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Current Programs
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Our Programs
At Next Play Athletics, we are committed to providing the best possible support for young female athletes and creating opportunities that fulfill important needs in their training. We provide sports coaching, skill-specific training, offseason conditioning, mental game guidance and private/small group training sessions.
Next Play Athletics is your best next step for training in Ottawa.
Scrimmage Series (2015-2016s)
Sundays July 5, 12, 19, 26
6:30-7:45pm
Nepean Sportsplex
$100+tax
Back for a second year! Our Scrimmage Series is designed for players who want to compete, play, and grow through game experience. Each session, players will arrive, be placed on balanced teams, and jump right into organized scrimmages. Coaches will be on the sideline to guide, teach, and support when needed, but the focus is on giving players the opportunity to make decisions, communicate, and take control of the game themselves. It’s a fun environment where players can build court awareness, leadership, and basketball IQ through real play.
Preseason Prep (2016s)
Sundays August 2, 9, 16, and 23
6:30-7:45pm
Nepean Sportsplex
$120+tax
Prepare for your upcoming season and tryouts with drills, coach feedback, and reps of the skills coaches are looking for.
*This program is open to girls born in 2016 and are working towards competitive tryouts next season.
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Our Past Programs
We are proud to showcase our past programs, designed to support young athletes through skill-specific training, focused coaching, offseason conditioning, and personalized development. Each program reflects our commitment to helping athletes grow, build confidence, and take the next step in their athletic journey in Ottawa.
Campers (born in 2015-2018) joined us for a week of developing basketball skills, improving game IQ, teambuilding and communication activities, daily skill challenges, purposeful creative projects, mental performance training, and so much more! The camp environment helped them get to the next step with their basketball skills and gameplay in a fun and engaging way while also learning how to be a more confident and resilient athlete.
Eight competitive youth basketball players joined the Next Play team this summer and used their basketball experience and love of the game to empower younger girls at our summer camp. They got valuable experience in a basketball environment leading, coaching, and refereeing.
2025 & 2026 Basketball Postseason Conditioning
This program was open to multiple age groups of young athletes on multiple nights of the week for some excellent complementary training as they finished up their basketball seasons. It included basketball-specific conditioning and injury prevention exercises, advanced drills, and scrimmage. It provided an awesome opportunity for girls from a variety of basketball clubs to elevate fundamental skills, build stamina, and grow in a supportive community.
This program will return for the 2027 Postseason.
2026 Intro to Volleyball
This program was open to girls born in 2017-2015 to build confidence, coordination, and core volleyball skills in this fun, beginner-friendly environment. The sessions focused on learning the fundamentals through engaging drills and supportive instruction.
This program is anticipated to return in spring 2027.
2025 & 2026 Basketball Momentum Series
(formerly "Development Sessions")
This program was open to young athletes born in 2017-2019 who wanted to keep up the momentum of learning and growth from their basketball season, while creating space for new friends to try out the sport for the first time. There was a focus on understanding the game of basketball, cementing fundamental skills, and getting practice through drills, games and scrimmages in an encouraging environment.
2026 Spring Run & Jump Clinic
Athletes born in 2010-2017 came to elevate their athletic performance with Run & Jump, a high-energy clinic focused on mastering the fundamental mechanics of speed, power, and verticality. Led by National USPORT athlete Coach Vienna, athletes began to develop strong technical foundations through dynamic drills and expert coaching.
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2025 St. Joseph High School Basketball Program
(Grade 7&8 Girls)
Coach Alex served as the Head Coach of the Grade 7&8 girls basketball team to provide them with the confidence and skills necessary to be successful, following multiple years of winless seasons for the team. With the additional support of amazing assistant coaches, the team achieved a 3-1 regular season record, and led the division with the most points scored. During the playoffs, they had decisive wins over their next 3 opponents, including the only team that had an undefeated season, and they ultimately won the gold medal. Coach Alex helped the girls to overcome the doubt and anxiety that was affecting their game and will proudly present them with their hard-earned championship banner - forever to be displayed in their school gym as a reminder of what they overcame and achieved.
Over forty players from across the city dug deep for 2 months of weekly intense training. They participated in this unique program of basketball conditioning, game IQ coaching, and 3x3 scrimmage time. Sessions also included Team Time Outs - short discussions of important topics relevant to the young athletes and their sport while they enjoyed an intentional snack to refuel after their workout and before the scrimmage. These awesome young athletes made the commitment to "Stay Ready" this offseason to best prepare themselves for their next basketball season.