Boule Lyonnaise ( 'Sport-boules' or 'Le jeu Lyonnais' ) is a popular French France (pronounced /ˈfrænts/ frantss or /ˈfrɑːnts/ frahnts; French pronunciation (help·info): [fʁɑ̃s]), officially the French Republic (French: République française, pronounced: [ʁepyblik fʁɑ̃sɛz]), is a state in Western Europe with several of its overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, form of bowls Bowls is a sport in which the objective is to roll slightly asymmetric balls, called bowls, so that they stop close to a smaller—normally white—bowl called the "jack" or "kitty". Bowls, either flat- or crown-green, is usually played outdoors, on grass and synthetic surfaces. Flat-green bowls can also be played indoors on, and may be the oldest of the French Boules Two of the most played boule games are pétanque and boule lyonnaise. The aim of the game is to get large, heavy balls as close to the small 'jack'. It is very popular especially in France, but also Italy, where it may often be seen played in any open space in villages and towns. It is also similar to 'bocce' and 'bowls' sports.
In Italy Italy (pronounced /ˈɪtəli/ ; Italian: Italia [iˈtaːlja]), officially the Italian Republic (Italian: Repubblica italiana), is a country located partly on the European Continent and partly on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia. Italy shares its northern, Alpine, the sport Bocce Bocce is a ball sport belonging to the boules sport family, closely related to bowls and pétanque with a common ancestry from ancient games played in the Roman Empire. Developed into its present form in Italy (where it is called Bocce, the plural of the Italian word boccia which means "bowl"), it is played around Europe and also in, or Volo (English: flight), which is played with bronze boules, follows the same set of rules as Lyonnaise[1].
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History
The current version of the game developed during the 18th century around the area of Lyon Lyon (French pronunciation: [ljɔ̃] ; Arpitan: Liyon, IPA: [ʎjɔ̃]; English: /liːˈɒn/ or anglicized as Lyons /ˈlaɪ.ənz/), is a city in east-central France in the region Rhône-Alpes, situated between Paris and Marseille. Lyon is located at 470 km (292 mi) from Paris, 320 km (199 mi) from Marseille, 160 km (99 mi) from Geneva, 280 km (174 (as its name suggests).
Then in 1906, the Fédération Lyonnaise et Régionale formed, which led to La Fédération Nationale des Boules in 1933 which then became the Fédération Française de Boules in 1942.
The Grounds and equipment
Under official rules, the ground must measure 27.5 m in length and between 2.5 m to 4 m in width, with a clear play area of 12.5 m and 7.5 m at each end (one end is the Landing zone, and the other is where the players stand and throw).
When the 'Jack' is thrown, it must land at least 12.5 m away from the player.
The boules vary in size, weight, and composition, usually to accommodate the player's comfort, but tend to be made of bronze (with the jack being wooden) and are usually between 90 mm and 110 mm in diameter and weigh between 900 g and 1,200 g[2] , however, they must be properly centrally balanced. Each player has 4 boules when playing as singles, or three boules per player in doubles play.
Rules
The basic rules are similar to the game of Pétanque Pétanque is a form of boules where the goal is, while standing inside a starting circle with both feet on the ground, to throw metal balls as close as possible to a small wooden ball called a cochonnet (literally "piglet") or jack. It is also called sometimes a bouchon (literally "cork") or le petit ("the small one") Marseillaise Marseille , formerly known as Massalia (from Greek: Μασσαλία), its second most-populous, behind Paris, with 852,395 residents as of 2007. It forms the third-largest urban area after those of Paris and Lyon with a population of 1,420,000 and the third-largest metropolitan area, also after those of Paris and Lyon, with a population of 1,530,0, in that the aim is to throw your boules as close to the jack as possible, and keep them there.
References
- ^ Petanque.org - Italian Games (accessed 18/05/2008)
- ^ www.BocceVolo.com - Official Rules - Chapter 1 - Materials
External links
- BocceVolo.com - World Class Bocce
- Confederation Mondiale des Sports de Boules
- Fédération Internationale de Boules (FIB)
- Bocce in Volo - La community boccistica della specialità volo italiana (Portale e forum sulle bocce italiane e mondiali)
- Bra Bocciofila (Il primo sito italiano dedicato alle bocce)
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