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Open the link in the usual way

http://www.educnaute-infos.com/article-humour-videos-et-images-insolite-de-la-petanque-113396873.html

I hope it translates from the French for you.   Interesting stuff.

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St Anne's Boules - Wednesday Group - 2015 Competition Trophy

presentation by Sponsor

Liam Matthews

Manager of Olive's Room

Dec 16th 2016

Follow the scores to date following today's play with nine in attendance.  Remember the best 10 scores will count in deciding the winner.

Highlight the link below, then right click and then Goto https//........... etc.

https://onedrive.live.com/redir?resid=E32B6671AD567A11!2401&authkey=!AAI9Pr8FB_pA9W4&ithint=file%2cxlsx

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Olive's Room

Our meeting place and café in St Anne's Park.

Convenient and convivial, indoors or outdoors.

Olive's Room in Red Stables.

http://olivesroom.ie/

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Most of the Wednesday Boules Group

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C3%A9tanque

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Though six members showed up for Boules the weather and flooding on some pistes
meant it was cancelled for today.  First cancellation in ages.
Some drowned their sorrows in coffee!

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Our condolences to the people of France and the families of all those killed, 

from many nations.

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Thank God for the measuring tapes......!!!!

19th Post: Robin Johansson training day and trickshots in Boule Petanq

Lest we become too complacent..........

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Scoring after Week 12.

Despite the poor forecast the nine attendees had great games and the weather improved as the morning went by.  We had our coffees outdoors in mid- November sunshine!

Highlight the link below, then right click and then Go to http://............

https://onedrive.live.com/redir?resid=E32B6671AD567A11!2368&authkey=!AHtaMST81JaBTdA&ithint=file%2cxlsx

Weather permitting four more scoring days....the final day of the calendar year Wed 16th Dec.
will not be the usual competition day as the averages for the best ten scores for each member will have to be worked out in advance.  We can still play of course. If weather doesn't permit play on that day we may retire anyway to the Coffee Shop for the presentation.


Petanque Associations of Europe:

17th Post: Petanque - Marseillaise 2015 (EDF) Finale Femme

French Commentary but you know what's happening!

Click on Petanque - Marseillaise 2015

16th Post: FINALE CHAMPIONNAT DU MONDE DE PETANQUE 2012

Not a patch on the Wednesday Group!!

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Marking the Score!

Photos courtesy of Niall Mooney.

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Some Tips:

The following links, courtesy of Ray Ager, Brighton & Hove Pétanque Club, are interesting.
Just highlight each one separately, then right click and afterwards click on the menu item that starts:
Go to http://...........

http://www.englishpetanque.org.uk/Coaching%20Tips/Get%20a%20Grip.pdf

http://www.englishpetanque.org.uk/Coaching%20Tips/In%20a%20spin.pdf

http://www.englishpetanque.org.uk/Coaching%20Tips/Playing%20Better%20Teams.pdf

Click on photo to enlarge.

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The French Connection!

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Poem taken from the following link:

http://www.petanque.org/postcards/card/1477.html



You and Your Boules!!

At petanque, you spend your leisure time
and you always go there with the same smile
you have in mind the sharp sound
of the boule knocking off another.
You know the pleasure of the jack being caressed,
with a well launched boule,
that lands just beside it.
Whether to 'point' or to 'shoot' ,
is always the topic of discussion with your partner,
the constant commentary on the game,
seems to leave little time wasted.
between the match one is playing
and one the one soon to begin.
This sport requires great skill,
Gives you the sense of addiction,
So do not change
And with the petanque
live long
with hours of pleasure.

[A translation with Liberties!!]

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More concentration shots from our Wednesday Competition

10th Post - French Game Of Petanque (Boules)

When you view this you can view more serious action in other U Tube entries:

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Week 11 scores.  

Highlight the 2 line link below then right click and click on Go to http://..........

https://onedrive.live.com/redir?resid=E32B6671AD567A11!2352&authkey=!AARAmmJryHrhBT4&ithint=file%2cxlsx


Click on the photos below to enlarge them.

Brogan clearing the Pistes of Autumn leaf-fall

Piste 3 before the leaf clearance.

Most of the Wednesday group 4/11/15

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Not on topic of Boules but wasn't the morning of Sunday 1st Nov 2015 just glorious....almost continental....put a quick game of Boules in mind!!.....oh....it's not Wednesday!