{"id":6304,"date":"2018-09-01T09:50:45","date_gmt":"2018-09-01T08:50:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/?p=6304"},"modified":"2019-03-22T09:42:29","modified_gmt":"2019-03-22T08:42:29","slug":"die-kugel-ist-rund","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/en\/die-kugel-ist-rund\/","title":{"rendered":"The ball is a boule"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Over a century ago P\u00e9tanque, a highbrow version of boules, became popular in France. In the south Palatinate town of Landau, the first P\u00e9tanque clubs emerged about 30 years ago and today people all over the Palatinate play the game: in Worms, Gr\u00fcnstadt and Ludwigshafen, where artist J\u00fcrgen Hatzenb\u00fchler from Limburgerhof gets the ball rolling in his position as sports director of the German P\u00e9tanque organisation.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It is no coincidence that P\u00e9tanque spreads somewhat virally across the Palatinate. The first clubs were already founded in the early 1990s in the former garrison town of Landau. The French target-ball game then blazed its way to the Palatinate through French-German associations and the French soldiers stationed there, before it spread across the entire country. The number of club membersincreases every year, which is only the case in very few sports disciplines in Germany. Today, people throughout the Palatinate, from the Eastern Palatinate to the French border, play the game passionately\u2014in about 30 clubs.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Petanque_JulianBeekmann-50-von-52.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6294\" src=\"http:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Petanque_JulianBeekmann-50-von-52.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Petanque_JulianBeekmann-50-von-52.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Petanque_JulianBeekmann-50-von-52-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Petanque_JulianBeekmann-50-von-52-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There are various reasons for the rising popularity of P\u00e9tanque. The game symbolizes \u201cjoie de vivre\u201d and, like in France, there are more and more sites, because the gravel grounds are cheap and low in maintenance. The construction of such sites is funded for cultural exchange by the EU: P\u00e9tanque isa discipline for everybody and promotes an intergenerational sense of community. It is said that the boules were originally thrown on the move. Elderly and impaired participants could not practise it this way, hence, the rules were adapted. From then on, the boules were thrown from a standing position. This seems plausible, because in Proven\u00e7al, a variety of the Occitan language, \u201cP\u00e9tanque\u201c means \u201cwith the feet together.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Petanque_JulianBeekmann-42-von-52.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6286\" src=\"http:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Petanque_JulianBeekmann-42-von-52.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Petanque_JulianBeekmann-42-von-52.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Petanque_JulianBeekmann-42-von-52-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Petanque_JulianBeekmann-42-von-52-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-GB\">Today, the game is very popular among people, who do not exactly belong to the category of top athletes, but who do want to exercise some outdoors. \u201cHere in Oppau, it was the elderly handball players, who founded the division. Their discipline had become increasingly strenuous for them, but they were a great team and wanted to remain such\u2014so they changed over to P\u00e9tanque,\u201d J\u00fcrgen Hatzenb\u00fchler explains.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_6290\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Petanque_JulianBeekmann-46-von-52.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6290\" class=\"wp-image-6290 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Petanque_JulianBeekmann-46-von-52.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Petanque_JulianBeekmann-46-von-52.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Petanque_JulianBeekmann-46-von-52-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Petanque_JulianBeekmann-46-von-52-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6290\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">J\u00fcrgen Hatzenb\u00fchler: sports director of the German P\u00e9tanque organisation DPV.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-GB\">The building of the \u201cVerein f\u00fcr Sport und K\u00f6rperpflege (VFSK) 1900 Oppau\u201d (1900 sports and body care club in Oppau) in Ludwigshafen charmingly reminds you of the scene of a crime from the German classic TV programme \u201cTatort.\u201d It wouldn\u2019t be much of a surprise to run into inspector Lena Odenthal and inspector Mario Kopper training here. However, the VFSK is not only about gymnastics. It is also about P\u00e9tanque.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-GB\">A m\u00e9lange of sounds comes from behind the club building: muffled bangs and a metallic jangling, mixed with a boisterous babble of voices. Here, hardly visible from the road, is the local P\u00e9tanque scene\u2019s holy gravel ground in Oppau. \u201cAbout forty enthusiasts come here on Wednesdays and Fridays for practice,\u201d J\u00fcrgen says.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span lang=\"EN-GB\">\u201cEverybody is welcome here\u2014women, men, pupils, pensioners, white and blue collar types. We all share the same passion.\u201d <\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-GB\">The head of the group smiles happily when he talks about the obvious team spirit among his fellow club members. Indeed, the group gathered here is a motley bunch in a cheerful mood. Age differences don\u2019t matter. They live and love the P\u00e9tanque discipline\u2014together.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Petanque_JulianBeekmann-35-von-52.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6279\" src=\"http:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Petanque_JulianBeekmann-35-von-52.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Petanque_JulianBeekmann-35-von-52.