Tennis Academy Is Hallmark Of Thailand’s World-Class Sport And Corporate Events Centre
Posted By Games Guy on September 10, 2010
A first-rate inventive Tennis Academy is part of the landmark Phuket International Academy Sports and Leisure Club (PIASLC) is preparing to become Asia’s paramount competition, training and event complex when it opens this November. Combining a brilliant location with unsurpassed facilities, it is already attracting interest among leading worldwide sporting institutions and international corporations.
PIASLC is sited on 54 acres of property in the northern section of Phuket, Thailand. It boasts a widespread assortment of high-quality sports facilities including 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 fitness enthusiast gymnasium, along with 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, offering one hundred and fifteen very nice rooms and suites for visitors, athletes, teams and corporate groups. The Sports and Leisure Club has quickly gained recognition through high-profile partnerships with international sporting organizations such as 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 premier sports and corporate event center in Asia. Not only delivering Asia’s greatest facilities for sports but also very nice facilities and accommodations for conferences, incentives, retreats and teambuilding.
The PIASLC has appointed 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 brings 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 starts into full operations he will be focused 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.”
FDS] is [offered Successful BSS is based upon Futebol de Salao (FDS). The training and game is known for a 5-a-side version of football with origins in Brazil. It 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 association with the US-based IronKids programme. This partnership will support four junior Triathlon events every year as well as training camps for youth aged between 6 and 15.
The PIASLC has named 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 the PIASLC completes preparations in November and begins into full operations he will be focused on the co-ordination between club services, sports academies and membership programmes.
The PIA Sports and Leisure Club, or, PIASLC is sited in surroundings of natural beauty in the foothills of a national park on the eastern part of Phuket, Thailand. PIA is an integrated facility hosting Phuket’s newest International School, a versatile 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. Phuket International Academy is proud of being a responsible member of the community. It is committed to operating with integrity as an equal opportunity employer and adhering to the highest principled standards to realize Mind, Body and Spirit Wellness
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 become a three programme International Baccalaureate (IB) World School. As a leading international school in Phuket, it will integrate distinctive Asian culture and the best from Western educational traditions, developing inquiring, knowledgeable, and compassionate young people who know how to conduct their lives with integrity, cultivate genuine happiness, and who work toward a more peaceful and sustainable world. 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 PIAMC will offer a blend of modern psychology and neuroscience in association with traditional Asian contemplative practices. Featuring openess, the PIAMC conducts retreats and seminars. It teaches the practice of “mindfulness of breathing”, which is an effective technique 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.
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