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Phuket Thailand Gives Festive Fun And Skills In Seasonal Camps

Monday, December 13th, 2010

Phuket Thailand Gives Festive Excitement and Skills in Holiday Camps

Give children an extra special Christmas gift this season by signing them up to either an active adventure camp or a first-class Brazilian Soccer Schools (BSS) camp at Thailand’s most entertaining holiday and sports venue, the Phuket International Academy Sports and Leisure Club (PIASLC).

Community and international youngsters between 7 — 12 years of age will experience an extensive variety of enjoyable activities at the adventure camp. Ranging from snorkelling and kayaking to water parks and ATVs, the camp endeavours to help children develop their sense of self-esteem and confidence. Learn more at Phuket International Academy (PIA)

Additionally, Phuket International Academy Day School and PIASLC members receive a generous 10% discount and all charges include transfers, snacks and refreshments.

The PIASLC’s BSS five-day soccer camp is also back for the holidays. Soccer-loving children between 6 and 16 years old can kick off a terrific Christmas learning skills and challenges, taking part in world cup tournaments and friendly matches on PIASLC’s Limonta ‘Soccer Pro’ FIFA-approved field.  Discover more at: Phuket International Academy (PIA) .

Event organiser and Head Coach of BSS, Martin Hill, is excited the Brazilian Soccer Camp has returned to celebrate its first anniversary. “While stars like Ronaldinho have a natural gift for football, it’s from playing Futebol De Salao at an early age that they were able to play at a high level and Brazilian Soccer Schools are committed to bringing out this same spirit in children, both in terms of pure skill and love of the game,” he said. “Our skills training sessions are geared at developing individual skills and competitiveness, which will help improve their chances of playing at a higher level later on in life.”

Both of the club’s camps provide children the opportunity to experience some of the very best facilities in Asia. In addition to the FIFA-approved soccer field, PIASLC boasts an International Rugby Board standard rugby pitch, six Plexicushion tennis courts, and 50-metre and 25-metre swimming pools.

Phuket International Academy (PIA) is an integrated center boasting Phuket’s newest international Day School, a multi-faceted Sports and Leisure Club for elite athletes, amateur enthusiasts, artists and wellness seekers in the Mind Centre sanctuary that provides training in the cultivation of mental and emotional equilibrium. PIA is honored on as being a responsible member of the community, operating with integrity as an equal opportunity employer and adhering to highest ethical standards to fulfil the intellectual, physical, creative and spiritual potential of all students, members and participants of the three centres. Based in the upper reaches of Phuket, only 15 minutes from Phuket International Airport, PIA also has two boutique hotels with a total of 115 rooms, and a wide range of facilities that are ideal for corporate retreats, seminars, incentives and teambuilding.

Information on Thailand’s newest and most innovative international education, sports and leisure facility can be found following this link to the Phuket International Academy (PIA) .

 

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

Saturday, August 28th, 2010

A top-rated landmark Soccer Academy is part of the innovative  Phuket International Academy Sports and Leisure Club (PIASLC) is preparing to become Asia’s unsurpassed competition, training and event facility when it opens this November.  Combining a outstanding location with unequaled facilities, it is already attracting notice among leading worldwide sporting institutions and international corporations.

PIASLC is set on 54 acres of land in the northeastern region of Phuket, Thailand.  It boasts a broad assortment 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, a 500 metre athletics running 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 boutique hotels, offering one hundred and fifteen well-appointed rooms and suites for visitors, athletes, teams and corporate groups. The Sports and Leisure Club has quickly earned appreciation through high-profile association with international sporting organizations including Brazilian Soccer Schools (BSS), NZRugbyResources (NZRR), and IronKids Triathlon.    Announcement of tennis and swimming partnerships are anticipated soon.

The PIASLC  is being positioned as the leading sports and corporate event center in Asia.   Not only providing Asia’s pre-eminent facilities for sports but also brilliant 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.”

available] as part of the [Phuket International Academy Sports and Leisure Club  Famous BSS is based upon Futebol de Salao (FDS).  The training and game is known for a 5-a-side version of soccer originally from Brazil.  It is played with a smaller (size 2), and a little heavier (465gm) ball that has virtually no bounce to it. 

The PIASLC has also announced an partnership with the US-based IronKids programme. This  partnership will support four junior Triathlon events each year as well as training camps for children aged between 6 and 15.

