Soccer Academy Is Hallmark Of Asia’s Best Sport And Corporate Events Centre


An unsurpassed innovative Soccer Academy is attached to the pioneering  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 special location with top-rated facilities, it is already attracting awareness among respected 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 widespread selection of high-class sporting facilities including an International Rugby Board-standard rugby pitch, FIFA-approved football 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, 6 tennis courts, a 500 metre athletics running track and a fitness enthusiast 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, offering one hundred and fifteen well-appointed rooms and suites for visitors, athletes, teams and corporate groups. The club has rapidly gained recognition through high-profile relationships with global sporting organizations such as Brazilian Soccer Schools (BSS), NZRugbyResources (NZRR), and IronKids Triathlon.    Announcement of tennis and swimming partnerships are anticipated in the near future.

The PIASLC  is committed to being the leading sports and corporate event center in Asia.   Not only offering Asia’s paramount facilities for sports but also exceptional 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.”

FDS] is [offered  Successful BSS uses Futebol de Salao (FDS).  The training and game is known for a 5-a-side version of football originally from Brazil.  FDS is played with a smaller (size 2), and slightly heavier (465gm) ball that has virtually no bounce to it. 

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

The PIASLCincludes almost a dozen specialized sports academies.   has brought in former Muay Thai champion “Thanootong’’ Prasert Intanoo to lead the martial arts programme at the extensive Phuket, Thailand sports centre.   Just as muay thai kickboxing requires commitment and expertise, the appointment is just one more anecdote of the PIASLC recruiting world-class specialists to work at the emerging extensive facility and help position it as the premier sports and leisure destination in Asia.

Located on the resort island of Phuket, Thailand, PIA is situated in surroundings of natural beauty next to a national park.]   The intent of PIA is to fulfill the intellectual, physical, creative and spiritual potential of all students, members and participants of the three centres.    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 become a three programme International Baccalaureate (IB) World School.   The PIA 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 PIAMC has started to deliver training in the cultivation of cognitive and emotional balance.   The PIAMC will  deliver  a blend of contemporary 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 an effective technique for relaxing the body and calming the mind. A second method taught is both a shamatha practice and vipashyana, “insight meditation” also referred to as “settling the mind in its natural state”.  Phuket International Academy Mind Centre Meditation, Mind Studies, and Retreats.

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