As i'm sure everyone is well aware, last Sunday was Superbowl
Sunday! Though football has engulfed our culture and has become a symbol of sports for America, it is by no means as important and other cultures.
Courtesy of discoverfrance.net, I would like to introduce you to Boules (Pétanque)! The game of boules, otherwise known as pétanque , is perhaps the sport that is closest to French hearts. Similar to British lawn bowling or Italian bocce , the French version is traditionally played with metallic balls on a dirt surface beneath plane trees, with a glass of pastis at hand. The object of the game is to throw your balls — usually with somewhat of an arched back-spin — so that they land closer to the small object ball (cochonnet ) than those of your opponent, or strike and drive the object ball toward your other balls and away from your opponent's.
As i'm sure many of you know, Soccer (or Football) is hugeeeeeeee in Spanish speaking countries. But what you may not know is, there are many forms for soccer in these countries. Futsal is a variant of soccer, in which two teams with six players (one of which is the goal keeper) have unlimited substitutions play for the most goals. Unlike some other forms of indoor football, the game is played on a hard court surface delimited by lines; walls or boards are not used. Futsal is also played with a smaller ball with less bounce than a regular football.The surface,ball & rules create an emphasis on improvisation, creativity and technique as well as ball control and passing in small spaces.
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