Sport
GISST and Inter-School Program
The FIS Sports Vision
The FIS Sports Program strives to offer students the chance to develop through sports. Through a wide variety of sporting opportunities, students will have the ability to grow physically, mentally, and socially. Teamwork, dedication, goal setting, and a sense of community are the main components of the FIS Sports Program. Coaches and staff members all teach the same sports’ philosophy focused on fair play, individual and team growth, and having fun.
An Overview
The GISST Program offers opportunities for both international and local competitions for students from Grades 6 to 12. The FIS has been a member of the GISST (German International School Sports Tournament) since 2011, and competes with twelve other international schools located within Germany. Football, Volleyball, Badminton, Basketball, Swimming, Cross Country, Table Tennis and Track and Field are offered during the school year. Practices are held twice a week after school or once a week for the prep season. Students from ages 11 to 13 play in the U14 competition, while students between 14 and 18 years old play at the Varsity level. Games and tournaments mostly take place on Saturdays and occasionally on weekdays.
Learn more about GISST
Registration
To register your child to participate in the GISST Sports Program, please go to the FIS Parent Portal and click on the “Booking Activities” icon. You can sign up your child for any sports activity offered at their grade level in each particular season.
The online registration will open three times per school year:
| Season | Registration Start | Registration End |
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Monday, August 25 at 18:00 | Friday, September 5 at 9:00 |
| Winter | Monday, December 1 at 18:00 | Friday, December 12 at 9:00 |
| Spring | Monday, March 2 at 18:00 | Friday, March 13 at 9:00 |
Important Registration Information
As of this school year, we will conduct try-outs for any regular competitive sports season in U14 and Varsity age categories during the first two weeks of the training. This also applies to the Grade 3-5 Swimming. Participation in try-outs is free of charge.
There will be no try-outs for Junior GISST and/or any prep-season activities – “first come, first served”.
Upon the registration for any Junior GISST and Pre-season activity, and in order to allow students to try a particular sport before fully committing to it, we allow for two weeks trial period without any charge. If you would like to cancel your child´s participation within the trail period, please do so be sending an email to
Late cancellations will not be accepted, i.e. the full registration fee will still be charged.
For students who make a team after the try-outs in competitive sports (incl. G3-5 Swimming), we allow for one additional week trial period without charge.
There is a registration fee which all GISST participants must pay.
The registration fee for the regular season (training 2x/week) is 170 Euro and for any prep-season (one training per week) the cost is 80 Euro. This applies to all sports that are offered in the 3-season format.
Swimming program is, however, arranged differently – in only two terms (Sept-Jan / Feb-June). Although the Swimming training is offered only once per week, due to the duration of each particular season, the registration cost for this sport is 170 Euro per person and term.
The registration fee is applicable to all participating students regardless is they are selected to represent the school at Friendly and/or national-wide GISST tournaments.
FIS families will receive an invoice before the end of season for each sport category that your child signed up for.
No fee will be charged in case the participation is cancelled within the trial period. If participation is not cancelled during the trial period, the full registration fee will be charged.
More general information about the GISST Sports Program 2025/2026 is available in this blog post.
We run a parallel U14 and Varsity Badminton program. The training sessions are twice a week during the competitive Fall season, and once a week for the prep season. GISST Badminton teams of eight selected players, 4 boys and 4 girls represent the FIS at the final tournament to culminate the season. As of this school year, we are offering training possibilities for students in Grades 3 to 5 through our newly established Junior GISST Racket Club.
Facilities:
13 indoor courts
Teams:
U14 mixed
Varsity mixed
Best result:
U14 Girls 1st Place 2016/2017
U14 Girls Sportsmanship Award 2016/2017, 2018/2019
U14 Boys 3rd place 2018/2019
U14 Boys Sportsmanship Award 2015/2016, 2019/2020
Varsity Girls 2nd Place 2017/2018, 2019/2020
Varsity Boys Sportsmanship Award 2017/2018, 2022/2023
Varsity Boys 2nd Place 2022/2023
Basketball is a very popular sport among FIS students, and we have both U14 and Varsity boys and girls teams. All our Basketball teams regularly take part in the GISST competition as well as City Championships (“Jugend trainiert für Olympia”). Sometimes we also organize individual training sessions or basketball camps during holidays.
Facilities:
5 indoor and 1 all-weather outdoor courts
Teams:
U14 Boys, U14 Girls
Varsity Boys, Varsity Girls
Best results:
U14 Girls 2nd Place 2014/2015 and 2016/2017
Varsity Girls 3rd Place 2015/2016
U14 Boys 3rd Place 2012/2013, 2017/2018 and 2018/2019
Varsity Boys 2nd Place Division I 2023/2024
Football is a very popular sport at the FIS, with more than 60 active players in Grades 6 to 12. With easy access to the SpVgg football facilities just across the street and an experienced coaching team, the FIS provides excellent opportunities for boys and girls interested in football to further develop their skills.
