An unequaled inventive Soccer Academy is part of the new Phuket International Academy Sports and Leisure Club (PIASLC) is planning to become Asia’s greatest competition, training and event complex when it begins full operations this November. Combining a tremendous location with first rate facilities, it is already attracting interest among leading international sporting institutions and international corporations.
The complex is set on 54 acres of land in the northeastern region of Phuket, Thailand. It possesses a widespread range of high-class sporting facilities including an International Rugby Board-standard rugby pitch, FIFA-approved Limonta “Soccer Pro’’ soccer field, Phuket’s only competition standard 50-metre 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, 6 tennis courts, a 500 metre athletics running 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.
Accommodations are available in the form of two boutique hotels, providing one hundred and fifteen very nice rooms and suites for visitors, athletes, teams and corporate groups. The Sports and Leisure Club has rapidly gained recognition through high-profile affiliations with global sporting organizations including Brazilian Soccer Schools (BSS), NZRugbyResources (NZRR), and IronKids Triathlon. Announcement of tennis and swimming partnerships are expected in the near future.
The PIASLC is working toward becoming the leading sports and corporate event center in Asia. Not only offering Asia’s finest facilities for sports but also very nice facilities and accommodations for conferences, incentives, retreats and teambuilding.
PIASLC announced “Being in Phuket is a big advantage. It is not only an exotic location but the most exciting component of what we are doing is that every element of the club has been planned down to the finest detail from using cutting edge materials and equipment to employing the most qualified staff to manage and coach at the club.”
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.”
Another key affiliation for junior athletes has been with the famous Brazilian Soccer Schools (BSS) after officials from the organisation inspected the purpose-built floodlit artificial turf soccer field at the PIASLC and endorsed the club as its official home in Phuket. Successful BSS is based upon Futebol de Salao (FDS). The training and game is known for a 5-a-side version of soccer with origins in Brazil. Futebol de Salao is played with a smaller (size 2), and a little heavier (465gm) ball that has virtually no bounce to it.
The PIASLC has also announced an relationship with the US-based IronKids programme. This association will focus on bringing four junior Triathlon events per year as well as training camps for kids aged between 6 and 15.
The PIASLC has appointed former professional tennis player David Roberts as Director of Operations to oversee the day-to-day operations at the new Phuket, Thailand sports centre. David brings experience in both operations and pre-openings. He has run elite private sports clubs while with Centara Hotels and Resorts Group. When the PIASLC completes construction in November and begins into full operations he will be focused on the co-ordination between club services, sports academies and membership programmes.
Located on the resort island of Phuket, Thailand, PIA is situated in an area of natural beauty near a national park.] The philosophy of Phuket International Academy is to realize the intellectual, physical, creative and spiritual possibilities of all students, members and participants of the three centres. Phuket International Academy is an integrated facility hosting Phuket’s newest International School, a versatile 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 sense of balance. PIA is a convenient drive near Phuket International Airport and includes two 38-room comfortable hotels and facilities that are great for Meetings, Conventions and Events of all types.
As part of a uniquely integrated complex, the Sports and Leisure Club works in synergy with both the Phuket International Academy Day School and Phuket International Academy Mind Centre . The Phuket International Academy Day School is aspiring to grow into a three programme International Baccalaureate (IB) World School. As a leading international school in Phuket, it will integrate distinctive Asian culture with the best from Western educational methods, to cultivate inquiring, knowledgeable, and compassionate young people who know how to conduct their lives with integrity, cultivate genuine happiness, and who work toward a more peaceful and sustainable world. 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 PIAMC has started to deliver training in the cultivation of cognitive and emotional balance. The PIAMC will offer a blend of modern psychology and neuroscience together with ancient Asian contemplative practices. Delivered through residential retreats and weekend seminars PIAMC is open to anyone. It teaches the practice of “mindfulness of breathing”, which is a successful technique 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.
