Piste maintenance. So, you have followed all the instructions and advice and have a lovely new piste all ready for action. Well, the...

November is the time to ensure your piste is still as good as new for the winter leagues but also next year. A little leaf clearance and...

Why do some petanque boule players use a cloth. You have been playing petanque for a while and wonder why players use cloths. In the UK...

Petanque is just one of those sports where measuring is critical to the play. It is no accident that, included in the rule book is a rule...

We have looked at different measuring devices over the last few days so let us not forget the humble tape measure.

Tele measure Art 161 This telescopic measure has a steel ball on one end and a flat surface on the other. Place the larger flat end...

Umpires Measure Art MTIJOC in beige and MTINOC in Black Fibreglass Umpires measure by Obut. Unfolds to 1 Metre with a sliding end for ...

Six inch Callipers Art 184 For precision measurements in very confined spaces. This engineering comparison tool is of high standard...

Integrale Measure Art 143 This steel comparison measure features locking strip and a pair of callipers for those close measures £18.10

Boule measure Art PYC020 Boule measure Art PYC020 The ultimate Pétanque measure. This measure features Callipers, Scorer and 2M...

BLUE AWARD To receive this award participants should attempt all the skill activities but must achieve success and consistency. In order...

Petanque England Junior award scheme The Red plus level Red Plus is gained if the candidate completes 5 out of the first 10 practical...

RED AWARD Now it is getting tricky! In order to pass this award participants will need to attempt all the skill activities and must...

The Petanque England Junior award scheme is constantly reviewed and it was discovered the gap between Green and Red was so large there...

GREEN AWARD The emphasis of this award is placed upon participation. Participants will need to complete all the listed activities in...

WHITE AWARD The emphasis of this award is placed upon participation. Participants will need to complete all the listed activities in...

Many players maybe interested in the details of the Petanque England Junior award scheme sponsorship by Pen-Y-Coed Petanque. Below are...

As summer moves into autumn and the chill gets in the air after a long hot summer many players look to winter leagues or just storing...

5. The jack. The jack target is placed at 20cms from the edge of the circle bounding the target, facing the position of the shooter. It...

4. A single boule over another boule. Again a tricky situation where we often see players crash into the front boule to move the back...