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Petanque_JulianBeekmann-35-von-52-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Petanque_JulianBeekmann-35-von-52-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cBoules compared to P\u00e9tanque is like battledore and shuttlecock compared to badminton,\u201d J\u00fcrgen reveals. \u201cIt is somehow the same discipline, but there\u2019s a difference there. Boules is something you play casually, whereas P\u00e9tanque is a passion and precision sports with straight rules and scores.\u201d The basic rules are simple: The \u201ccochonnet\u201d, the jack, a small wooden target ball, is thrown. Then, two teams try to place their shiny metal balls as close as possible to the jack. The balls have to be thrown from a standing position and the player that scores 13 first wins the game. Only the winner balls that land closest to the jack count. In extreme instances, a single game can last two or three hours. \u201cNothing wrong with that. We have enough time and plenty of floodlights to play until late into the night,\u201d says J\u00fcrgen.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Petanque_JulianBeekmann-52-von-52.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6296\" src=\"http:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Petanque_JulianBeekmann-52-von-52.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Petanque_JulianBeekmann-52-von-52.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Petanque_JulianBeekmann-52-von-52-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Petanque_JulianBeekmann-52-von-52-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-GB\">The art photographer lives and works south of Ludwigshafen in the Eastern Palatinate. He runs a studio in Limburgerhof and commits himself to children and adult education together with his wife Sabine Amelung on a full-time basis. \u201cNever had I come to P\u00e9tanque without art. It was Mannheim artist Rainer Negrelli who introduced me to the world of t\u00eate-\u00e0-t\u00eate, doublette and triplette during my study course at the academy of arts. I owe him a lot in terms of art, and all in terms of sports.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Petanque_JulianBeekmann-18-von-52.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6262\" src=\"http:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Petanque_JulianBeekmann-18-von-52.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Petanque_JulianBeekmann-18-von-52.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Petanque_JulianBeekmann-18-von-52-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Petanque_JulianBeekmann-18-von-52-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-GB\">Nowadays, J\u00fcrgen sets the ball rolling not only in the Palatinate but across the country. As a side job, he is the sports director of the German P\u00e9tanque organisation DPV. The year 2024 marks a turning point for him and for the organisation: The P\u00e9tanque community feverishly looks forward to the Olympic Games hosted by Paris, the capital of P\u00e9tanque\u2019s cradle. If the various efforts bear fruit, the game will become an Olympic discipline.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Petanque_JulianBeekmann-16-von-52.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6260\" src=\"http:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Petanque_JulianBeekmann-16-von-52.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Petanque_JulianBeekmann-16-von-52.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Petanque_JulianBeekmann-16-von-52-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Petanque_JulianBeekmann-16-von-52-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-GB\">German teams have a good chance to qualify for Paris. Although the German organisation has only 20,000 active players, these are well able to compete on an international level, J\u00fcrgen is convinced. \u201cFrance is, of course, still the undisputed number one, having over 300,000 active players. The discipline in its current form was invented there, of course.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Petanque_JulianBeekmann-32-von-52.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6276\" src=\"http:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Petanque_JulianBeekmann-32-von-52.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Petanque_JulianBeekmann-32-von-52.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Petanque_JulianBeekmann-32-von-52-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Petanque_JulianBeekmann-32-von-52-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-GB\">No matter if you are an ambitious club player in the VFSK Oppau or a casual boules player in the Ebertpark in Ludwigshafen: The warm spirit of welcome connects P\u00e9tanque players everywhere. If you stand at the side of the ground and follow the game with interest, you are handed three balls promptly and get invited to be one of the team. As a newcomer, moderate fees, low acquisition cost for equipment and a great team spirit make it easy to join the club. If you start to hit the ball today, you can still become a real Olympic athlete. Another six years to go till Paris!<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pvrlp.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">P\u00e9tanque-Verband Rheinland-Pfalz e.V.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vfsk-oppau.de\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.vfsk-oppau.de<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over a century ago P\u00e9tanque, a highbrow version of boules, became popular in France. In the south Palatinate town of Landau, the first P\u00e9tanque clubs emerged about 30 years ago and today people all over the Palatinate play the game: in Worms, Gr\u00fcnstadt and Ludwigshafen, where artist J\u00fcrgen Hatzenb\u00fchler from Limburgerhof gets the ball rolling &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[58],"tags":[105,716,717,718,719,720],"class_list":["post-6304","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sports","tag-la-mag","tag-boule-en","tag-petanque-en","tag-rhein-pfalz-kreis-en","tag-schweinchen-en","tag-vfsk-oppau-en"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>The ball is a boule - wo sonst<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/en\/die-kugel-ist-rund\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The ball is a boule - wo sonst\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Over a century ago P\u00e9tanque, a highbrow version of boules, became popular in France. 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