Mission
Next Play's mission is to provide high quality coaching and attention to individual development with a multi-faceted approach. We prioritize building mindsets, empowering players with confidence, increasing everyone's skill level, and giving players the tools to handle adversity in sport while still being able to re-focus. Confidence building paired with skill building allows athletes to reach their full potential and Next Play commits to providing these factors to each player in our program.
About Next Play
As the founder of Next Play, Hall of Fame inductee, Coach, and competitor at some of the highest levels of the game, I have seen how our mental health and mindsets so deeply impact an athlete's level of success. When playing basketball, emotional IQ and basketball IQ go hand in hand. I wanted to start a program that prioritized the pairing of mental health and individual skill development by teaching players how to understand the importance of and cultivate the skills to use both in order to reach their full potential.
Everyone on Next Play's coaching staff is committed to this style and understand that implementing a mental health program in sport is not just a curriculum, but an everyday, in game, and in practice approach. To provide this type of teaching, we have high level coaches including multiple Hall of Fame inductees along with former and current D1 all the way through NAIA College level players.
Niki, and her Next Play basketball program, combines the best individualized and team based coaching to support growth and player development. Niki connects with a player to enhance their physical attributes and strategy of the game, along with fostering a culture of mental health through coping mechanisms to overcome adversity on and off the court. Niki’s transfer of her passion for basketball , her coaching style to support confidence, and encouragement of her players throughout their basketball journey starts on day one when you work with her! Highly recommend this program!
Mandi Spy
Niki and the Next Play coaches are phenomenal. Not only are they experienced coaches, they work on the whole aspect of being an athlete. The mental and emotional awareness, as well as journaling strengths and weeknesses. This is a huge asset to these young ladies. We love Next Play!
Ericka Skiver
If you are looking for a program that truly cares about the total development of your daughter, look no further than Next Play. Besides physical development, they work on teh mental approach to the game which is becoming more of an issue nowadays in youth sports. Coaches are invested in their player and their biggest supporters which is hard to find nowadays. Highly Recommend Next Play!
Stephanie
Williams