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Pétanque (French: ⓘ, locally in Provence [peˈtãᵑkə]; Occitan: petanca [peˈtaŋkɔ] ⓘ; Catalan: petanca [pəˈtaŋkə, peˈtaŋka]) is a sport that falls into the category of boules sports (along with raffa, bocce, boule lyonnaise, lawn bowls, and crown green bowling).
Boules (/ b uː l /, French pronunciation:), or jeu de boules, [1] is a collective name for a wide range of games similar to bowls and bocce in which the objective is to throw or roll heavy balls as closely as possible to a small target ball, called the jack. 'Boules' itself is a French loanword that usually refers to the game especially played ...
Beach ball sports include water polo and volleyball. While they are much less expensive than the balls used in professional sports, they are also much less durable, as most of them are made of soft plastic. Giant beach balls may be tossed between crowd members at concerts, festivals, and sporting events. Many graduates use beach balls as a ...
Bocce (/ ˈ b ɒ tʃ i / ⓘ, [1] [2] or / ˈ b ɒ tʃ eɪ /, [3] Italian:), sometimes anglicized as bocce ball, [4] bocci, [5] or boccie, [1] is a ball sport belonging to the boules family. Developed into its present form in Italy , it is closely related to English bowls and French pétanque , with a common ancestry from ancient games played ...
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Hubby-wife or Campfire : In beach volleyball, when a serve drops between two players because the players don't decide in time who will pass it; Jet Nai Heed : The act of intentionally blocking a spike from the opposing team; Jungleball or Barbecue ball or Picnic ball : A volleyball game played by inexperienced players with little ball control