Tennis at BISA
In partnership with the Emilio Sánchez Academy. Built in Barcelona. Proven in America. Now coming to Asia. The ES360 method: technical, tactical, physical, mental.
BRING YOUR BEST.
Built for sports. Designed for life.
A boarding and day school for student-athletes · Grades 6–12 · Tennis · Golf · Bangkok · Opening August 2027, subject to approval
SPORT OR SCHOOL? The choice no child should have to make.
A child cannot thrive when every day is a race against the clock.
School, academy, trainer and parents each give a different instruction, and the child sits in the middle.
What if everything worked together?
ONE STUDENT. ONE GOAL. ONE TEAM.
Teachers, coaches and counsellors meet weekly on every student's academic and training load. The child does not move between disconnected systems; the system works around the child.
The student
Parents
Teachers
Coaches
Performance staff
Boarding staff
Physios
Development doesn't stop when training finishes.
Coaching inside school hours, not after them.
Proposed timetable
This is a day designed around development.
- Wake, light cardio or mobility
- Breakfast
- Block 1 · sportsport
- Block 2 · schoolschool
- Lunch
- Block 3 · sportsport
- Block 4 · schoolschool
- Recovery, mental, reflection
- Dinner
- Supervised study
- Free time
- Lights out
This is a day designed around development.
Serious ambition requires serious education.
An American curriculum for Grades 6 to 12 leading to a 24-credit high-school diploma, with courses aligned to NCAA initial-eligibility requirements. We measure understanding and completion, not hours in a chair. Small cohorts: teachers, coaches and counsellors know every student by name.
Flexible does not mean easier.
Tennis and golf
Golf at BISA
The coach who built a world No. 1. Led by Kris Assawapimonporn, with Atthaya “Jeeno” Thitikul as School Mentor.
Five dimensions. One student. One journey.
- 01
Academic Excellence
- 02
Character & Culture
- 03
Wellbeing
- 04
Innovation & Future Skills
- 05
Elite Performance
Recovery is training.
Elite performance is not created by training alone. Students learn to understand their bodies, manage training demands and build the physical and mental foundations for sustainable performance.
Strength and movement
Detail to follow.
Athletic capacity
Detail to follow.
Injury-risk reduction
Detail to follow.
Recovery
Detail to follow.
Performance nutrition
Detail to follow.
Sleep and wellbeing
Detail to follow.
Experience. Shared purpose.
- Portrait to come
Philippe Souvanheuane
Founder and CEOA Thai-French entrepreneur who founded BISA to unite serious education, elite sport and long-term opportunity for young athletes across Asia. 
Sudarat T. Attanawin
School Director Designate · Founding Education AdvisorInternational education leader with 40 years of experience in school establishment, academic leadership, accreditation and authorisation.
Emilio Sánchez Vicario
Tennis Partner · Emilio Sánchez AcademyTennis partner, bringing academy experience, player-development knowledge and global tennis pathway expertise.
Kris Assawapimonporn
Golf Director and PartnerLeading BISA's vision for golf development, performance culture and the long-term growth of young athletes.
Atthaya “Jeeno” Thitikul
School Mentor · GolfA world-class athlete and source of inspiration for the next generation, representing discipline, humility, resilience and excellence on the global stage.
Danai Udomchoke
Tennis AdvisorFormer ATP world No. 77 and one of Thailand’s most accomplished tennis players.- Portrait to come
Michael L. Smith
Academic Partner · Superintendent, Emilio Sánchez American SchoolsBrings the ES academic model and its US-college track record to BISA.
Pros are the exception. Prepared players are the promise.
University
Admissions, scholarships, NCAA preparation.
Elite and professional sport
Life beyond competition
We do not ask a twelve-year-old to bet their future on one outcome.
From promising to prepared.
Discover
Train
Perform
Recover
Evolve
Built around the student-athlete.
- Tennis
- Golf
- Performance and fitness
- Recovery and wellbeing
- Academics
- Boarding and student life
Students will not only train inside a campus. They will live inside an active sports ecosystem.
At BISA, students don't simply board. They belong.
- 01
Healthy habits
- 02
Community and belonging
- 03
Independence and character
- 04
Academic focus
- 05
Recovery and wellbeing
- 06
Pastoral care
Experience BISA.
Event OpenBISA Meets Asia · Shanghai
Meet the BISA team in Shanghai: the school, the tennis and golf programmes, and the pathway to US college sport, with places for a short on-court or on-course session.
RSVP- Golf · Camp Coming
Golf Pathway Camp · Winter 2026
Eleven days with Coach Kris and Jeeno: technical work, course intelligence, physical preparation and performance mindset for golfers aged 8 to 18.
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BISA is a proposed international school project currently undergoing the Ministry of Education licensing process. Academic programs and campus operations are subject to final regulatory approval.