Triathlon Academy Is Hallmark Of Thailand’s World-Class Sport And Corporate Events Centre
Posted By Games Guy on July 30, 2010
A first-rate inventive Triathlon 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.
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.
PIASLC] Brazilian Soccer Camp programme. Successful BSS uses Futebol de Salao (FDS). The training and game is characterized as a 5-a-side version of football with origins in South America. FDS is played with a smaller (size 2), and a little heavier (465gm) ball that has very little bounce to it.
The PIASLC has also confirmed an affiliation with the US-based IronKids programme. This relationship will support four junior Triathlon events each 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 PIASLC will be delivering a diverse of world-class sports, arts, wellness and recreational facilities and programmes for the enjoyment of visitors, the school’s pupils, their families, the local Phuket community as well as for visiting professional and amateur individual athletes and teams from around the world. PIASLC will set the standard as a regional destination for sports, arts and wellness in Thailand and Asia, and quite possibly the world. Phuket International Academy is an integrated facility boasting 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 sense of balance. Located in the northern reaches of Phuket, just 15 minutes from Phuket International Airport, PIA also [includes two 38-room boutique hotels and an impressive 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 Phuket International Academy Day School is working to grow into 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 Phuket International Academy Mind Centre has started to offer training in the cultivation of cognitive and emotional balance. The PIAMC will provide a combination of contemporary psychology and neuroscience in association with traditional 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 helpful way for soothing the body and calming the mind. A second method taught is both a shamatha practice and vipashyana, “insight meditation” or “settling the mind in its natural state”. Phuket International Academy Mind Centre Meditation, Mind Studies, and Retreats.
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