Soccer Training Drills

An unequaled landmark Soccer Academy is part of the new   Phuket International Academy Sports and Leisure Club (PIASLC) is poised to become Asia’s paramount competition, training and event facility when it begins full operations this November.  Combining a exceptional location with unequaled facilities, it is already attracting notice from foremost international sporting institutions and international corporations.

PIASLC is located on 54 acres of property in the north part of Phuket, Thailand.  It possesses an extensive array of high-class sports facilities that include 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, 6 tennis courts, a 500 metre athletics running track and a StarTrac equipped hi-tech gymnasium, 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 boutique hotels, with 115 very nice rooms and suites for visitors, athletes, teams and corporate groups. The Sports and Leisure Club has rapidly earned appreciation through prestiguous connections with global sporting organizations such as Brazilian Soccer Schools (BSS), NZRugbyResources (NZRR), and IronKids Triathlon.    Announcement of tennis and swimming relationships are expected soon.

The PIASLC  is working toward becoming the leading sports and corporate event center in Asia.   Not only delivering Asia’s paramount facilities for sports but also outstanding 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 the PIASLC facilities were “second to none” and perfect for conducting elite and amateur training camps and competitions.

FDS] is [offered  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 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 confirmed an partnership with the US-based IronKids programme. This  association will support four junior Triathlon events every year as well as training camps for children aged between 6 and 15.

There is no question that to become  a great sports destination requires first-rate facilities and attractive location.  But it requires really good personnel too.  The Phuket International Academy Sports and Leisure Club (PIASLC) is establishing it has all these elements as it works to be established as a contender as the world’s top international sports facility.

The PIA Sports and Leisure Club, or, PIASLC is located in surroundings of natural beauty in 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 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  prides itself on being a dependable member of the community.  It is dedicated to operating with integrity as an equal opportunity employer and adhering to the highest ethical standards to fulfill Mind, Body and Spirit Wellness

As part of a uniquely integrated complex, the Sports and Leisure Club works in synergy with both the Phuket International Academy Day School and PIAMC.   The Phuket International Academy Day School is aspiring to become a three programme International Baccalaureate (IB) World School.   As a pioneering international school in Phuket, it will draw upon distinctive Asian culture and the best from Western educational traditions, to cultivate inquiring, knowledgeable, and compassionate young people who know how to conduct their lives with honor, cultivate genuine happiness, and strive to create 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 begun to offer training in the cultivation of cognitive and emotional balance.   The PIAMC will  offer  a combination of modern psychology and neuroscience together with ancient Asian contemplative practices.  Working in close interaction with the PIA Day School and the Phuket International Academy Sports and Leisure Club, the programmes offered by Phuket International Academy Mind Centre will contribute to everyone’s healthier 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” also referred to as “settling the mind in its natural state”.  Phuket International Academy Mind Centre Meditation, Mind Studies, and Retreats.