A top-rated groundbreaking Soccer Academy is part of the innovative Phuket International Academy Sports and Leisure Club (PIASLC) is poised to become Asia’s paramount competition, training and event complex when it opens this November. Combining a special location with unparalleled facilities, it is already gaining attention among leading worldwide sporting institutions and international corporations.
The complex is found on over 50 acres of land in the northern section of Phuket, Thailand. It possesses a broad group of high-quality sporting facilities that include an International Rugby Board-standard rugby pitch, FIFA-approved Limonta “Soccer Pro’’ soccer field, competitive fifty-meter eight lane outdoor swimming pool (suitable for water polo and competitive swimming), a fully shaded 25 metre, eight lane swimming pool, toddler’s and children’s pools and play area, a six court tennis academy, runners track and a StarTrac equipped hi-tech gym, as well as an arts centre and a Thai Herbal Garden Spa. Phuket International Academy Sports and Leisure Club Sports, Leisure and Events Centre.
There are also two comfortable hotels, providing 115 well-appointed rooms and suites for visitors, athletes, teams and corporate groups. The Sports and Leisure Club has quickly earned recognition through prestiguous relationships with global sporting organizations including Brazilian Soccer Schools (BSS), NZRugbyResources (NZRR), and IronKids Triathlon. Announcement of tennis and swimming association are anticipated in the near future.
The PIASLC is working toward becoming the premier sports and corporate event center in Asia. Not only offering Asia’s finest facilities for sports but also brilliant facilities and accommodations for conferences, incentives, retreats and teambuilding.
PIASLC announced “As a fully-integrated complex, we are also going to be the perfect location for companies looking to build something active, creative or wellness inspired into their event programmes.”
NZRugbyResources Director, David Adamson, said “Rugby is an extremely popular sport throughout Asia and growing in numbers every year and NZRugbyResources believes this is the finest training and playing facility in Asia. It is just amazing how much detail has gone into the planning.”
Brazilian Soccer Schools] [Futebol de Salao World-renowned BSS uses Futebol de Salao (FDS). The training and game is known for a 5-a-side version of football with origins in Brazil. It is played with a smaller (size 2), and slightly heavier (465gm) ball that has very little bounce to it.
The PIASLC has also announced an connection with the US-based IronKids programme. This connection will support four junior Triathlon events per year as well as training camps for youth aged between 6 and 15.
The PIASLCis organized into specialized sports academies. has chosen former Muay Thai champion “Thanootong’’ Prasert Intanoo to head the martial arts programme at the large Phuket, Thailand sports centre. Just as muay thai boxing stesses dedication and talent, the appointment is a further example of the PIASLC bringing in top specialists to work at the up-and-coming first-class facility and help place it as the first choice sports and leisure destination in Asia.
Phuket International Academy is situated in an environment of natural beauty in the foothills of a national park on the eastern part of Phuket, Thailand. Phuket International Academy is an integrated facility hosting Phuket’s newest International School, a multi-faceted Sports and Leisure Club for elite athletes, amateur enthusiasts, artists and wellness seekers – all within the Mind Centre sanctuary that provides training in the cultivation of mental and emotional balance. Located in the northern reaches of Phuket, just 15 minutes from Phuket International Airport, PIA also [includes two 38-room boutique hotels and a broad range of facilities that are perfect for corporate retreats, seminars, and teambuilding programmes and events.
As part of a uniquely integrated complex, the Sports and Leisure Club works in synergy with both the PIADS and PIAMC. The PIADS is aspiring to achieve a three programme International Baccalaureate (IB) World School. The Phuket International Academy Day School has first-rate facilities, teachers, trainers, staff and administration. Click this link for additional information on the Phuket International Academy Day School International School Thailand.
As part of a total commitment to sports excellence the Phuket International Academy Mind Centre has begun to make available training in the cultivation of cognitive and emotional balance. The Phuket International Academy Mind Centre will provide a combination of modern psychology and neuroscience together with traditional Asian contemplative practices. Featuring accessibility, the Phuket International Academy Mind Centre conducts retreats and seminars. It teaches the practice of “mindfulness of breathing”, which is an effective way for relaxing the body and calming the mind. A second method taught is both a shamatha practice and vipashyana, “insight meditation” or “settling the mind in its natural state”. Phuket International Academy Mind Centre Meditation, Mind Studies, and Retreats.
