2023, Vol. 10, Issue 3, Part D

The purpose of this article is to provide accurate and comprehensive information on the Pétanque movement context of students at Tra Vinh University (TVU), Vietnam. The use of the mix-method to collect the data including, interviews, and statistical analysis, which were evaluated the context based on five main criteria as follows: the number of students who regularly train Pétanque, the number of collaborators, coaches, and trainers teaching Pétanque, the number of school-level Pétanque clubs, teams, and groups, the number of Pétanque training and competition facilities, and the number of annual Pétanque competitions organized by the school. The results illustrated that the percentage of TVU students who regularly practice Pétanque is 16.7%. The total number of lecturers and administrative staff who teach physical education at TVU is 20. There is no Pétanque club at TVU, but there are 10 Pétanque teams and 2 Pétanque squads. The total number of Pétanque training and competition facilities at TVU is 15, with each facility covering an area of 60m2. TVU organizes two Pétanque competitions annually.