Mike
Pegg - International Umpire (FIPJP, BPUB)
Q. Is the rule still in force that the single string between lanes is a guide line and not a boundary in other words after the jack has been thrown within the guide lines then if it or boule cross the guide line they are still in play.
A. The string line
marking a lane is a guide line determining the area in which you
draw the circle and throw the jack.
If a boule or jack
crosses this line it is still in play except in the following
circumstances:
When playing areas are placed end to end, the end lines of the
lanes, which are common to both playing areas, are classed as dead
ball lines.
When on marked out playing areas, the jack crosses more than one
lane immediately to the side of the lane in use.
Q. Now in Grenoble it will be the first time when ladies and men (open) are playing World Champs at the same time in the same place. Of course someone of the ladies team shoots in the ladies shooting, but is it possible to put a member of a ladies team to shoot also in the open shooting? And how about if she's shooting also in the ladies shooting? I believe that this is not prescribed in the rules.
A. No it would not be possible for a woman
playing the Ladies World Championship to take part in the
shooting championship on the Senior World Championship.
Although this year both events are held at the same time and same
place they remain separate championships
Q. I recently played in a match where an opposing player, having positioned himself in the circle to throw, holding three boules, discarded the two boules he is was not needing by dropping them on the piste in front of his feet. Technically are these boules counted as thrown?
A. Technically the answer is yes the boules would be considered to be played. Normally the umpire would warn the player, of course a repeat of this practice would see both boules being considered as played leaving the team/player very short of boules at the head of the game.
Q. With this colder weather many players wish to wear gloves. Personally I find them more of a hindrance as boule may slip, so only put a glove on my throwing hand between shots. We recently had a situation when a player wore a pair of 'gardening gloves' complete with raised 'pimples' on their surface. Now these I feel could assist with putting spin on boules or with grip when it is a wet day, so would rule them unacceptable. I would appreciate your comments.
A.
The wearing of gloves as you have pointed out is more of a hindrance
than an advantage, regardless of the type of glove it is very
unlikely that the player will gain any more control over the spin of
the boule than their opponent.
The gloved player is less likely to be able to “feel” the boule and
in my opinion would not be able to judge the amount of spin required
Q. I've had much discussion regarding the removal of stones etc. from a playing area before play starts. I interpret the ruling that as soon as the coin has been tossed and a terrain selected, nothing should be removed. The other interpretation offered to me is that, until the first boule has been played the terrain is not 'live' and therefore it is okay to remove things. My argument is that a team selecting a rough area intentionally, should not be 'cleared' by a team who would have preferred a smoother area. I would appreciate your comments.
A.
The rule (article 10
Displacement
of Obstacles) comes into force once a
game has started which as you will know is after a valid jack has
been thrown.
Until that time it is considered OK to smooth out the marks made by
a previous game etc., of course doing the same between ends is not
permitted.
Q. Can you please clarify a situation
which arose during a pétanque competition.
A member of a team stood behind the cochonnet 'Jack' with his feet
on a V shape in order to assist his team mate with the direction of
his throw. Some members complained that this is not permitted as it
goes against rule number 16 of the Official International Rules of
the game of Pétanque, which states the following :- The player must
not use any object to give aid in playing a boule.
Would you please be so kind as to clarify this situation to me/us.
Is it or not permitted?
A. Your members are misinterpreting article 15, the “objects” that must not be used are such items as stones, sticks, pieces of paper etc and of course includes drawing lines all of which could stop or deflect a boule.
The team member standing in a position behind, in front, to either side etc., giving a indication where to land, stop or the line of play is of course permitted.
I hope this helps to clarify this issue
Q. Lately my team has
encountered with a scenario that we weren’t sure what the rule say
about it, also we couldn’t find the
answer in the latest rule book .
The scenario :
1)
Team A throw
boule 1, and takes the
point .
2)
Team B
throw boule
2 , and now there’s no point (same distance from the jack
between the two boules ).
3)
Team B
throw
boule 3– still no point (between
boule 1 & 2).
4)
Team A
throw
boule
4 – still no point (between boule 1 &
2).
5)
Team B tries to “shoot” team A
boule 1 out of play
.
the “shoot” moves team A’s boule
1 to a new location, but the status remains : no point
(same
distance from the jack
between boules 1&2 ).
The question is who should play now ?
Team A – because there’s still no point
Or
Team B – That “moved” Team A
boule (although still no point in the
game )
A. Although team ‘B’ moved the boule no point was won so Team ‘A’ must play again as the article 28(3) states If both teams have boules to play, the team which played the last boule plays again, then the opposing team, and so on alternately until the point belongs to one of them.
Q. I wonder if you could
clarify a few points on the rules for me, as my club and I have been
involved in several disputes with other clubs.
We have been told that you only have to draw a circle around the jack
when playing on an open terrain and it does not matter on marked
terrain where you place the circle.
A. Article 7 is the rule that
applies: At the following end, the jack is thrown from a
circle drawn or placed around the point where it finished at the previous end,
except in the following cases:
-
The circle would be less than 1m from an obstacle.
-
The throwing of the jack could not be made to all regulation distances.
In the first case the
player will draws or places the circle at the regulation distance
from the
obstacle.
In the second case, the player may step back, in line with the previous
end’s line of play without exceeding the maximum distance
authorised for the throwing of the jack.
There is a little more to this article but it does apply on marked and un-marked or open playing areas.
Q. Must you always move the circle so that a 10m jack can thrown even if your team does not require this distance i.e. if you only want to play at say 8m. the other team can force you to move back the full distance?
A. No, if you can throw to the distance your team wishes to and this distance is between 6 and 10 metres (adults) then that’s OK and there is no need or requirement to move the circle.
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