An attractive inventive Martial Arts Academy is part of the innovative  Phuket International Academy Sports and Leisure Club (PIASLC) is planning to become Asia’s greatest competition, training and event complex when it opens this November.  Combining a special location with unequaled facilities, it is already gaining consideration from leading international sporting institutions and international corporations.

The complex is set on 54 acres of land in the north part of Phuket, Thailand.  It boasts a wide-ranging selection of high-quality sports facilities that include 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, 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.

Accommodations are available in the form of two boutique hotels, offering one hundred and fifteen well-appointed rooms and suites for visitors, athletes, teams and corporate groups. The club has rapidly gained appreciation through high-profile affiliations with global sporting organizations including Brazilian Soccer Schools (BSS), NZRugbyResources (NZRR), and IronKids Triathlon.    Announcement of tennis and swimming connections are anticipated soon.

The PIASLC  is committed to being the foremost sports and corporate event center in Asia.   Not only providing Asia’s greatest facilities for sports but also excellent 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 the PIASLC complex were “second to none” and perfect for conducting elite and amateur training camps and competitions.

PIASLC] Brazilian Soccer Camp programme.   World-renowned BSS uses Futebol de Salao (FDS).  The training and game is characterized as a 5-a-side version of soccer originally from 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 confirmed an relationship with the US-based IronKids programme. This  partnership will focus on bringing four junior Triathlon events per year as well as training camps for youth aged between 6 and 15.

There is no question that to become  a great sports destination requires world-class facilities and desirable location.  However it needs first-rate personnel too.  The Phuket International Academy Sports and Leisure Club (PIASLC) is showing it has all these elements as it works to be established as a contender as the world’s top international sports facility.

Phuket International Academy is sited in an area of natural beauty amidst 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 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 PIAMC.   The Phuket International Academy Day School is working to achieve a three programme International Baccalaureate (IB) World School.   As a pioneering international school in Phuket, it will incorporate distinctive Asian culture and the best from Western educational methods, developing inquisitive, knowledgeable, and compassionate young people who know how to live with honor, cultivate true happiness, and who work toward a more peaceful and sustainable planet.   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 alongside ancient Asian contemplative practices.  Delivered through residential retreats and weekend seminars PIAMC is open to all.     It teaches the practice of “mindfulness of breathing”, which is helpful way for relaxing 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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