Pétanque Wellington - Resource Manual

Compiled by Brian W. Smith and published by the Wellington Pétanque Association in 1999.

From the Introduction

This manual is is intended for use by clubs as a resource for coaching and organising tournaments.

The manual is divided into two sections:

• Section A: The game of Petanque
• Section B: Organising Successful Tournaments

There are four Appendices included with Section B. The first two detail competition formats suitable for use by clubs on their regular club days. The Skill Competition (Appendix B) can also be used on coaching or training days. The other two Appendices contain pool and draw sheets which can be photocopied for use with the appropriate tournament formats.

Contents

• Section A: The Game of Pétanque (1,158kB)
  • Holding and Throwing the Boule
  • Pointing
  • Shooting
  • Pétanque Tactics
  • Marking and Measuring
  • Common Terms Used in Pétanque
  • Choosing Your Boule
  • Official Rules of the Game of Pétanque
• Section B: Organising Successful Tournaments (488 kB)
  • Tournament Formats
  • Seeding
  • Byes
  • Tiebreaking Procedures for Tournaments
• Appendix A: Melee Tournaments (236 kB)
  • Melee Registration form
  • Melee Team sheet
  • Individual Melee Team sheet
  • Snake format sheet
  • Melee Result sheet
• Appendix B: Skill Competition (129 kB)
  • Exercises
  • Score sheet
• Appendix C: Round Robin Pool sheets (251 kB)
  • 4 Teams per Pool
  • 5 Teams per Pool
  • 6 Teams per Pool
  • 7 Teams per Pool
  • 8 Teams per Pool
• Appendix D: Draw Sheets (48kB)
  • Single Elimination Tournament with eight entries
  • Single Elimination Tournament with sixteen entries
  • Double Elimination Tournament with eight entries
  • Double Elimination Tournament with sixteen entries