Petanque (22/05/2021)

How many boule gripping techniques were shown in the video?

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

There are THREE feet placement techniques.

Select the correct techniques.

• 2 feet spread at an angle

• 1 foot outside the circle

• 1 foot in front of the other

• 2 feet stuck together

• 2 feed wide apart

The pointing swing technique is used when the player is ___________.

(position of the player: _______)

For pointing swing techniques, there are full swing (release near shoulder height), low swing (release below shoulder height) and high swing (release above shoulder height).

• True

• False

When pointing, you must

• focus your eyes on the boule landing point

• focus your eyes on the boule

• focus your eyes on your hand

• focus your eyes on your feet

When in a shooting stance, you must

• relax your body

• aim at target boule or jack

• swing smoothly and without tension

• squat down

• use your right hand to hold the boule

To shoot a boule with higher accuracy, the player should

• keep the arm straight

• angle the wrist upwards

• keep a 'shoot' mindset instead of a 'put' mindset

• keep the fingers stuck together

• throw the boule with a lot of force

There are 4 pointing techniques, select the correct ones.

• Rolling

• Low lob

• Half lob

• High lob

• Full lob

What is the name of the technique which replaces the target boule with your own?

• Carrera

• Carlando

• Carreau

• Caratia

• Carree

Why should we keep our fingers/hand straight after releasing the boule?

• to not get pulled along by the boule

• to have a correct trajectory

• to not lose your balance

• so that our fingers won't get hurt