PIASLC is located on 54 acres of property in the north part of Phuket, Thailand.  It boasts an extensive group 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 StarTrac equipped hi-tech 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 comfortable hotels, offering 115 very nice rooms and suites for visitors, athletes, teams and corporate groups. The club has quickly earned appreciation through prestiguous partnerships with global 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 foremost sports and corporate event center in Asia.   Not only delivering Asia’s unsurpassed facilities for sports but also tremendous 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.”

The best youth soccer training programme is also based at the finest sports and recreation PIASLC complex.   Famous BSS is based upon Futebol de Salao (FDS).  The training and game is known for a 5-a-side version of soccer with origins in Brazil.  It is played with a smaller (size 2), and slightly heavier (465gm) ball that has very little bounce to it. 

The PIASLC has also confirmed an relationship with the US-based IronKids programme. This  affiliation will focus on bringing four junior Triathlon events every year as well as training camps for youth aged between 6 and 15.

The PIASLCis organized into specialized sports academies.   has added former Muay Thai champion “Thanootong’’ Prasert Intanoo to manage the martial arts program at the impressive Phuket, Thailand sports centre.   Just as muay thai boxing demands perseverance and ability, the assignment is a further anecdote of the PIASLC recruiting world-class professionals to staff the up-and-coming high-quality facility and help place it as the first choice sports and leisure destination in Asia.

The PIASLC  will be hosting 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 a benchmark as a regional destination for sports, arts and wellness in Thailand and Asia, and perhaps the world.   PIA is an integrated facility boasting Phuket’s newest International School, a multi-faceted 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.  Phuket International Academy  is proud of 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 accomplish the intellectual, physical, creative and spiritual potential of all students, members and participants of the three centres.

As part of a uniquely integrated complex, the Sports and Leisure Club works in synergy with both the Phuket International Academy Day School 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 Thailand, it will draw upon the uniqueness of Asian culture and the best from Western educational traditions, to develop inquiring, informed, and empathetic young people who know how to live with integrity, cultivate true happiness, and who work toward 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 begun 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.  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” also referred to as “settling the mind in its natural state”.  Phuket International Academy Mind Centre Meditation, Mind Studies, and Retreats.

* They’ve got a great team- that simple fact makes them deserving to have the great privilege of hosting the cup.If you’d ask me, having a World Cup in a country whose team isn’t even above average would be a disgrace. Even if  you look back, the soccer teams of countries hosting the cup are usually first class like Brazil (1950), Argentina(1978) and Italy(1990). If South Africa was added to the list, nobody would mind.

* You should see the stadiums- as part of their preparation for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, South Africa has constructed four brand new mind-blowing stadiums.One has a detractable glass roof, another with spectacular lighting, then there’s the ‘zebra’ inspired stadium located nearby the many game parks, and finally one that resembles the South African flag. Is there anything else you could want?

* The perfect weather-  if there’s one thing South Africa is known for-aside from its wildlife, it would be the weather. The World Football Tournament will be held during South Africa’s winter season. Don’t worry, our favorite players won’t freeze to death, South Africa’s winter temperature at midday, is warmer than most countries daily summer temperature! The average temperature is predicted to be 20 degrees celsius at midday which is better for an athelet’s body compared to higher temperatures. Good weather means higher stamina and endurance..

* It’s in Africa- what could be a better place for the world to unite than in the very place that civilization is said to have begun?And the place where soccer is in the heart of every African?Soccer in South Africa has in the past been a cause for unification and a force for apartheid resistance during President Mandela’s era. The finals being held in Soweto which has been the center of South African soccer really adds meaning to the whole event making it not simply a sports event but a historical one.

In my opinion, no controversy in the past four years can change the  fact that South Africa is the best place for  the 2010 FIFA World Cup and everyone should be proud that for the first time in  history, Africa is holidng a sporting event this big.

*Moses Mabhida Stadium- constructed on the site of the former Kings Park Soccer Stadium, this teflon-coated, glass-fibre roofed stadium was officially opened on November 2009.

Capacity: 70,000 Location: Durban Design: constructed to resemble the South African Flag. Has an arche with a highest point being 347 ft signifies the unity that now exists from a once devided country. The roof produces a translucent glow when lit.
* Green Point Stadium- will  hold the first six round matches, one second-round, one quarter and one semifinal match.The original stadium was demolished and reconstruced in 2007.

