Triathlon Academy Is Hallmark Of Asia’s World-Class Sport And Corporate Events Centre
An unsurpassed groundbreaking Triathlon Academy is attached to the landmark Phuket International Academy Sports and Leisure Club (PIASLC) is preparing to become Asia’s top competition, training and event facility when it begins full operations this November. Combining a brilliant location with unmatched facilities, it is already gaining consideration among respected international sporting institutions and international corporations.
The complex is found on over 50 acres of property in the northeastern region of Phuket, Thailand. It boasts a broad assortment of superior 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, with one hundred and fifteen well-appointed rooms and suites for visitors, athletes, teams and corporate groups. The club has rapidly gained appreciation through prestiguous connections with international sporting organizations such as Brazilian Soccer Schools (BSS), NZRugbyResources (NZRR), and IronKids Triathlon. Announcement of tennis and swimming connections are expected soon.
The PIASLC is being positioned as the leading sports and corporate event center in Asia. Not only delivering Asia’s top facilities for sports but also superb 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 facilities were “second to none” and perfect for conducting elite and amateur training camps and competitions.
The top-rated youth soccer training programme is also based at the top-rated sports and recreation PIASLC facility. Famous BSS uses Futebol de Salao (FDS). The training and game is characterized as a 5-a-side version of football with origins in Brazil. It is played with a smaller (size 2), and slightly heavier (465gm) ball that has very little bounce to it.
The PIASLC has also announced an connection with the US-based IronKids programme. This connection will support four junior Triathlon events per year as well as training camps for children 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 sprawling 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 construction in November and begins into full operations he will be focused on the co-ordination between club services, sports academies and membership programmes.
The PIASLC will be offering a wide range of world-class sports, arts, wellness and recreational facilities and programmes for the enjoyment of visitors, students, their families, the local Phuket community as well as for visiting professional and amateur individual athletes and teams from around the world. PIASLC will establish a benchmark as a regional destination for sports, arts and wellness in Thailand and Asia, and perhaps the world. PIA is an integrated facility boasting 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. Phuket International Academy prides itself on being a responsible member of the community. It is dedicated to operating with integrity as an equal opportunity employer and adhering to the highest principled standards to accomplish the intellectual, physical, creative and spiritual potential of all students, members and participants of the three centres.
As part of a uniquely integrated complex, the Sports and Leisure Club works in synergy with both the PIADS and PIAMC. The PIADS is working to grow into a three programme International Baccalaureate (IB) World School. The PIA 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 started to provide training in the cultivation of cognitive and emotional balance. The Phuket International Academy Mind Centre will offer a blend of modern psychology and neuroscience in association with ancient Asian contemplative practices. Featuring openess, the PIAMC conducts retreats and seminars. It teaches the practice of “mindfulness of breathing”, which is a successful 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.