Player training courses
2024/2025 SERGINES (France)
9-12 November 2024
15-18 February 2025
22-25 March 2025
19-22 April 2025
29 May-2 June 2025 (5 days)
12-16 July 2025 (5 days)
Information: +33680425288
Email: ciepetanque@orange.fr
Training course fees
2024/2025 SERGINES (France)
Yearly membership to the CIEP:30 €
3 days: 480 euros
4 days: 590 euros
5 days: 690 euros
Courses in CIEP Central Europe
11th edition in the Czech Republic
in Vrchlabí, 120 km from Prague
1 to 4 March,from 6 to 9 March 2025
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CIEP Online
You have received a video analysis of your posture and gestures at the beginning and end of the training session.
For your future training, you may need advice.
Our CIEP ONLINE programs can support your improvement.
CIEP Zoom
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CIEP Performance
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News
News from CIEP Indonesie
A meeting between the French Indonesia Association (INAFRA), French business leaders in Indonesia and the CIEP Indonesie was held on December 12. The President of INAFRA, Lieutenant General Hotmangaraja, chaired this meeting in order to consider collaboration between these three organizations.
Petanque in Indonesia under the impetus of FOPI and CIEP Indonesie continues to develop......
Petanque in Ukraine at the service of its soldiers
The Ukrainian Petanque Federation (UPF), created in 2007, a member of the FIPJP, sets up physical rehabilitation actions for soldiers returning from the front. An initiative that deserves to be highlighted...
For more information, you can consult the article on Planète Boules of the month of November.
Visit to the CIEP by representatives of the US national team
We had the pleasure of welcoming Tom, Sheila and Pascal Tisseur, coach of the US national team at the last World Championships in Dijon.
Passion knows no bounds, so we got to know each other and it seemed like we'd already met after an hour's chat.
See you soon, it's only goodbye....
The Mexican Federation and the Pan American Petanque Confederation at the CIEP
After the World Championships in Dijon, the President of FEDMEX, Adlai Pulido Gutiérrez, the coach of the national team, Antonio Martinez, and Frank Guzman, President of the Pan America Petanque Confederation, kindly paid us a visit.
These were fruitful exchanges for the future development of pétanque in this part of the world. Petanque's essential asset is bringing people together, a universal language of conviviality....
The Malaysian delegation on their way to Dijon
After 4 days at the CIEP and preparation against local teams, the Malaysia Boule Sports Federation team will be taking on the best teams in the world.
Let's wish them GOOD LUCK.....
Malaysian national team preparation
The preparation of the Malaysian national team began at the CIEP in Sergines with matches against local teams.
Despite the efforts of the French competitors, our Malaysian friends were able to impose themselves through their performance.
The rest of the training on Sunday...
Reception of the Malaysian Boule Sports Federation delegation
Arrival at Charles de Gaulle airport of the national team preparing at the CIEP in Sergines before the World Championships in Dijon with
Mr Cheah Ban C,heng President of the Federation and his staff welcomed by Claude Raluy President of the CIEP
Players camp in Bali
This course organized by Petanque Denpasar is currently taking place in Bali and is directed by Kant Petchaboon and his assistant.
Kant is the President of Ksport Academy, CIEP's Ambassador Club in Thailand.
On the photo on the right a hello to our friend Yama from Bali who came to visit us in Sergines for an FIPJP/CIEP training in 2019.
Under the leadership of Andy Indarto and his team, pétanque continues to develop throughout Indonesia.
23rd Edition of the Claude Raluy Challenge in Japan
This competition took place in Kanagawa Prefecture near Tokyo.
Kanagawa Prefecture is home to Hakone, a town of about 14,500 people, and Lake Ashi, which attract many tourists throughout the year. It was also the place where famous generals were present during the Sengoku period.
Thank you to the CIEP Japon team for their loyalty and friendship that time does not alter....
November course at the CIEP in Sergines
A course bringing together passionate women looking for advice from Switzerland, Luxembourg, Israel and France. 4 days of fun alternating workshops, challenges, games and of course with the supervision of the CIEP coaches. See you soon.....
