Tournament Participation

IMPORTANT:

Due to COVID-19, international travel hosting of tournaments will not take place for the remainder of 2021; the status of the winter and spring season international tournament participation will be determined in early 2022.

Competitive Sports Participation ACS Athens participates in various competitions and is a member of two major conferences.

a. International Schools Sports Tournament (ISST) Organization

ACS Athens is a full member of the ISST Organization (www.isstsports.org). ACS Athens is represented in the ISST organization by the following varsity level sports:

Boys & Girls:

  • Volleyball

  • Soccer

  • Cross country

  • Basketball

  • Swimming

  • Tennis

  • Track & Field

The ISST tournaments are the culminating events of the respective seasons and they are held at different locations every year.

Every member school is responsible for hosting 1-2 tournaments every year.

Current ISST tournaments members:

  • ACS Cobham International School, England (COB)

  • American School of London, England (ASL)

  • American School of the Hague, Netherlands (ASH)

  • International School of Brussels, Belgium (ISB)

  • St. Johns International School, Belgium (STJ)

  • American School of Paris, France (ASP)

  • Zurich International School, Switzerland (ZUR)

  • Munich International School, Germany (MIS)

  • American International School of Vienna, Austria (AIS-Vienna)

  • British School of Brussels (BSB)

  • International School of the Hague (ISH)

  • Frankfurt International School (FIS)

  • ACS Athens (ATH)

b. Sports Council of International School (SCIS)


ACS Athens is also a member of the SCIS organization (http://www.scis-sports.org/).

The Sports Council of International Schools Organization has been formed to allow various schools to meet in specified sports activities on a competitive basis in a defined geographical area. Each school works toward a common aim in co-operating with other schools to achieve an efficient and well-balanced athletic program centered on the 3 seasons outlined in SCIS Rules. ACS Athens competes in Swimming and Track & Field.


Current SCIS organization members:

• American International School - Vienna (AIS-Vienna)

• Frankfurt International School (FIS)

• Munich International School (MIS)

• Zurich International School (ZIS)

• American International School of Budapest (BUD)

• Inter Community School of Zurich (ICS)

• American School of Warsaw (ASW)

• International School of Basil, Switzerland (ISB)

• International School of Zug and Luzern, Switzerland (ISZ)

• International School of Geneva - La Châtaigneraie, Switzerland (LCT)

• International School of Brussels (BRU)

• British School of Brussels (BSB)

• ACS Athens (ATH)


c. Local tournaments

Exhibition games ACS Athens hosts a number of local tournaments at the junior varsity and varsity levels for a number of sports. Prior to the major tournaments, exhibition games take place on a regular basis mostly at the school campus; however, some of the exhibition games take place at other schools as well. Local tournaments for the majority of the sports take place during the respective seasons and are hosted by other schools in the Athens area. In addition, ACS Athens hosts international invitational tournaments with the participation of visiting schools from other countries.