October 9th, 2010 
admin In the near future; An unparalleled inventive Fitness Academy is part of the revolutionary Phuket International Academy Sports and Leisure Club (PIASLC) is preparing to become Asia’s pre-eminent competition, training and event complex when it opens next year. Combining a very nice location with unequaled facilities, it is already attracting interest from respected global sporting institutions and international corporations.
PIASLC is found on over 50 acres of property in the northern section of Phuket, Thailand. It possesses a broad group of high-class 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, along with a performing 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, offering 115 very nice rooms and suites for visitors, athletes, teams and corporate groups. The Sports and Leisure Club has rapidly earned appreciation through prestiguous affiliations with global sporting organizations including Brazilian Soccer Schools (BSS), NZRugbyResources (NZRR), and IronKids Triathlon. Announcement of tennis and swimming connections are expected in the near future.
The PIASLC is being positioned as the foremost sports and corporate event center in Asia. Not only delivering Asia’s paramount facilities for sports but also superb 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 complex were “second to none” and perfect for conducting elite and amateur training camps and competitions.
[BSS Famous BSS uses Futebol de Salao (FDS). The training and game is known for a 5-a-side version of football with origins in South America. It 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 partnership with the US-based IronKids programme. This relationship will focus on bringing four junior Triathlon events each year as well as training camps for youth aged between 6 and 15.
The PIASLC has brought in former professional tennis player David Roberts as Director of Operations to oversee the day-to-day operations at the impressive Phuket, Thailand sports centre. David offers experience in both operations and pre-openings. He has run elite private sports clubs while with Centara Hotels and Resorts Group. When PIASLC completing construction in November and starts in full operation it will focus on coordination of services between the club and sports academies, and membership programs.
Phuket International Academy is surrounded by natural beauty among the foot of the national park on the eastern side of Phuket, Thailand. PIA 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. hosts 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 PIADS and Phuket International Academy Mind Centre . The PIADS is aspiring to grow into a three programme International Baccalaureate (IB) World School. The Phuket International Academy Day School has high-quality 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 started to provide training in the cultivation of cognitive and emotional balance. The Phuket International Academy Mind Centre will offer a blend of contemporary psychology and neuroscience together with ancient Asian contemplative practices. Working in close relation with the Phuket International Academy Day School and the PIA Sports and Leisure Club, the programmes offered through Phuket International Academy Mind Centre will contribute to participant’s enhanced mental sense of balance
and wellbeing. Some retreats incorporates two methods for cultivating meditative quiescence called shamatha. It teaches the practice of "mindfulness of breathing, which is an effective way to soothe the body and calms the mind. The second way is both taught and practice shamatha vipashyana "insight meditation" or "settling the mind in its natural state." Phuket International Academy of Mind Center of meditation, the mind studies and retreats.
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