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Soccer Academy Is Major Element Of Southeast Asia’s Nicest Sport And Corporate Events Centre

Tuesday, July 27th, 2010

A first-rate new Soccer Academy is attached to the inventive  Phuket International Academy Sports and Leisure Club (PIASLC) is poised to become Asia’s greatest competition, training and event complex when it begins full operations this November.  Combining a exceptional location with unsurpassed facilities, it is already attracting notice from important worldwide sporting institutions and international corporations.

PIASLC is set on over  50 acres of land in the northern section of Phuket, Thailand.  It boasts a broad assortment of high-quality sports facilities including an International Rugby Board-standard rugby pitch, FIFA-approved football 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, a six court tennis academy, runners track and a fitness enthusiast gymnasium, along with  a performing 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 comfortable hotels, offering 115 very nice rooms and suites for visitors, athletes, teams and corporate groups. The club has quickly earned recognition through prestiguous association with global sporting organizations including Brazilian Soccer Schools (BSS), NZRugbyResources (NZRR), and IronKids Triathlon.    Announcement of tennis and swimming affiliations are anticipated in the near future.

The PIASLC  is working toward becoming the foremost sports and corporate event center in Asia.   Not only providing Asia’s top facilities for sports but also tremendous 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 the PIASLC facilities were “second to none” and perfect for conducting elite and amateur training camps and competitions.

FDS] is [offered  Famous BSS is based upon Futebol de Salao (FDS).  The training and game is characterized as a 5-a-side version of soccer originally from South America.  Futebol de Salao is played with a smaller (size 2), and a little heavier (465gm) ball that has very little bounce to it. 

The PIASLC has also announced an affiliation with the US-based IronKids programme. This  association will support four junior Triathlon events every year as well as training camps for children aged between 6 and 15.

The PIASLCis organized into specialized sports academies.   has named former Muay Thai champion “Thanootong’’ Prasert Intanoo to head the martial arts program at the notable Phuket, Thailand sports centre.   Just as muay thai kickboxing requires dedication and ability, the assignment is just one more anecdote of the PIASLC recruiting leading specialists to work at the up-and-coming extensive facility and help place it as the first choice sports and leisure destination in Asia.

Phuket International Academy is sited in a setting 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 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 equilibrium.  hosts two 38-room boutique hotels and an impressive range of facilities ideal 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 Phuket International Academy Day School and Phuket International Academy Mind Centre .   The Phuket International Academy Day School is working to achieve a three programme International Baccalaureate (IB) World School.   The Phuket International Academy Day School has excellent 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 PIAMC has begun to offer training in the cultivation of cognitive and emotional balance.   The PIAMC will  deliver  a blend of modern psychology and neuroscience alongside ancient Asian contemplative practices.  Featuring accessibility, the PIAMC conducts retreats and seminars.     It teaches the practice of “mindfulness of breathing”, which is an effective way for soothing the body and calming the mind. A second method taught is both a shamatha practice and vipashyana, “insight meditation” called “settling the mind in its natural state”.  Phuket International Academy Mind Centre Meditation, Mind Studies, and Retreats.

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