Capacity:70,000 Location: Cape Town  Design:has sound proof material and is situated very near the ocean and has beautiful mountains in the background. Has an amazing retractable glass roof weighing about 4,500 tons.

* Mbombela Stadium- derived from “Mbombela” which is the  siSwati word for  “many people together in a small space.” Capacity: 40,000 Location:Nelspruit Design:  a very ‘wild’ looking stadium which gets inspiration from the many surrounding national parks. * Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium-not to be confused with the former president Mandela but the Nelson mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality. Will be hosting five first round matches, one second round, one quarter final and the third place playoff.

Capacity: 50 000 Location:Nelson Mandela Bay/Port Elizabeth Design: resembles a ‘sunflower’ with the roof made up a series of white petals. Is overlooking the North End Lake making it a one in a million stadium.

* Soccer City Stadium- the main venue for the tournament holding both the opening and final World Cup games.A very historical stadium and also the largest in Africa.

Capacity:94,500 Location: Johannesburg Design: resembles and African pot or “calabash” and has spectacular lighting in the night.

With all these stadiums, this year is surely to be a Cup to remember. Doesn’t it just makes you want to book the next flight straight to the heart of Africa?

Whether it be the Premier League, UEFA Cup, or any other type of league there is always another fan who is just as fanatical as you. Even if you just want to chat or moan about the previous game the football forum is the place to go to find that fan who feels the same as you. If you want to discuss the winner of the world cup or a player from league two. No matter what your problem, query or just general question, football forums are the first point of contact for all your football needs.

Want hints on who to bet on? Cheats on the new Fifa game on the PS3? Football forums not only discuss televised games but allows you to access answers to all your football questions. The help not only comes from other fans but some pros within the football world will answer some queries and questions. Even if you need help on where the buy the newest, best boots for your local 7 a side team, the football forums provide you with all the advice you fanatics need.

Even if you just want to go online and talk about your local team. Who’s playing excellent this season? And who should be, literally, booted out? No matter what your question is, whether it be easily answered or whether it is really difficult, there will always be someone who can answer your query.

They are a great place for the youngest of fans to develop their knowledge and interest in the most well know sport in Britain. It is a place to expand your interests and become more advanced in a sport which you love. Football surrounds our culture and therefore is placed in the media constantly. The football forums allow all fans voices to be heard no matter what you want to say to people.

Some Football Forums lead onto other sports, such as Rugby or Cricket. No matter what your fanatic about there will be a forum where you can exchange your thoughts and find out what you need to know. Whether you’re new to football or and experienced fan the forums cater to all your needs whether big or small. They allow your interests and thoughts to be heard by many other fans and permit you to speak your mind and get responses. The forums present a place where any fan can start a chat or just become a part of one. All you thoughts and opinions are important so let them be heard in a football forum.

The forums often have a specific theme linked to them.  One of the more popular subjects is a football forum, where users can chat about their teams, latest games, cup ties and matches.

These forums have been known to forge friendships, although football forums have been known to cause quite the opposite effect by fueling hatred and “flaming” between rival fans.

Some of the larger football forums on the Internet have as many as 30,000 regular members who post daily about their teams trials and tribulations.  The more regular and trusted members often become ‘moderators’, who are a sort of super-user that can edit and delete posts, topics and categories, aswell as move topics to their rightful place on the forums, and just perform general maintenance.  Being a moderator on a forum often brings kudos from other users, and as such it is quite a sort after position.

The die-hard fans who tend to use the football forums are generally the strongest supporters of the clubs, and are very often season ticket holders, or frequent matches on a regular basis.  Because the forums act as a strong platform where fans can meet one another, they are often used as a very successful tool for organising trips to away matches and competitions.

There are lots of football forums on the Internet.  Some of the forums cater better to different people’s tastes.  For example, there will probably be a forum purely for the football team that you support, even if it’s a small sunday-league team.  There are also forums with categories for every league in every country in the world.There really is something that everyone can enjoy.

Because of the sheer size of the Internet as well as the popularity of football as a sport, there is a huge market for forums.  Aswell as the huge amounts of people there are also a huge amount of tastes that cannot be satisfied with one large forum – some users will prefer the intimacy of a small forum with a select few users who all know each other, over the monolithic forums with thousands of new posts every hour.

For a lot of people a football forum will be the first web site that they visit, and one of the first activities they will do in the morning will be to check for latest posts on the forum about their team, or for replies on a specific topic.Football is so close to so many people’s hearts it is totally reasonable that football forums get so much traffic and so much of a following.

