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Boule Lyonnaise

Boule lyonnaise is a boules discipline in the sport-boules family. Rather than only standing and pointing, it features run-up shots, precision shooting, progressive shooting formats and long tactical ends.

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Classification

Category Precision sport

Family Precision Sport

Level Variant

Getting started

Kurzbeschreibung Sport-boules discipline with pointing, shooting and often a dynamic run-up.

Geeignet für Suitable for people who want calm target precision with more movement and shooting drama than petanque.

Cost Medium: boules, club court and instruction matter more than owning specialist gear on day one. Club fee, boules, measuring aid and possible tournament/travel costs. Sport-boules/boule lyonnaise club or boules venue with a suitable lane. Do not automatically equate it with petanque; lane, throwing action and shooting formats differ.

First progress Pointing starts quickly; repeatable shots take training.

Fitness level low to medium

Was du brauchst

metal boules
target ball
lane
measuring aid
club rules

First steps

find club lane
learn grip and stance
point at short range
test shooting only with coaching
clarify scoring

Boule lyonnaise/sport-boules club, boules venue or federation session.

Throw only on a clear lane; run-up and metal boules need spacing and fixed order.

Weitere Angaben

Aliases Boules sport, Boules Sport

Tags individual, team, einzeln, boules, target-game, precision, shooting, boule-lyonnaise

Rules and format

Die Grundlagen

Ziel

Place boules closer to the target ball or hit specified targets in shooting formats.

Teilnehmer

Singles, pairs or teams.

Teamgröße

Format-dependent.

Spielfeld

Long boules lane/sport-boules court.

Dauer

Point or shooting-series format by competition.

Wertung

Proximity points in ends or hit/time scoring in shooting disciplines.

Gewinnbedingung

Reach target score, better series or match result.

Ausrüstung

metal boules
target ball
lane
measuring aid

Wichtige Regelpunkte

lane/line breach
wrong throwing order
unsafe run-up
measuring rule breach

Regelquellen

Federations and sources

Federations

Confederation Mondiale des Sports de Boules (CMSB)

Boules Sports International World Games Association · multisport-guide · high
History FIPJP · federation-history · medium
Statutes Confederation Mondiale des Sports de Boules · governance · medium
Boule lyonnaise OpenStreetMap Wiki · venue-guide · low