by Greg Conyers | May 15, 2024 | About Petanque, Ask the Umpire
Greetings Friends. Our club member Philippe has asked me to explain the topic of ALTERNATING BOULE THROWS in the two scenarios wherein teams encounter “boules are tied.” Art. 16, paragraph 6) -Throwing of the first, and following boules- “If...
by Greg Conyers | Jul 5, 2023 | Ask the Umpire, News
Greetings EPC Members, Firstly, congratulations for working with the City and Parks departments on the completion of the spectacular new petanque grove. Pats-on-the-back have been well-earned. My apologies for the length of this message. I will try to avoid the...
by Greg Conyers | Apr 19, 2022 | About Petanque, Ask the Umpire, News
Greetings Paytonk-a-donkers. Welcome to Edition #8 of “Ask the Umpire”. Our repartee has been missed. Our dear friend Lolli asks the following questions:(Q1) What are the consequences if a player is out of the circle before the boule hits [the ground]?...
by Greg Conyers | May 19, 2021 | About Petanque, Ask the Umpire, News
TOPICS: What happens when a team mistakenly picks up a boule, before the opponents had finished making all of their throws? Two boules are equidistant from the jack, which had been moved during play? A boule distant from the jack is moved inadvertently during a...
by Greg Conyers | Apr 28, 2021 | About Petanque, Ask the Umpire, News
TOPICS: What happens when a player moves a boule or the jack while measuring? When and how far may a team move the circle back before throwing out the jack for the next end? If the jack is too short, may the other team move the circle backwards before placing the jack...