Although football forums have brought a huge amount of joy and a great past time for so many people, they have been known to cause pain and destruction.  Just like any other sort of social platform on the Internet, it can be open to cyber bullying.  Most forums carry private messaging functions, allowing members to privately message other members – this can lead to users getting bullied in private, away from where moderators and administrators can control what is being said.  As well as this, it has been known that football forums can be used by hooligans to organise crime against rival gangs and clubs.

Messi : Spearheading Barcelona’s treble winning team of 2008-09, Argentinean Lionel Messi dazzled Europe with his creativity and flair. Even though he is just 22, he is the current “World Player of the Year” and, if he remains injury free, he is likely to chalk up awards, goals and assists for many years to come.

Cristiano Ronaldo : Blistering pace and explosive power are the qualities that first alerted veteran manager Alex Ferguson to Cristiano Ronaldo’s outstanding talent.Now sporting the colors of Real Madrid, Ronaldo is hoping to make as big an impact for el Madrid as he did in the famous red shirt of Man Utd.

David Villa : Playing for one of La Liga’s less glamorous teams, Valencia, David Villa Sanchez (to give him his full name) boasts an absolutely outstanding goals to games ratio. He was the winner of the “Golden Boot” for Spain at Euro 2008 and is expected in the near future to become Spain’s all time highest goal scorer. Villa consistently attracts attention from Europe’s top clubs, who are all eager to land this prolific striker’s elusive signature.

Kaka : Brazilian midfielder Kaka, is a creative genius. Able to make pinpoint passes across the entire length of the field, or dribble past players to create a chance or score a goal, Kaka was the darling of AC Milan and led them to “Champions League” success in 2007. Now one Real Madrids so called “Galaticos”, he aims to bring the La Liga title back to the Bernabau (where Real Madrid play their home games) after a few years absence.

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For recreational soccer, playing on a smaller soccer field is recommended. By doing this, players will of course make the game enjoyable and learning is more achievable. The size of the playing field should be proportional to the size of the player. In a outsized field, recreational players would waste their time running and become tired by half time. Therefore, the kicks will be much longer.

Another downside of playing recreational soccer in a large field is that teaching strategies and team play is unlikely. Smaller soccer fields are finest for average players who are slower and lack stamina, which is usually common in 50% to 75% of recreational players.

The Penalty Area

This is the area where the goalkeeper usually uses their hands and fouls are punished. It includes the penalty spot, which is 12 yards from the goal and the six-yard box 6 yards more from the goal. The top portion of this box includes a small arc commonly referred to as “the D.” It has a radius of 10 yards and has no point in the rules of soccer but merely serves as a guide for the players.

The Goal

Not considering of the level of play, the goal has a uniform measurement of 8 feet tall and 24 feet wide.

Center Circle

It divides the soccer field into two areas and is where the kickoff takes place. No player is allowed to cross their area until kickoff commences. It has a 10-yard circle in it and only the two players kicking off is allowed to stand within the inner circle.

Although soccer field measurements remain unchanged regardless of the players competing, the rules of the game allows the dimensions to be smaller for female players, people with disabilities, or those who are under 16 years old and more than 35 years of age.

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Customers don’t usually have a reason to post a link to the very product they are reviewing and a  legitimate customer reviewing a product is of that kind. Advertisers have found a new way to advertise since most email spam blockers today block their ads, and so they turn to reviews. If a review is link free it is more than likely trustworthy. Though buying tickets on eBay can often get you cheaper prices, it is probably a good idea to buy tickets from established websites that specialize in tickets alone. Sometimes ticket sellers on eBay ship the ticket too late, and sometimes not even at all. While you can assume that the majority of people who sell on eBay are above board, it’s still in your best interest to read feedback about them so get a sense of how they operate.

Another way to avoid being scammed is to make sure the checkout page is encrypted before you type in ANY purchasing information. The importance of it can not be understated, but this is a feature not many people look for when checking out. So how do you tell if a web page is encrypted or not? You will normally se HTTP at the beginning of all web addresses. If a web page is encrypted the HTTP will change to “HTTPS”. It is always a good idea to make sure the page is encrypted because even if a company is completely honest but does not use encryption, it does not show a lot of respect for the customers’ personal information. If you find an online ticket vendor that uses encryption and has good reviews, then this must be a site worth buying from.

