Pétanque events in June

NorCal Inter-regional Mixed Triples, June 8th, Rancho Cordova CA
Hosted by Le Club Francais de Sacramento
Open to players from all regions.

Go here for entry forms

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NorCal Regional Select Doubles, June 22nd,  Sonoma CA  

Hosted by the Valley of the Moon Petanque Club 

Open to NorCal players only. 

Go here for entry forms.

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National Men's Singles, June 28th, Portland OR   

Hosted by the Portland Petanque Club
Go here for entry forms.  

National Women's Singles, June 28th, Portland OR, 

Hosted by the Portland Petanque Club
Go here for entry forms.

National Mixed Triples, June 29th, Portland OR, 

Hosted by the Portland Petanque Club
Go here for entry forms.

The Portland Petanque Club has released hospitality information.
You can find that here.
Directions to the club are here.
Download your Saturday dinner reservation form here. 

Valley of the Moon Pétanque - June Bug Jamboree

Pétanque events July

Northwest Inter-regional Mixed Doubles, July 26th, Edmonds, WA
Hosted by the Seattle Petanque Club
Open to FPUSA players from all regions.

 Go here for tourney info and entry forms.

Northwest Inter-regional Men's Doubles, July 27th, Edmonds, WA
Hosted by the Seattle Petanque Club
Open to FPUSA players from all regions.

Go here for tourney info and entry forms.   

Northwest Inter-regional Women's Doubles, July 27th, Edmonds, WA
Hosted by the Seattle Petanque Club
Open to FPUSA players from all regions.

Go here for tourney info and entry forms

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Central Region FPUSA "Open" Singles, July 26th, Denver, CO

Hosted by the Mile High Petanque Club
Open to all FPUSA and non-FPUSA players.
Lessons and promotional activities. Entry forms and hospitality info coming soon.

Central Inter-regional Select Doubles, July 27th, Denver, CO
Hosted by the Mile High Petanque Club

Open to FPUSA players from all regions. 

Lessons and promotional activities. Entry forms and hospitality info coming soon.

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And on August 2nd & 3rd...
Men's and Women's World Qualifiers, hosted by Lamorinda Petanque Club.
Entry forms, regulations and hospitality info coming soon.

NOTE ON QUALIFIERS:  

Qualifiers are open to all FPUSA players with at least 90 days of membership. Other membership, residency and citizenship requirements apply. Please contact National Sport Director Ernesto Santos if you need these details. 

  CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

New Designs by Obut...From our Friends at Pétanque America

Valle Of The Mooon Pétanque - Sonoma Cup

Useful Links

Listed below are a few Petanque websites that you might find interesting and useful.  Please check them out -  with them you can hook up with partners, download Title tournament registration forms, or just keep up with what is going on with our favorite sport.

Etienne, Dan and many others have put long hours into creating these tools for us to use.  Please do see what they are all about.  If for some reason the link does not work, you can copy and paste the address into your browser and get there that way.

FPUSA Website

http://www.usapetanque.org/ 

FPUSA Blog for the latest in news

http://www.fpusa.blogspot.com/

Site for photos from FPUSA club events

http://fpusa.smugmug.com/

Landing Spot - to look for tournament information and partner finder

http://petpart.weebly.com/

Lamorinda Pétanque Club - Regional Men's Singles and Women's Singles

On Sunday, 18 May the Lamorinda Petanque Club will be hosting

two tournaments:

FPUSA NorCal Men's Inter-Regional Singles Tournament 

Click here for the Men's entry form

and

FPUSA NorCal Women's Inter-Regional Singles Tournament 

Click here for the Women's entry form

and a Google map of how to get there

Map

We look forward to seeing you on our newly resurfaced pistes!

If you have any questions you can send an email

or contact Etienne on 925 891 4756

LPM - May 11, Select Doubles

Lentils & Sausage Open

March 9 Commemorative Cup

La Pétanque Marinière  

California Commemorative Cup

Select Mixed Doublette

(1 man + 1 woman)

Concours – plus Consolante if 16 Teams or more

Sunday – March 9, 2014

Please remember the Time Change – set your clocks forward on Saturday night !