Facilities:
1 small-side pitch and external (SpVgg)
Teams:
U14 Boys, U14 Girls
Varsity Boys, Varsity Girls
Best results:
Varsity Boys 1st Place 2019/2020
Varsity Girls Sportsmanship Award 2017/2018, 2022/2023
Varsity Boys Sportsmanship Award 2022/2023
U14 Boys 1st Place 2023/2024
U14 Girls 2nd Place 2013/2014
U14 Girls Sportsmanship Award 2019/2020
Even though the FIS doesn’t have its own swimming pool on campus, we offer swimming training for students from Grades 3 to 12. The mixed group of advanced and competitive U14 and Varsity swimmers trains in preparation for the GISST Swimming Gala. We also offer advanced swimming training for students in Grades 3 to 5. The FIS has numerous GISST medalists and is looking forward to some more!
Facilities:
External only (University pool)
Teams:
G3 – 5 mixed
U14 mixed
Varsity mixed
Best results:
Inter-School G2-3 and G4-5 Girls 2nd Place 2016/2017
Inter-School G2-3 and G4-5 Boys 3rd Place 2016/2017 and 2018/2019
Varsity Girls 2nd Place 2016/2017
U14 Boys 1st Place 2022/2023
U14 Girls 2nd Place 2023/2024
As of school year 2023-2024, Table Tennis has become a regular GISST sport. Having excellent conditions in our Gym 1, we offer Table Tennis training twice per week during the Winter Season for both U14 and Varsity age categories. This school year, the FIS will once again be hosting the final GISST Table Tennis tournament.
Facilities:
1 indoor sports hall with multiple courts
Teams:
U14 mixed
Varsity mixed
The Track and Field team is one of the most successful sports groups we have at the FIS. Our athletes from Grade 5 to 12 have been participating in the GISST competition for the last 5 years to 10 years, and have always demonstrated great performance.
| U14 B | Shot Put | Lukas Beste | 12.43 m | 2017 |
| U14 B | High Jump | Lukas Beste | 1.63 m | 2017 |
| U14 B | 800m | Olivier van der Wart | 2:18, 13 | 2019 |
| Varsity G | 100m | Rebecca Lowack | 13.21 sec | 2017 |
| Varsity B | 400m | Jamie Williamson | 50.14 sec | 2015 |
| Varsity | 800m | Jamie Williamson | 1:56.97 min | 2015 |
| Varsity | 1500m | Jamie Williamson | 4:11.83 min | 2015 |
| Varsity G | 4 x 100m | Albrecht, Vontsolos, Jamieson, Rattigan | 54.78 sec | 2015 |
| Varsity B | 4 x 400m | Thieler, Janaway, Williamson, Williamson | 3:36.71 min | 2015 |
| U14 B | 200m | Maximilian Thieler | 25.04 sec | 2013 |
Facilities:
100m Running Track, Long Jump; external (University track and field)
Teams:
U14 mixed
Varsity mixed
Best results:
Varsity Girls 3rd Place 2015/2016
Varsity Girls 1st Place 2014/2015
Varsity Boys 2nd Place 2014/2015
U14 Girls 1st Place 2013/2014
U14 Boys 3rd Place 2013/2014 and 2017/2018
Welcome to the FIS – the home of the GISST Volleyball Champions!
Probably one of the strongest sport programs at FIS with “The Blacks” (Varsity Girls), U14 Girls multiple GISST winners and an impressive development of U14 and Varsity Boys teams recently, we could only say: Go FIS Dragons! We are so proud of you!
Facilities:
5 indoor and 2 all-weather outdoor courts
Teams:
U14 Boys, U14 Girls
Varsity Girls (“The Blacks”), Varsity Boys
Best results:
U14 Girls 1st Place 2015/2016, 2016/2017, 2017/2018 and 2018/2019
U14 Boys 1st Place 2023/2024
Varsity Girls 1st Place 2015/2016, 2017/2018, 2018/2019, 2019/2020, 2022/23 and 2023/2024
Varsity Boys 2nd Place 2022/2023
A relatively small group of boys and girls of all ages have represented the school at the GISST competitions since 2015. Even though still in development, our Cross Country team has already achieved success. Not only have we had medalists in all age categories, but we can also boast the GISST record holders in the Varsity Boys category – Jamie Williamson, 19:42 (2014, BBS old course), the U14 Girls – Melina Steiner (2017, BIS course), the U14 boys – Scott Simons (2017, BIS course) and the Grade 5 Girls – Aisha Derudder (2018, BBS new course).
Facilities:
External only
Teams:
U14 Mixed
Varsity Mixed
Best results:
U14 Girls 1st Place 2013/2014
U14 Boys 1st Place 2017/2018
Varsity Boys 1st Place 2012/2013
All training and tournament schedules can be found in the schedule section.
List of International Schools in the GISST
- Bavarian International School
- Berlin Brandenburg International School
- Berlin British School
- Berlin International School
- Dresden International School
- Franconian International School
- International School of Frankfurt Rhein-Main
- International School of Hannover Region
- St Georges’ School, Duisburg-Dusseldorf
- International School of Stuttgart
- Leipzig International School
- International School of Ulm / Neu-Ulm