These guidelines are important to follow in order to avoid being scammed, but it is also important to go with your gut. Should a vendor’s pitch not seem plausible to you, avoid buying anything from that vendor. If something seems off then there is a good chance something is. Doing some research will prove invaluable in fending off scam artists. Your job now is to find a price that is the best! You will be able to make your next purchase with confidence after reading all the information on this article.

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Michael Owen burst onto the international football stage with what can only be described as a wonder goal against Argentina in the World Cup. At this stage he had pace to burn and was lethal in front of goal. The future was very exciting for his club, country and of course for himself.

At this stage I should point out that I am not and have not ever been involved with professional football. In my working life I am involved with how to stop stuttering, composite doors and also offering advice on business cost cutting.

Going back to Owen, he played for Liverpool for many years and scored lots and lots and goals. A couple of years ago he moved clubs to Real Madrid. At Madrid he did not in my opinion seem to get much a chance, however his goals to games ratio was still very impressive. During this period Michael started to have a few problems with niggly injuries. For whatever reason this player has been unable to stay free from injury for any great length of time~For whatever reason this player has been unable to stay free from injury for any great length of time}. Last season he moved clubs again with a big money move to Newcastle United. This saw the prospect of him teaming up again with Alan Shearer. Owen however has played only a handful of games for his new club due to his fitness levels.

It seems that Owen is now on his way back and think that Michael is way past his best, I think that due to the fact that he is not getting any younger and all of the injuries he has sustained, that he has without doubt lost some of his electric pace. He is one hell of a forward player and I have every confidence that he will remain so for many years to come.

Michael Owen has never in my opinion let England down. Michael just seems to have that nack of being in the right place at the right time; that is of course what has made him into the World class striker that he once was and what some people still think he is – just ask Sir Alex Ferguson for example. I would prefer to see Michael come off the bench for say the last thirty-five minutes of matches instead of starting the games. I think England should have lanky Peter Crouch with another pacy striker such as Theo Walcott to really rough up and bruise the opposition. Michael could then come on when they are starting to become a bit weary.

I do not think Michael Owen has lost any of his passion or desire to play for club or country. In fact I think the opposite is true. He will be itching to get back to somewhere near his best and will be very determined to help his country to win the World Cup.

Soccer field is a rectangular area split in half by a center line. A circle drawn in the middle of this line which is 10 yards in diameter. According by player ages, soccer field categorized in different dimensions. This was regulated by the first soccer organisation which is The Football Association, and then followed by Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). They also standardized the soccer field dimensions that appropriate to all modern pitches.

Categorized by ages, the following are the different soccer field dimensions
read more: Different Dimensions of Soccer Fields

6-7 years old: The field is 20 yards in width by 30 yards in length. The touch line is 18 feet in length, this is the distance between goal area boundary line and the half way line. The distance from the goal area boundary to the goal line is 27 feet. The corner arc and the center circle have a radius of 3 feet and 9 feet respectively.

8 years old: The field is 25 yards in width by 35 yards in length. The touch line dimension is 21 feet. The distance frorm the goal line to the goal area boundary line is 31 feet and 6 inches. The corner arc radius is 3 feet while the center circle radius is 10 feet,.

9 years old: The field is 30 yards in width by 45 yards in length. 24 feet is the dimension of the touch line. 43 feet and 6 inches is the distance between goal line and goal area boundary. The center circle is 12 feet in radius. The radius of the corner arc is 3 feet.

10 years old: The field is 40 yards in width by 60 yards in length. The penalty arc and the circle radius is 24 feet. Corner arc is 3 ft in radius. Penalty arc is seventy two by thirty six feet. Goal area dimensions is 36 x 12 feet, and the distance from mid-goal to the penalty spot is 24 feet.

11 years old: The field is 50 yards in width by 80 yards in length. The circle and penalty arc radius is 30 feet. Corner arc is 3 feet in radius. Penalty arc is eighty by 50 feet. Goal area is 52 by 18 feet, and the distance from the penalty-spot to the mid-goal is 30 feet.

12 years old and above: The field is 70 yards in width by 100 yards in length. The circle and penalty arc radius is 30 feet. 3 feet would be the radius of corner arc. Penalty arc dimensions is seventy two by thirty six feet. The goal area dimensions is 60 by 18 feet, while the distance from penalty spot to mid-goal is 36 feet.

Field marking is the lines that marked the playing field. These lines are not less than 4 inches (10.16 cm) in width, and not more than 5 inches wide.