Registration closes @ 10 am sharp

Games begin:  10:30

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entry fee $8.00 per person

Prizes

1^st Place – plaques + perpetual trophy

2^nd Place - plaques 

Bring your own lunch 

Aperitifs served after tournament 

Verena 415-892-5034

Christine 415-302-5069

LPM - 2014 Season Opener

LPM - February Tournament

LPM's first competition of the new year will be on Sunday, February 9, 2014. 

Registration will CLOSE at 9:30 am and game will start at 10. 

Please, out of consideration for the people running the tournament and for your fellow players, 

BE ON TIME.

The format will be melée triples, 2 men and woman.

Cash Prizes will be awarded.

It is suggested that you bring your own lunch.

Rose City Open - Portland Pétanque Club

La Boule d'Or - San Francisco

LA BOULE D'OR

SAN FRANCISCO

SUNDAY FEBRUARY 2, 2014

DOUBLETTE PANACHÉ OPEN - 4 GAMES

ENTRY FEE -$8

COFFEE AND CAKE WILL BE SERVED IN THE MORNING

CRÊPES, AT LUNCH

GAMES WILL START AT 10:45

FOR MORE INFORMATION:

ALAIN GUISELA 

1-209-251-9157

SGALAIN27@GMAIL.COM

JEAN KRAUER

1-650-755-2391

LPM Calendar - 2014

Here is the LPM Calendar for 2014.  For easier consultation, it can also be found in the sidebar.

FPUSA Photo Gallery

FPUSA Photo Gallery

5th Annual Pétanque America Open

Here's a great video of how beautiful, convivial and just plain FUN pétanque can be.
Filmed at the 5th annual Pétanque America Open in Fernandina Beach, Amelia Island, Florida, there were some 128 teams from  approximately 11 countries and 22 states competeing yet spending one of the greatest weekends of the year one can have playing pétanque.
Thanks to Philippe Boets, The Amelia Island Boules Club, All of the Volunteers, The Food Vendors and Local Restaurants, The Cities of Fernandina Beach and Amelia Island,  Heritage and 8 Flags of Amelia Airport Transportations, The Hampton Inn & Suites and many others who made this fantastic weekend possible for all of us.

Pétanque in the USA

La Boule du Desert Pétanque - Fall Open

VOMPC - Oktoberfest + Marco Foyot

2013 LPM Interclub

Greetings Everyone,

 

This it to be sure everyone knows that the 2013 Interclub has been cancelled.

 

VOMPC is hosting the Marco Foyot tour on that weekend.  I am hoping that many of you are going to be participating in their events. 

 

If you are a club contact, please pass this message on.

 

Thanks,

Christine

Club Français de Sacramento - FPUSA NW Regionals, 60 & Over, Mixed Doubles

San Francisco Pétanque - Boule d'Or Cup

HOT NEWS! LE P’TIT LOUIS IN RIO RANCHO, NEW MEXICO.

HOT NEWS! LE P’TIT LOUIS IN RIO RANCHO, NEW MEXICO.

Petanque growing in popularity in South Lake Tahoe

ON: SEPTEMBER 24, 2013,  BY: ADMIN, IN: OUTDOOR & SPORTS, 

Tony Lyle won Lake Tahoe Petanque Club’s inaugural competition.

After a tightly fought game, Lyle beat Steve Heslop in the finals of the adult singles class.

In an ironic coincidence Scott Heslop (son of Steve Heslop) defeated Noah Lyle (son of Tony Lyle) to be crowned champion in the junior class. The competition was Sept. 22.

Jessica Williams plays a round of petanque. Photo/Provided

Petanque takes about 20 minutes to learn, is not too physically demanding and can be played on a range of surfaces, except grass, concrete or asphalt. Petanque or boules, as the game is also known, are not the same as bocce ball, but similar. Bocce is of Italian descent and is more of a bowling game. The French game of petanque is more of a tossing game. Bocce balls are rolled palm up whereas petanque balls or boules are thrown palm down to get a backspin. Petanque boules are about the size of an orange.

The club has been meeting weekly during the summer at members’ private homes. The goal is to create a public location for the club to meet and play.

The club is affiliated with the Federation of Petanque USA and the International Federation of Petanque and Jeu Provencal (FIPJP). The Lake Tahoe Petanque Club is an informal, casual club and welcomes players of all abilities, ages and nationalities. For more information visit the club website.

