made in tough Canvas material in a range of striking colours this bag is functional and bright. It holds three boule, closes with a full length zip and has a tough branded strap. Takes 65 to 76mm boule ​ Available in two colours from left to right ​ Khaki TR00RKA Denim TR00JEAN​ £17.00

TROO Soft Vegetable Leather bag Made in tough supple vegetable leather in solid practical classic colour this bag is functional and superb quality. Friendlier to the environment. It holds three boule, closes with a full length zip and has a tough strap.  Takes 65 to 76mm boule ​ Available in Three colours Navy TR00VNV​​ Pink TR00VRS Silver TR00SLV £34.00

TROO Traditional Obut Leather bag Made in tough supple leather in two classic colours this bag is functional and superb quality. It holds three boule, closes with a flap and metal clip and has a tough strap. Takes 65 to 76mm boule ​ Available in Two colours Black TR00CVINO far right Brown TR00CVIMR   £53.00

We hope you enjoyed the collection of all our coaching tips, practice ideas and information sheets concerning the sport of petanque. We looked at general information and history of petanque and then we focused on the game play with pointing, shooting, the roles of each player and tactics. The tips have now ended and we hope you found some useful tips to take into a game. It was all about talking and discussing the game and looking at how to play your best as an individual and

Top Five things new players to the Petanque game may get wrong Part 5 Where the boule lands. This is the Landing Spot. This session draws the attention to the most sought after place in the country for us boule players. No, not the Bar, but the landing area! Many players get bad kicks when their boule land on large stones on the surface or a brick level with the surface and look skyward as if some evil boule god is wreaking revenge for past sins. It is a simple matter of phys

Top Five things new players to the Petanque game may get wrong Part 4 The jack is the target and the closer the better. WRONG! Many new players are obsessed with the jack and it tends to rule the early days of playing. However you need to think on your feet when playing experienced players as the jack is the lightest thing in the head and can move very easily on purpose or by mistake. If the jack moves, the scoring area moves with it, of course it does! This means you can mov

Five things new players to the Petanque game may get wrong Part 3 Always play their last boule New players seem to always throw all their boule without thought to the consequences. In the past I have been 8 nil up against a fairly new team. On a lightning fast pitch I placed my last boule 6 inches in front of the jack. They were holding with a boule 4 inches to the side with two boule to play. The fanny was off and we were happy with this result as we do not wish to fanny any

Five things new players to the Petanque game may get wrong Part 2 Do not know who’s boule is who’s This is a common problem when players begin to play with competition boule as they tend to have less markings or less obvious markings so it can be tricky. One of the major questions we get asked are “How do you know who’s boule is who’s?” It can be a common question for players who have been playing for years. Think the wrong boule is yours and you could get into serious diffic

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Five things new players to the game get wrong Part 1 Stand in the wrong place!   Where to stand! Come on and join in the fun. The game of petanque can ebb and flow in all directions. That’s the fun of the game, but, a lot of new players miss out on the fun because they are in the cheap seats. Many will stand behind the circle waiting to throw their boule. Once they have played their boule they will then wander up to have a look at the head. I know it is a lot of walking about

Petanque. A new vision to introduce new players. Part 5 New players v experienced players. Our response needs to be encouraging Pastime Player V’s Sportsman   The forthcoming petanque season is looking to be very packed. Opportunities to play all over the country at a host of events. Some serious national qualifiers and some fun and crazy melee’s. In between these two levels are hundreds of Petanque Competitions where keen players compete against each other in duels to 13. As

Petanque. A new vision to introduce new players. Part 3, I can remember the early days of playing petanque at a competitive level. Turning up at pubs and entering a competition. It was a bit of a baptism of fire all those years ago. Playing against experienced players was a bit daunting and making the main competition after the morning rounds was a distant dream. However I used these games to learn. Why did some players stand where they stood? Why did they not speak to you ap

Petanque. A new vision to introduce new players. 5 Part series I always say “The great thing about petanque is anyone can play it.” I follow with” The terrible thing about petanque is anyone can play it.” Now that may sound a bit hypocritical but there needs to be explanation behind that short statement. Get ready it is a long explanation and will cover many parts. Picking up a boule for the first time can be a great feeling, many have seen the game played in France whilst on

The final Petanque waffle on this session Tactics, Understanding and explaining                                         In the winter months play is limited and this year especially so this month we are looking at some food for thought away from the chilly piste. This is part four of  Tactics. Basic and advance tactics. We have looked at 1  Game tactics 2. Play tactics 3. Tactical discussions Now we look at the last part 4. Tactical Heads  below is the last section.   Tactica

More Petanque waffle Tactics, Understanding and explaining                                         In the cold winter months play is limited and this year especially so this month we are looking at some food for thought away from the chilly piste. This is part three of  Tactics. Basic and advance tactics.     Tactical discussions. These are important points that the whole game of petanque revolves around. They will start with questions, lots and lots of questions. Who is call

Tactics, Understanding and explaining                                         In the cold winter months play is limited and this year especially so this month we are looking at some food for thought away from the chilly piste. This is part two of  Tactics. Basic and advance tactics.       Play tactics. We all know there are millions of permutations involved in the tactics of petanque. A coach cannot transfer all these to players but, there are many that are basic. These tacti

Tactics, Understanding and explaining                                         In the cold months of Winter play is limited and this year especially so this month we are looking at some food for thought away from the chilly piste. This month we are going to look at Tactics. Basic and advance tactics.   Many players struggle to know which shot to play in which situation, defensive or offensive play. We all have different experience to identify which boule will give the best res

Boule Quiz Cont Question 5 Who is holding? Question 6 Who is holding? Question 7 Who is holding? Question 8 We have reached the end of the questions. The score in this game is 11-11 Who is holding game? Answer later.

Boule Quiz One of the major questions we get asked are “How do you know who’s boule is who’s?” It can be a common question for players who have been playing for years. Think the wrong boule is yours and you could get into serious difficulty in a game. Knocking up the wrong boule can be very entertaining for the opposition but not so funny for your team. With the Inter regional coming up we thought we would run a short quiz of “Who is on?” Simple. Two teams with different boul

The Role of a Coach, This is a tricky area. A coach may view the role of a coach very differently from that of a student or player. The coach is looking to improve performance or improve the players enjoyment. This could be reflected by the students, but they may want more. To some, players winning is enjoying. To others, playing their best in a real ding dong game could be their enjoyment. We are straight into the role of the coach. They must be able to adjust their coaching