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Concordia athletics — so much more than sports

ATHLETICS is a significant part of the overall school experience at Concordia International School Shanghai. And we find that the best way to positively affect students is through well-developed programs and facilities, devoted coaches and athletes, and supportive parents, teachers and students who know what it means to have school spirit.     

Our programs reach students at all grade levels, whether they are a part of one or more of our 12 high-school sports offerings, our 11 middle-school sports, or a member of an elementary school co-curricular sports activity. No matter how students engage — as participants or spectators — they learn how showing good conduct and supporting their fellow students builds solid, long-lasting relationships.

We continue to improve our programs and facilities in ways that benefit our student athletes as well as the school community. The past couple of years, we have incorporated new facilities for baseball, softball and swimming and we currently have an on-site athletic trainer to work with students in our specially designed sports medicine facility.

The experience and dedication of our athletic staff and coaches not only ensures our young athletes learn how to perform well at their sport but they also learn life lessons in character and resiliency. Our coaches are not just preparing students for a sports season, they are preparing them for life by helping them understand what it means to face challenge with heart, win with humility and accept defeat with dignity.

The school spirit at Concordia is an exciting thing to witness, and our gyms and sports fields on Phoenix Fridays are the places to see it. Home games on Friday nights have the community coming together to cheer on our athletes, hear the pep band play our fight song, and experience half-time games and fun for the whole family.

This manner of support and involvement is at the heart of Concordia’s athletic program. It shows that as a school we celebrate our many successes and take equal pride in the opportunities we have to better ourselves as leaders and members of a community. 

 




 

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