Locally, XLIS is a founding member of the Xi’an International Athletics Conference (XIAC), currently made up of six international schools in Xi’an. Each of these six schools has responsibilities to host core sport leagues and invitational tournaments that cover a variety of sports for international students in the city.
Blue Dragons Athletics Program
Welcome to another year of interscholastic athletics at Xi’an Liangjiatan International School! This is an exciting year for XLIS student-athletes and teacher-coaches because it is the first time the school will participate in an ACAMIS core sports division. As a new member of the ACAMIS Green Division, our high school volleyball, basketball, and soccer teams will compete in tournaments against five other international schools from across the ACAMIS region. In addition, the Blue Dragons Athletics Program will continue provide rewarding experiences to students from P3 to DP2 through opportunities to participate in organized and competitive sport within Xi’an.
Athletic Conferences
Regionally, XLIS joined the Association of China and Mongolia International Schools (ACAMIS) during the 2021-2022 school year. A core component of the association is the ACAMIS Sports League, which serves as an athletics conference for 94 international schools throughout the Greater China region. Starting this year, XLIS will be a fully aligned member of the conference and has been assigned as a member of the Green Division. This will provide secondary students at XLIS the opportunities to participate in both invitational and core sport events.
Student Participation
XLIS encourages all students to try out for the school sports teams. However, due to logistical factors and league rules, each team has a limited number of spaces available for participating students. Therefore, while all students are invited to try out for any team within their age bracket, only a certain number of students will be selected for each team.
Students in the primary school will be notified of tryout times during PE class or via Seesaw message, while secondary school students will be notified during homeroom. In some instances, all students will be able to participate in training but may be restricted from a tournament due to registration limits per school.
Training Time and Fees
Most teams, with some exceptions, will have training on Mondays and Fridays from 3:30-4:30 PM. Busses will be provided to take students to designated locations after training, one that runs through Gaoxin and another that travels to Qujiang.
In addition, any students selected for a team will not need to pay fees to participate. All uniforms, coaching, and travel to games in Xi’an will be arranged and paid for by XLIS. The only time extra fees will be required is if a student has opted to participate in a travel tournament as part of ACAMIS, where the hotel, inter-city travel cost, and tournament entry fee will need to be borne by the participant.
Why Sports Are Important
Playing sports can promote a healthy lifestyle and teach kids transferrable skills that they use far into adult life. Being on a team teaches kids valuable social skills. They learn how to share, value diverse skillsets, make friends, trust others, have fun, improve self-esteem, and support and encourage one another. Playing sports can also help with fitness levels and maintain a health balanced diet.
Mission
XLIS provides a non-profit education focused on enabling confident, open-minded global citizens through life-long learning and a sense of community.
Vision
To lead education through innovation and a student-centered, community-driven approach.
2024-2025 XLIS Tournaments
One source of pride at XLIS is the school’s capacity to host exceptional sporting tournaments that engage the entire school community. This year the school will host three tournaments:
The Xi’an Jam: XIAC U14 Basketball League Finals – November 2, 2024
For the third year in a row, XLIS will host the final tournament for the XIAC U14 Basketball league. The event started as a one-off tournament with three participating schools but has since grown into a culminating event for a league of five teams in both boys and girls divisions.
The Chang’an Cup – January 16-18, 2025
The Chang’an Cup is an annual invitational basketball tournament for international senior high school students hosted by Xi’an Liangjiatan International School (XLIS). XLIS created the Chang’an Cup in 2020 to promote exchange within the community of international schools in Xi’an. Like last year, the tournament will take place over three days and include teams from outside of Xi’an flying in for the event.
ACAMIS Green Division Basketball – February 13-15, 2025
XLIS was selected to host basketball as its first core sport event in the ACAMIS Green Division. Our five divisional partners will travel from Changchun, Hangzhou, Hong Kong, and Shanghai to participate in the three day tournament. In addition to basketball, the tournament will have opportunities for the students to participate in social activities and shared banquet meals to further develop bonds of friendship within the Green Division.