The PIASLC  has added former professional tennis player David Roberts as Director of Operations to oversee the day-to-day operations at the new 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 an environment of natural beauty amidst 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.  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 PIAMC.   The PIADS is working to become a three programme International Baccalaureate (IB) World School.   The Phuket International Academy Day School has high-quality 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 make available training in the cultivation of cognitive and emotional balance.   The Phuket International Academy Mind Centre will  offer  a combination of modern psychology and neuroscience in association with ancient Asian contemplative practices.  Working in close interaction with the PIA Day School and the PIA Sports and Leisure Club, the programmes offered through Phuket International Academy Mind Centre will contribute to everyone’s enhanced mental balance
and wellbeing.  Some retreats incorporates two methods for cultivating meditative quiescence or shamatha.     It teaches the practice of “mindfulness of breathing”, which is a successful technique for relaxing 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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Soccer Academy Is Hallmark Of Southeast Asia’s Nicest Sport And Corporate Events Centre

Thursday, August 5th, 2010

A top-rated landmark Soccer Academy is part of the innovative  Phuket International Academy Sports and Leisure Club (PIASLC) is preparing to become Asia’s unsurpassed competition, training and event facility when it opens this November.  Combining a outstanding location with unequaled facilities, it is already attracting notice among leading worldwide sporting institutions and international corporations.

PIASLC is set on 54 acres of land in the northeastern region of Phuket, Thailand.  It boasts a broad assortment 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, a 500 metre athletics running 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 boutique hotels, offering one hundred and fifteen well-appointed rooms and suites for visitors, athletes, teams and corporate groups. The Sports and Leisure Club has quickly earned appreciation through high-profile association with international sporting organizations including Brazilian Soccer Schools (BSS), NZRugbyResources (NZRR), and IronKids Triathlon.    Announcement of tennis and swimming partnerships are anticipated soon.

The PIASLC  is being positioned as the leading sports and corporate event center in Asia.   Not only providing Asia’s pre-eminent facilities for sports but also brilliant 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.”

available] as part of the [Phuket International Academy Sports and Leisure Club  Famous BSS is based upon Futebol de Salao (FDS).  The training and game is known for a 5-a-side version of soccer originally from Brazil.  It is played with a smaller (size 2), and a little heavier (465gm) ball that has virtually no bounce to it. 

The PIASLC has also announced an partnership with the US-based IronKids programme. This  partnership will support four junior Triathlon events each year as well as training camps for children aged between 6 and 15.

The PIASLC  has added former professional tennis player David Roberts as Director of Operations to oversee the day-to-day operations at the new 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 an environment of natural beauty amidst 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.  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 PIAMC.   The PIADS is working to become a three programme International Baccalaureate (IB) World School.   The Phuket International Academy Day School has high-quality 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 make available training in the cultivation of cognitive and emotional balance.   The Phuket International Academy Mind Centre will  offer  a combination of modern psychology and neuroscience in association with ancient Asian contemplative practices.  Working in close interaction with the PIA Day School and the PIA Sports and Leisure Club, the programmes offered through Phuket International Academy Mind Centre will contribute to everyone’s enhanced mental balance
and wellbeing.  Some retreats incorporates two methods for cultivating meditative quiescence or shamatha.     It teaches the practice of “mindfulness of breathing”, which is a successful technique for relaxing 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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Muay Thai Kick Boxer Strengthens Sports And Leisure Destination Facility In Phuket, Thailand

Wednesday, May 26th, 2010

Muay Thai Boxer Toughens Up Sports and Leisure Destination Facility in Phuket, Thailand

The competition to be established as the world’s top international sports destination just became tougher as Phuket International Academy Sports and Leisure Club (PIASLC) has chosen former Muay Thai champion “Thanootong’’ Prasert Intanoo to lead the martial arts program at the notable Phuket, Thailand sports centre.   Just as muay thai boxing demands commitment and skill, the appointment is a further example of the PIASLC bringing in leading specialists to staff the up-and-coming impressive facility and help place it as the premier sports and leisure destination in Asia.

Phuket International Academy Sports and Leisure Club (PIASLC) has numerous extensive sports, wellness and recreational facilities in operation with more under construction and  planned to be finished over the next year.

The PIASLCis organized into specialized sports academies.  The new additionof Prasert Intanoo should push the Martial Arts Academy to international attention.   The PIA Aquatics Academy and the Football Academy have already established themselves as leading programmes. The Aquatic Academy offers the general public, local schools and community groups, national and international teams, special swimming programmes, water polo squads, a variety of aquatic events and activities.   Now Muay Thai joins the best youth soccer training programme available at the highest regarded sports and recreation facility in Southeast Asia.

