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The Petanque Performance Academy is for players who wish to progress their game through in depth coaching and analysis. This group is open to all
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Help me to create the next Boule Mind Series
I've created a quick JotForm questionnaire that shouldn't take more than 5 minutes to complete. This is a vital first step in helping me to learn how different players think, react, develop, and play. There will be more detailed ones in the future, but I would like to use you all as example subjects. All responses will be confidential, and this is an initial experiment. https://form.jotform.com/262772125541051
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@Christophe Clamens Bonjour Christophe, ne vous inquiétez pas : il y a un certain nombre d'autres joueurs français dans cette communauté, et vous êtes le bienvenu pour participer dans la langue qui vous convient.
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I’ve now had 30 responses to the Boule Mind Performance Profile and the early results are already showing some really interesting patterns in how players react under pressure, lose trust in technique, overthink, spiral, or get affected by being watched. I don’t want to finalise the profile system too early. I’d like to get to 100 responses so we have something much stronger to work from. If you’re in this group and you haven’t completed the questionnaire yet, please take a few minutes to do it. Your answers genuinely matter because they’re helping shape what Boule Mind becomes. Feel free to share the form with anyone you know who plays, they don’t need to know me or this group, just to have a passion for the game. I’ve already identified at least 5 different individual profiles but it’s not enough to establish a proper experiment
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Winter Training Routine
With the outdoor season wrapping up across the UK, we’ll Scotland anyway, I’m starting to think seriously about winter pétanque training. I’d really like to build a solid routine over the closed season and focus on improving my skills, consistency, and decision‑making. It would be fantastic to hear from both @Kevin ORourke and @Stephen Daykin about possible training ideas, whether that’s structured drills, routines that can be followed individually, or even video/Teams‑based sessions during the winter months. I’m keen to develop something meaningful that keeps me progressing even when away from competition season. Looking forward to hearing your thoughts.
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I think I’ll draw up a training routine along the lines of the Pomodoro training I mentioned before. This way you can get maximum efficiency with the least amount of time in case the weather is poor
6d •
Tir de precision competition 8-10 till 14-10
In this competition you shoot 10 balls at 8 metres. You write down the balls shot and the carreaus and pass on that result here. Kevin will announce the 3 week winners. We do this for 4 weeks. The final 3 winner are the ones who make the most progress in the 4 weeks.
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Good scores so far! I’ll be doing mine tomorrow as I’m filming all weekend at Aix en Provence. There are some great live streams if you want to watch some brilliant games and I’ll be live again tomorrow morning at 9am French time for the last 16
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My score today 7 hits with 3 carreau
2d •
Drove 4 hours on Sunday for Pétanque
It was absolutely worth it to play against German, French and Dutch players in Coevorden, in the north-east of the Netherlands close to the German border. Wind, rain and cold weather followed us for most of the day, but somehow that made the experience even more memorable. For the first time, I actually enjoyed having spectators watching me play. Usually, when someone watches me, I get nervous because I’m so focused on not failing. And, ironically, that pressure makes me struggle with both pointing and shooting. Yesterday felt different. I think I have finally put a full stop to that craziness. I simply played, enjoyed the game and let people watch. A small victory perhaps, but an important one for me. And 250 Euros gives some adrenaline kick to be honest 😆
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That’s great news! Well done
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Rules about taking your petanque balls and magnet on the plane.
In Amsterdam my petanque balls were allowed in the hand luggage. In Spain, Lanzarote, I had to take them out of the hand luggage and put them in the suitcase so that they were checked in as baggage. My magnet to pick up the balls is only allowed in the hand luggage.
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I think it’s almost always boule and magnet in the hold. There may be the odd exception but in every flight I’ve taken it’s this rule. For short trips I often contact the local club and borrow some to save on hold baggage costs
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@kevin-orourke-1847
I’m Kevin aka Pétanque Coach. I play the French game of Pétanque and offer free advice, game commentary and interviews via my YouTube channel.
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Joined Aug 17, 2025
Wyton,Cambridge, UK