Student athletes in the high school strive for the opportunity to participate in an IASAS tournament in one of ten different sports. In 1982, the schools played six sports — soccer, volleyball, swimming, basketball, softball and track — but cross country, rugby, tennis and badminton have been added over the years. The first season sports are cross country, soccer and volleyball. The second sports season is the largest and because of the holidays spans the longest time period; the sports are basketball, rugby/touch rugby, swimming and tennis. Cheerleading is also a second season sport but not an IASAS activity. The third season consists of badminton, softball and track and field. There are girls and boys teams for all IASAS sports. IASAS athletes practice most days after school from 4 to 6 p.m. Local games usually are at night or on weekends. Before sending these exceptional athletes to IASAS, they are recognized at a pep assembly at school and the Booster Club gives each athlete a travel shirt and an IASAS sports bag to carry their equipment.
School (SAS), International School of Bangkok (ISB), Jakarta International School (JIS) and International School of Kuala Lumpur (ISKL), IASAS was organized to facilitate student athletic competition in a league format. The International School of Manila (ISM) joined the league in 1985, and the Taipei American School (TAS) followed in 1986. Because of the unique format of the IASAS games (i.e., team sports played in six games over a three-day period under a tropical sun or sometimes in un-air-conditioned gymnasiums), it took many years to develop standard rules for each sport, which grew to include student conduct and curfew regulations. Yearly IASAS athletic directors’ meetings continue to tweak the rules. IASAS was and is a key factor in student life at SAS.
In the 1980s, the Cultural Convention awards banquet was similar to Oscar Night with “best play,” “best actor” and “best dance performance” awards
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