Former Thailand national flyweight champ Khun Prasert was a Muay Thai professional boxer for 15 years with an notable 70 wins to his name.  He graduated from Taksin University in Songkhla Province with a degree in physical education.  He went on to work for the Marriott hospitality group as a Muay Thai teacher, and in his position as Recreation Supervisor directed wellness, corporate teambuilding and kid’s zone activities. Khun “Nok” (his Thai nickname) is also a qualified Pilates teacher and personal trainer and certified by the Thai Yoga Institute as an instructor.

The PIASLC is part of the Phuket International Academy (PIA).  PIA  is an innovative sports, education, arts and wellness complex sited in Phuket, Thailand.   PIA comprises three synergistic centres: the PIA Day School, the PIA Sports and Leisure Club, and the PIA Mind Centre.  They offer students, parents and people from all over Phuket, and international communities, a modern, sustainable facility which focuses on education, sports, arts and wellness.  Located on the resort island of Phuket, Thailand, PIA is sited in an area 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. 

The Phuket International Academy Day School (PIADS) is aspiring to grow into a three programme International Baccalaureate (IB) World School. The Phuket International Academy Day School has first-rate facilities, teachers, trainers, staff and administration.

The Phuket International Academy Mind Centre will  deliver  a blend of contemporary psychology and neuroscience together with traditional Asian contemplative practices.  Featuring accessibility, the PIAMC conducts retreats and seminars. Working in close interaction with the PIA Day School and the Phuket International Academy Sports and Leisure Club, the programmes offered through PIAMC will contribute to everyone’s enhanced mental balance and wellbeing. 

Information about Phuket International Academy (PIA), Asia’s newest and most innovative international sports, education and wellness centre, that provides unprecedented facilities and programmes can be found following these links for the International Day School; the Mind Centre, and Sports and Leisure Club.

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Phuket International Academy Sports and Leisure Club Matches Up With Brazilian Soccer Schools for a Friendly

Thursday, April 29th, 2010

Phuket International Academy Sports and Leisure Club Matches Up With Brazilian Soccer Schools for a Friendly

Brazilian Soccer Schools (BSS) is now established in Phuket, Thailand, at the Phuket International Academy Sports and Leisure Club (PIASLC).  The top-rated youth soccer training programme is available at the greatest sports and recreation facility in Southeast Asia.

Successful BSS uses Futebol de Salao (FDS).  The training and game is known for a 5-a-side version of soccer originally from Brazil.  It is played with a smaller (size 2), and a little heavier (465gm) ball that has virtually no bounce to it.  BSS Futebol de Salao is available as part of the PIASLC Brazilian Soccer Camp programme.   

Phuket International Academy is found in an area of natural beauty amidst the foothills of a national park on the eastern part of Phuket, Thailand.  The intent of PIA is to fulfill the intellectual, physical, creative and spiritual potential of all students, members and participants of the three centres.  Phuket International Academy Sports and Leisure Club

“Futebol de Salao is really how I got started. This is my love, the thing I enjoy the most ,’’ is a quote from Ronaldo, one of the most respected players in the world.

The sport of Futebol de Salão became popular in Brazil where world-renowned players such as Pele, Rivelino, Zico and right through to Juninho, Ronaldo, and Rivaldo were brought up first playing FDS before moving onto mainstream football. They all credit that Futebol de Salão shaped soccer skills. The International Confederation of Futebol de Salao (ICFDS), established Brazilian Football Academies and Soccer Schools in the UK, and now oversee the game throughout the world, and have started professionally managed centre’s in numerous countries.

The PIASLC Brazilian Soccer Camps are a skills-based training system that is available throughout the year with scheduling around school holidays.  The soccer camps consist of daily training with the effective FDS moves to beat players also incorporating turns, passing, juggling and core skills. Phuket International Academy Brazilian Soccer Schools

The Brazilian Soccer Schools program is designed for boys and girls aged between the ages of 5-18 with a well organized syllabus and training system specific to each age group and each ability level within the different ages. Training is skill centered, task focused and has complete involvement.

The central aim of Brazilian Soccer Schools is to give confidence to children to spend more time with the ball practicing and developing their skills.  Brazilian Soccer Schools uses a unique weighted size 2 ball for most of training, in order to aid children’s development and confidence.

PIA is dedicated to operating with integrity as an equal opportunity employer and adhering to the highest principled standards to realize the intellectual, physical, creative and spiritual potential of all students, members and participants of the three centres. hosts two 38-room boutique hotels and an impressive range of facilities ideal for corporate retreats, seminars, and teambuilding programmes and events. Phuket International Academy

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