Sacramento Pétanque - Inaugural Commemorative Cup

Marco Foyot USA Tour

International Petanque Champion Marco Foyot will  be visiting a dozen locations across the country where he will conduct clinics on skills of the game and also compete against local FPUSA club players. The public is very welcome to come and watch 

Click HERE for complete tour detailsarco Foyot will  be visiting a dozen locations across the

LPM Annual Lamb Picnic

LPM Annual Lamb Picnic

 with

Open Mêlée Tournament

Guests and newcomers are welcome!

Sunday – Sept. 8, 2013

Mark your calendars & Make your reservations!!!

Tournament Registration ends promptly @ 11 AM 

Tournament entry fee $5.00 per person

No Cash Prizes

All Prizes awarded by raffle drawing

Casual games before Lunch  /  Tournament begins after lunch

Lunch Menu:  BBQ Lamb, white beans, salad, cheese & bread

Free for LPM members

$13.00 per person for non-members and guests

(Don’t forget to bring your plate and utensils.)

Food reservations are required

by the evening of Thursday, Sept. 5

Make your reservations with Alain Efron lutecemeister@gmail.com  or 415-479-5820 

- OR -

 please click on the link below and enter the names of all the people who intend to come.

http://petpart.weebly.com/lpm-lamb-picnic-reservations.html

Please reserve on-line if possible, and

Please state the names of all persons on reservation.

Tournament Questions:  Verena Rytter 415-892-5034

LPM - FPUSA NW Regional Select Triples

LPM Members, Associate Members and Friends,

 

Time is drawing near for the NW Regional Select Triples

Sunday, August 11

Check in by 9:00 AM

Pierre Joske Memorial Courts, Marin Civic Center, San Rafael CA

$15.00 per player

Registration closes: Thursday, August 8

 

There is an entry form below, or you can go to the Landing Site to download.  

http://petpart.weebly.com/fpusa-tournaments--partner-finder.html

Entry form and payment to be sent to: Verena Rytter, 270 San Felipe Way, Novato, CA 94945

Check or money order made payable to La Petanque Mariniere

Event Info: Hospitality or sport questions? Contact Christine Cragg 415-302-5069 or email to petanque.marin@gmail.com

Coffee & Croissants in the morning. Bring your own lunch. Aperitifs at Awards Ceremony.

 

Federation of Pétanque, USA Introduces New Logo

Club Français de Sacramento - 2013 Emile Furlan Memorial Tournament

VOMPC - Chuck "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" Fiesta & Pétanque Tournament

Philadelphia Pétanque

Contact: Philadelphia Pétanque

LPM - Select Triples

Pétanque Anyone?

Picnic, Boules & Barbecue

Valley of the Moon - 26th Annual Bastille Day Celebration

Portland Pétanque Club - 2013 NW Regional Men's, Women's and Mixed Doubles Tournament

The Portland Petanque Club and FPUSA are pleased to announce that the 2013 NW Regional Men's, Women's and Mixed Doubles Tournament will be on July 27-28, 2013 at the Portland Petanque Club in Westmoreland Park, Portland, OR. 

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Details on daily activities, hotel suggestions, tournament registration and the separate Saturday Dinner are below. Registration fee is $50 per team per tournament. This fee and completed registration materials must be received by noon Friday, July 26. 

Regards, Steve Walker

President, PPC.

cell: 617-852-4262

FPUSA Northwest Regional Mixed Doubles
Saturday, July 27, 2013

Please note that the Men's and Women's Doubles entry forms are the same.
On the the detached portion cross out the gender that does't apply to you.

FPUSA Northwest Regional Men's Doubles 

FPUSA Northwest Regional Women's Doubles

Sunday, July 28, 2013
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To see directions and important tournament information as well as hotels, click here

Need a partner? Click Partner Finder.

Pétanque Tube

PetanqueTube.com is site born from the idea of creating a platform that connects players around the world. PetanqueTube is an non profite video community, run by passionate petanque players. You can share your petanque videos and watch others. Site has a YouTube integration what makes uploading really simple. If you have your video already uploaded to YouTube then you can simply submit your video with just one click 
http://www.petanquetube.com 

Kind regards from PetanqueTube team.