ESTABLISHED 1992/1993

• Set up in accordance to The Swiss Group of International Schools (SGIS) articles of association as of 2007.

  • Section II Objectives and activities: (Article 4)

• SGIS facilitates sporting events and tournaments between its members through its Sports Co-ordination and Sports Committee.  It does not take responsibility for organizing the events, which are planned, managed and executed by the host school. The host school takes responsibility for ensuring that events take all reasonable measures to ensure the well-being and safety of its participants and staff.

• In the case of contact sports or activities where there is a heightened potential risk of serious injury, SGIS advises its member schools to establish clear protocols and procedures that outline what measures it is taking to minimise risk. These protocols and procedures should reflect best practice as defined by the international governing bodies of these sports and should be made clear to participating schools in advance of the event.

• To promote inter-school sports competition at every level, the SGIS Sports Committee, composed of the member schools’ Sports or Athletic Directors, shall be established. The SGIS Sports Committee shall recommend the appointment of one of its members as the SGIS Sports Chair to the Executive Committee, based on the ‘New Sports Committee Structure’ established in 2020

NEW SPORTS COMMITTEE STRUCTURE

Rationale

A sustainable Sports Committee structure needs to: 

• support continuity, share responsibilities and build knowledge

• rotate positions of responsibilities

• involve SGIS Red and White schools

• represent Swiss German, French and Italian schools

• understand the diversity of SGIS schools and their sports programs

• consider major sports leagues, e.g. ISSL, ADISR, ESC, ISAA, ISST, SCIS

• have a dedicated and technology experienced administrative support

Sports Committee

The new SGS Sports Committee will consist of:

• Chair - assigned for 1 year, stays in the committee for 1 more year

• Co-chair - assigned for 1 year, to become the next chair

• 5 committee members - must be directors/heads of sports or responsible of the school’s competitive sports programme, the next co-chair comes from the Executive Committee.

• Secretary - elected by the committee for 3 years, experienced in sports administration, skilled in IT technology, website and google applications.

Chair

The chair position will be taken by the previous co-chair and is held for one year. Chairs should plan to serve as committee members for one more year before their sports committee position is open for re-election. Responsibilities:

• represent the sports committee

• responsible for leading the AGMs and Committee Meetings

• liaise with the Sports Liaison on the Executive Board when issues arise

• has the power to arrange extraordinary meetings

• has been co-opted onto the SGIS executive board

• present the annual sports report to the board of directors at the March AGM and explain and justify all that went on during the sporting season

• has the right to sanction another school if there have been infringements made during a tournament. This, with the approval of the SGIS Executive Committee, will be put in writing to the school, and a written response is expected from the Tournament Host, Schools Heads of Sport and School Administration.

Commitment and Stipend: CHF 1’000 per year

Co-Chair

The co-chair position will be taken by the longest serving committee member for one year, provided s/he represents a Red/White school opposite to the chair. Co-chairs will take over the chair position the following year. Responsibilities:

• supports and acts in place of the chair

• helps prepare the SGIS annual general meetings

• promotes and coordinates professional development

Commitment and Stipend: CHF 500 per year

Members

The committee members will be nominated by the sports committee and appointed by a majority vote at the annual general meeting. Committee members need to represent Red and White schools, Swiss German, French and Italian regions, as well as mountain and urban schools. When a member of the Sports Committee leaves the position (no longer going to be head of sport for their school), then the position becomes available to be filled by any member of the SGIS AGM. A secret ballot will take place if more nominations arise than places. Responsibilities:

• advise the chair and co-chair 

• prepare the contents of the agenda for the AGMs

• attend two committee meetings in November and May

• oversee sports specific rules and regulations for at least 2 sports

• advise regarding the type of competition and suitability of host schools

Secretary

The secretary positions will be nominated by the sports committee for the duration of three years. Sports secretaries do not need to be directors/heads of sports and will not rotate into a chair position. They should be very experienced in sports administration and liaised with a SGIS director/head of sports. Responsibilities:

• prepares venues, agendas and minutes for the annual general meetings

• updates the handbook, website and google drive folder/documents

• initiates, coordinates and finalise the shared calendar planning 

• responsible for organising the AGMs and Committee Meetings

• displays all sports competitions, venues and dates on the SGIS sports web pages before the commencement of the next school year

• lists current members, addresses, emails and contact numbers on the SGIS Google drive

Commitment and Stipend: CHF 3’000 per year

Meetings

• Fall AGM - early September

• Spring AGM - mid May

• Winter Committee Meeting - late November

• Spring Committee Meeting - day before the AGM

A resignation notice period of at least three months shall be given by a resigning Sports Chair, Co-chair or Secretary.

The present SGIS Sports Committee:

• Chair: Craig Wislang, International School of Lausanne Swimming, Track & Field, Skiing

• Co-chair: India Shibil, Geneva English School Netball, Golf, Volleyball

• Member: Grant Walker - La Châtaigneraie Basketball, Rugby & Gymnastics

• Member: Matthew Clark, International de Lancy Soccer, Table Tennis

• Member: Masa Yo, The American School in Switzerland Badminton, Tennis & Volleyball

• Member: TBC

• Sports Secretary: Andrew Grover, Inter Community School Unihockey, Cross-Country