Soccer Rules

An unparalleled groundbreaking Soccer Academy is part of the pioneering  Phuket International Academy Sports and Leisure Club (PIASLC) is poised to become Asia’s greatest competition, training and event facility when it opens this November.  Combining a brilliant location with unparalleled facilities, it is already gaining notice from leading international sporting institutions and international corporations.

The complex is located on 54 acres of property in the northern section of Phuket, Thailand.  It possesses a widespread array of high-quality 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, 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 comfortable hotels, providing 115 well-appointed rooms and suites for visitors, athletes, teams and corporate groups. The Sports and Leisure Club has rapidly earned recognition through high-profile connections with international sporting organizations such as Brazilian Soccer Schools (BSS), NZRugbyResources (NZRR), and IronKids Triathlon.    Announcement of tennis and swimming association are anticipated soon.

The PIASLC  is working toward becoming the leading sports and corporate event center in Asia.   Not only delivering Asia’s finest 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 “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.”

[BSS  World-renowned BSS is based upon Futebol de Salao (FDS).  The training and game is known for a 5-a-side version of football originally from Brazil.  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 announced an partnership with the US-based IronKids programme. This  association will focus on bringing four junior Triathlon events each year as well as training camps for children aged between 6 and 15.

The PIASLCincludes almost a dozen specialized sports academies.   has named former Muay Thai champion “Thanootong’’ Prasert Intanoo to manage the martial arts programme at the new Phuket, Thailand sports centre.   Just as muay thai kickboxing stesses dedication and expertise, the assignment is another example of the PIASLC recruiting world-class experts to work at the up-and-coming remarkable facility and help position it as the leading sports and leisure destination in Asia.

The PIASLC  will be hosting a variety of world-class sports, arts, wellness and recreational facilities and programmes for the enjoyment of visitors, students, their families, the local Phuket community and 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.   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 balance.  Located in the northern reaches of Phuket, just 15 minutes from Phuket International Airport, PIA also [includes two 38-room boutique hotels and a broad 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 Phuket International Academy Day School and PIAMC.   The Phuket International Academy Day School is working to develop into a three programme International Baccalaureate (IB) World School.   As a leading international school in Thailand, it will draw upon distinctive Asian culture with the best from Western educational methods, to cultivate inquisitive, knowledgeable, and compassionate young people who know how to conduct their lives with integrity, cultivate true happiness, and strive to create a more peaceful and sustainable earth.   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 deliver training in the cultivation of cognitive and emotional balance.   The PIAMC will  deliver  a combination of modern psychology and neuroscience alongside traditional Asian contemplative practices.  Delivered through residential retreats and weekend seminars PIAMC is open to all participants.     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” called “settling the mind in its natural state”.  Phuket International Academy Mind Centre Meditation, Mind Studies, and Retreats.