AIS Sports Program

Athletic Director: Elise Geras

Mobile: 054-3187387

Tell. 972 9 890 1000

Fax. 972 9 890 1001

At AIS Israel, the following philosophy: Everyone and anyone can be an athlete, is the most important basic premise. Within the AIS school sports program, student athletes learn the values associated with discipline, performing under stress, teamwork, sacrifice, commitment, effort, accountability, citizenship, sportsmanship, confidence, and leadership. AIS Students have an opportunity to participate in variety of sports teams including:

Varsity Sports

Teams are a large part of the AIS experience, with more than half of the high school student’s participating on at least one sports team. The positive characteristics an athlete can learn from being on a team are endless. At AIS, team members learn: responsibility, discipline, teamwork, etc. Teams are the window to the school showing the world what the student has learned. AIS teams represent the school at local tournaments and games in

Israel

and the ISST tournaments in other countries throughout Europe.

Fall Season: Soccer and Volleyball	(end of August – beginning of November)
Winter Season: Basketball, and Swimming	(beginning of November – beginning of March)
Spring Season: Softball, Baseball, and Tennis	(beginning of March – middle of May)

* Students who are 13 years old or older by September 1st of the school year may also participate on these teams under the coaches discretion.

Practices take place after school, between 3:15 – 5:00 on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday. Games most often take place on Sundays, with occasional practice game during the week. AIS Varsity Teams participates in a local league, known as the Peace League, during the season and an international tournament, know as the International Scholastic Schools Tournaments (ISST) at the end of each season.

Our middle and elementary school programs are slightly different.

Middle School and Elementary

Fall Season: Basketball and Tennis	(end of August – beginning of November)
Winter Season: Soccer and Tennis	(beginning of November – middle of February)
Spring Season: Baseball, and Softball	(middle of February – middle of May)

Practices for Middle school are on Tuesdays and Thursdays and for Elementary school on Monday and Wednesday between 3:15 – 5:00. Games will most often take place on Sundays.

Our facilities include:

One One large gymnasium, one dance studio, weight room, four large locker rooms
Three outdoor playing fields (two Olympic size), adapted baseball fields
Outdoor basketball/soccer courts
Four tennis courts
One 25 meter swimming pool (to open in May) and one baby pool

AIS realizes the important role athletics plays in a student’s life and has built a program that caters to the student athlete. Students work hard in athletics, which facilitates and coincides with their abilities academically.