CIEP Japon promotes petanque in Gifu
CIEP Japan organized a petanque tournament for students from several universities.
The intercollegiate petanque tournament was held in Gifu City on November 9, with the participation of 123 students from 21 Japanese universities.
The city of Gifu is located in central Japan, where the samurai Oda unified Japan in the Middle Ages.
The Nagara River, which runs through the center of the city, hosts an annual cormorant fishing event, which attracts tourists from all over the world.
In the final of the tournament, the local team from Gifu University won against the team from the University of Tokyo, which was the favorite of the tournament.
The representative of CIEP-Japan, Mr. Mochizuki, presented the CIEP trophy to the winning team at the award ceremony
News from CIEP Indonésie
CIEP Indonesia ensures the development and promotion of pétanque in all the Provinces of Indonesia.
Under the leadership of Andy Indarto and his team, CIEP Indonesia will create a national doubles competition in Gunug Dago Bogor West;
85 teams from 5 Provinces are planned.
We wish this new initiative a great success, which will bring together enthusiasts.
FIPJP/CIEP course in China
As part of the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and France, this day dedicated to petanque with about sixty people participating in this Sino-French exchange event.
Start of our collaboration with China within the framework of the Chinese Boules Association in Jinan, for the 60th anniversary of Franco-Chinese diplomatic relations with 60 students.
News from CIEP Japon
On October 26, more than 100 players gathered in Yoyogi, Tokyo, under a clear autumn sky, for the Hachiko petanque tournament.
Hachiko is famous in Japan as a dog loyal to its owner, and today a sauce with Hachiko's name is also available.
The company that makes the sauce is also a sponsor of this tournament.
The winning team was the University of Tokyo, as in the spring tournament.
Diane, daughter of Claude Raluy President of the CIEP and living in Japan has been in charge of communication with the CIEP Japan for many years She will also be invited to the interuniversity petanque tournament in Gifu next month.
Thank you to CIEP Japan and all its leaders for their investment in developing petanque in the spirit of a true sports discipline
Player's training course in Sergines
An intense 4-day course and workshops well adapted to the needs of each person.
The progress was noticeable, especially when the participants saw during their video interview with Pierre Fuksa on the comparison of posture and throws before the course and after.
See you soon to hear from them and their performances in competition.
News from CIEP Indonesia
Our Indonesian friends under the leadership of Andy Indarto organize player training and camps throughout the year on Indonesian territory. A real desire to promote pétanque and to ensure its structuring.....
Players' course at the CIEP in Sergines
The full October course has just started, with participants from Switzerland, Luxembourg, Germany and France.
The advice given by the CIEP coaches has encouraged the players to apply the method seriously, and the progress made can be seen as early as this second day...
Our friends from Luxembourg at the Rallye Petanque 2024
Georges and Linda came to visit us in Courlon Sur Yonne for the 2024 Pétanque Rally, a pleasure to meet them again and share moments of friendship together.
See you soon in Sergines or elsewhere
Rallye Petanque 2024,25th edition
The 25th edition of the Pétanque Rally was once again a great success in Courlon sur Yonne, with some of our friends discovering the concept and others coming back to spend a good day around the little ball.
We were delighted to welcome a number of elected representatives, including :
Dominique Verien and Jean Baptiste Lemoine, Senator and Senator for Yonne
Grégory Dorte, Mayor of Pont sur Yonne and First Vice-Chairman of the Yonne department Mr Spahn, Chairman of the Communauté de Communes Yonne Nord.
All these elected representatives took part in the game, in La Boule La Plus Près Du Mur, in the workshops and again in the questionnaire. It was a really nice moment of sharing....
A big thank you to the Municipality of Courlon sur Yonne for welcoming us and helping to make this event a success, and especially to Christina Rangdet and her deputies, who were present from the start of the event right through to the prize-giving ceremony.
And let's not forget, of course, all the volunteers from the CIEP and the 89 FFPJP Committee who worked hard to ensure that all the participants had a great time during this day of pétanque like no other.
The 2025 edition is already scheduled, so get your calendars ready for Saturday 4 October in Courlon sur Yonne.
