Tennis Academy Is Feature Of Asia’s Premier Sport And Corporate Events Centre

An unparalleled new Tennis Academy is part of the revolutionary   Phuket International Academy Sports and Leisure Club (PIASLC) is planning to become Asia’s greatest competition, training and event facility when it begins full operations this November.  Combining a superb location with first rate facilities, it is already attracting awareness among leading international sporting institutions and international corporations.

PIASLC is situated on 54 acres of property in the north part of Phuket, Thailand.  It possesses a broad array of high-class 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 comfortable hotels, with 115 very nice rooms and suites for visitors, athletes, teams and corporate groups. The club has quickly gained appreciation through prestiguous association with international sporting organizations including Brazilian Soccer Schools (BSS), NZRugbyResources (NZRR), and IronKids Triathlon.    Announcement of tennis and swimming connections are expected 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 special facilities and accommodations for conferences, incentives, retreats and teambuilding.  

The PIASLC  has chosen former professional tennis player David Roberts as Director of Operations to oversee the day-to-day operations at the large 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 the PIASLC completes preparations in November and moves into full operations he will be primarily focusing on the co-ordination between club services, sports academies and membership programmes.

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.”

Brazilian Soccer Schools] [Futebol de Salao  World-renowned 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.  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  partnership will focus on bringing four junior Triathlon events each year as well as training camps for youth aged between 6 and 15.

The PIASLCis organized into specialized sports academies.   has assigned former Muay Thai champion “Thanootong’’ Prasert Intanoo to head the martial arts programme at the impressive Phuket, Thailand sports centre.   Just as muay thai boxing demands perseverance and ability, the selection is another anecdote of the PIASLC bringing in world-class experts to staff the emerging first-class facility and help place it as the leading sports and leisure destination in Asia.

The PIA Sports and Leisure Club, or, PIASLC is situated in a setting of natural beauty among 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 equilibrium.  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 kinds.

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 Phuket International Academy Day School is aspiring to achieve a three programme International Baccalaureate (IB) World School.   The Phuket International Academy 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 Phuket International Academy Mind Centre will  provide  a combination of modern psychology and neuroscience in association with traditional Asian contemplative practices.  Working in close relation with the PIA Day School and the PIA Sports and Leisure Club, the programmes offered by Phuket International Academy Mind Centre will contribute to participant’s improved mental sense of balance
and wellbeing.  Some retreats incorporates two methods for cultivating meditative quiescence referred to as shamatha.     It teaches the practice of “mindfulness of breathing”, which is a successful method 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.