Training course at the CIEP
This course had a particular flavor of confidentiality given the number of participants but also this fusional atmosphere between the trainees and the management. The CIEP continues its development on an international level and ensures the spirit of exchange that petanque provides between enthusiasts.
Luxembourg, the USA and the French were present, an alchemy that energized these four days of training.
THE N°56 of PLANÈTE BOULES has just been published
Two major events will mark this off-season of pétanquiste, both scheduled for December. On the sporting field first of all, with the Men's Triples and Precision Shooting World Championships which will be held in Dijon, from 5 to 8 December. Then in the ballot box, 15 days later (20-21 December), just before Christmas, with the FFPJP Congress to be held in Belfort (90), with the election of the new federal team and the appointment of the President for the next four years.
The Men's Triples World Championships - the queen event of the discipline on the international scene - are back on French soil: 30 years after Clermont-Ferrand, still in everyone's memories, Montpellier in 1997, then the Grenoble triptych (2002 - 2004 - 2006) and finally Marseille in 2012. They will take up residence this year in the majestic setting of the Zénith de Dijon, a large performance hall where many world-famous artists have performed, converted for the occasion into a petanque arena.
David Le Dantec, head of the France Senior Men's Collective, unveiled on September 12, a French selection that is actually unsurprising, with three executives, Philippe Suchaud, Henri Lacroix and Dylan Rocher. The only uncertainty lay in the choice of the "4th man", it is Jean Feltain, author of a great 2024 season, who was selected, to the detriment of Robineau, Sarrio or Bonetto.
France will set out to regain the rainbow title, which eluded them two years ago in Benin, which saw Thailand's 2nd title in this event. In the Precision Shooting, Dylan Rocher will be the favourite to retain his title.
News from CIEP Japon
The petanque summer camp organised by the CIEP-Japan took place on 29 and 30 June on the Sugadaira plateau in Nagano prefecture.
The Sugadaira plateau is a well-known resort where university rugby and football clubs hold their summer camps.
Participants gathered in front of Ueda station and were greeted by a new CIEP-Japan banner.
A number of pétanque training workshops were set up at the Sugadaira Prince hotel, the venue for the camp, where two days of pétanque training took place.
Future events are scheduled by the CIEP Japan....
FIPJP/CIEP Training Course in Switzerland
At the request of SWISS PETANQUE and in conjunction with the CIEP Switzerland, a first FIPJP/CIEP level 1 training of trainers took place in Olten with 14 participants. A 3-day course concluded by a 3-hour exam, a first that augurs a structuring of pedagogy in this country....
Thanks to Jean-Denis Willemin and Petra Ziswiler for their welcome.
News from USA
Laurel Kaufman on the left sent us these photos of one of the largest petanque tournaments in the United States with 44 teams.
On the group photo, what a pleasure to see well-known faces, they are indeed CIEP trainees who came to Sergines with whom we shared moments of conviviality and friendship, without forgetting the assiduity at training.
See you soon......
News from Malaysia
REPORT OF THE CHIEF TECHNICAL DELEGATE – PÉTANQUE
Mr. CHEAH BAN CHENG
At the 21st edition of SUKMA 2024 Sarawak (Malaysia 2024 Games), a total of 14 teams of states have participated in the sport of pétanque. The eligibility of each participant is less of 21 years. The Malaysian Boules Sport Federation was tasked with managing the technical committee by appointing members of the Technical Committee team including the technical referees and the control to organize events with the cooperation of Sarawak. Boules Sport Association.
A quality organization, congratulations to all the organizers, and thank you to Mr. Cheah Ban Cheng for sharing with us the promotion of petanque in Malaysia
Creation of the CIEP Mexico
Signature of the agreement to create the CIEP Mexico between the President of the Mexican Petanque Federation Adlai Pulido Gutiérrez and Claude Raluy, President of the CIEP. The aim of this structure is to participate in the coherent development of pétanque teaching in South America.
News from the Czech Republic
The CIEP team in competition in Prague:
Alice, Champion of the Czech Republic; Ptr Fuksa, President of CIEP Central Europe; and Georges Dalbigot, Sports Director of CIEP.
FIPJP/CIEP training in Mexico
The Level 2 training has begun with a full program alternating between theory and practice...
FIPJP/CIEP training in Mexico
Several training sessions aimed at awarding Level 1 and 2 international diplomas are scheduled in Mexico City over two weeks.
These sessions, in collaboration with the Mexican Federation of Petanque, will continue the training programs from 2023 and further develop the pedagogy in this country.
The sessions are led by Frank Guzman, President of the Pan American Confederation, Adlai Pulido Gutierez, President of the Mexican Federation of Petanque, and Claude Raluy, President of CIEP.
After completing the Level 1 exam, the focus shifts to Level 2 training with additional participants.
News from the CIEP training course in Kasakhstan July 2024
Participants of Championnat triplettes
Winners of Championnat doublettes
Over 10 days, the CIEP team, led by David Nouraud and Ptr Fuksa, conducted training sessions for a selection of players from the Kazakhstan Petanque Federation.
This third CIEP training session in 2023 and 2024 in the country is helping to structure the pedagogy and promote the sport.
There is a palpable desire to learn among the youth and a strong commitment from the leaders to establish petanque as a recognized sport in Kazakhstan.
July 2024 training in Sergines
Five intense days of training, with theoretical sessions explaining the CIEP method and practical applications, allowed participants to make progress and, most importantly, to receive pedagogical advice for their future training.
Our next session will be in September for individual player training. In the meantime, CIEP will be in Kazakhstan for a training camp with the national federation, followed by coach training sessions in Mexico and Switzerland—a full program ahead...
CIEP training in Bratislava
At the Kocovce center in Slovakia, the training session in collaboration with CIEP was a great success. The national youth and aspiring teams from Slovakia and the Czech Republic attentively followed the advice given by Georges Dalbigot, CIEP Sports Director, and the coaches from each nation. This session brought together 73 participants, including 49 youth and aspiring players from both countries. Everything went wonderfully in a festive yet focused atmosphere where competition was a key element. Thanks to Dana Klucikova and Iveta Hajkova for organizing this event.
Pétanque for everyone
A first edition sponsored by Guy Roux, who is expected to confirm his presence tomorrow, thirteen days before carrying the Olympic torch. The event is open to all generations, with a concert at noon.
Communication provided by France Bleu Auxerre.
The Rallye Petanque for All is organized as part of the Handi-Petanque Olympiads, this Saturday, June 29, from 9 AM to 6 PM. An event organized by the Yonne Departmental Committee (FFPJP), whose members were interviewed by your France Bleu Auxerre reporter this Wednesday morning, just three days before the start of this popular celebration.
They will explain what the public will see starting at 9 AM, from local stands to petanque-related activities.
While waiting to be there, here’s a preview of the Petanque Rally with this video from Sergines in 2023.
Handi-Petanque: An Inclusive and Exciting Game
Handi-petanque is an adapted version of the famous game of petanque, specially designed to be accessible to people with disabilities. This inclusive sport allows everyone, regardless of their mobility level, to participate and enjoy the game of boules. It aims to promote inclusion, equality, and the joy of playing together by adapting the rules and equipment to meet the specific needs of players.
To make it accessible to everyone, several adaptations can be implemented, starting with modified playing fields that can be made more accessible, with flat surfaces and access points facilitating wheelchair mobility. Adapted equipment, such as lighter boules or gripping devices, may also be provided to help players throw the boules easily. The rules can also be adjusted to accommodate the players' abilities, such as the throwing distance or the number of boules per player.
Of course, handi-petanque offers many benefits to participants: social inclusion, improved mobility, mental well-being, and skill development. It is a practice dear to the Comité Départemental de l’Yonne (FFPJP) that organizes the event.
Résults from Prague
On Saturday, June 22, in Lodenice near Prague, Honza Manak, who participated in the training sessions in Unetice in 2023 and 2024, became the Czech Republic Champion for the 55+ category. He will represent the Czech Republic at the 55+ European Championship in 2025, alongside Jindra Vodehnalova and Jirina Mullerova.