College recruiting isn't something that happens to your athlete.
It's a job.
We make sure it gets done right.
Most families don't realize college coaches won't find their kid on their own. Recruiting takes hundreds of emails, dozens of calls, a real plan, and follow-through for two to three years. NextPlay handles all of it. You set it up, check in when something needs you, and watch the game.
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The recruiting reality
What most families find out too late.
Coaches aren’t looking for your athlete.
A D1 coach manages hundreds of recruits. Your athlete isn’t in their database. Families who get recruited are the ones who put themselves in front of the right coaches — persistently, professionally, and over years. Waiting for an invitation is a strategy that doesn’t work.
It’s not one email. It’s hundreds.
A serious recruiting effort means personalized outreach to 50–100 coaches, multiple follow-ups, video updates, profile maintenance, phone calls, social posts, and campus visits. Most families underestimate the work by an order of magnitude.
The window closes before most families realize it’s open.
Division I programs fill verbal commitments years before signing day. The athletes who get those offers started early — sophomore year, sometimes earlier. If you’re waiting until junior year to think seriously about recruiting, you are already behind.
Call N.I.K.K.I. anytime. Ask any recruiting question and get real-time advice from a recruiting assistant that knows your athlete, your target schools, and where you are in the process.
Your Recruiting Assistant
A recruiting assistant you can call. Anytime.
Coach outreach emails
drafted for you, approved by you, sent in your athlete’s voice
X posts and updates
written and posted on your timeline
Recruiting questions
answered 24/7 by phone or text
Recruiting calendar
events added automatically
N.I.K.K.I. stands for Neural Intelligence for Knowledge, Kinetics & Innovation.
N.I.K.K.I. adds events to your recruiting calendar automatically. Call with a question anytime — you'll get a real response, not a form. Every email and social post is reviewed and approved by you before it goes anywhere. Coaches hear from your athlete, not from a bot.
How NextPlay Works
Set it up once. Check in when it matters. Watch the game.
You give NextPlay the basics. It runs recruiting in the background: coach emails, X posts, schedule updates, follow-ups. You approve everything going out before it sends. You stay in control. Your athlete stays on the field.
Set up your athlete’s profile.
Stats, GPA, target schools, positions, graduation year. Takes about an hour, spread over a few sittings if you want. We pull it into a recruiting profile coaches actually read.
Get a real recruiting plan.
A personalized report showing your athlete’s fit, reach schools, target schools, and likely offers based on their actual numbers and the programs they’re chasing.
Your approval. Every time.
You approve every coach email before it sends.
NextPlay drafts personalized coach emails based on each program’s specific needs and your athlete’s strengths. You read every email. You edit anything that doesn’t sound like you. Nothing goes to a coach until you approve it. Coaches receive personal outreach, not automated blasts.
Check in when you want.
Open the app on the way to practice or before bed. See what’s happened. See what’s coming up. Approve anything waiting for you. Close it and go.
About NextPlay
Built by a coach, for families like yours.
NextPlay was built by the head varsity softball coach at St. Vincent Pallotti High School and 2025 Conference Coach of the Year. He is also president of DMV Dream Athletics, where he leads the competitive softball program alongside other youth programs.
After years of watching talented athletes get missed because their families didn't know the recruiting game, he built the platform he wished every family had.
The founding families of NextPlay are real softball and baseball families recruiting right now, across positions, graduation years, and target divisions. We built this for them first. Now we're building it for you.
Pricing
Simple pricing. From one athlete to entire travel programs.
All plans include a free trial. Cancel anytime from your billing page.
Starter
1 athlete
- •Call N.I.K.K.I.: 15 minutes per month
- •Chat with N.I.K.K.I. on web: unlimited
- •Coach emails: 25/month
- •Recruiting reports: 1/month
- •Target schools: up to 5
- •Calendar management
- •No social media automation
Pro
Up to 2 athletes
- Everything in Starter, plus:
- •Call N.I.K.K.I.: 45 minutes per month
- •Chat with N.I.K.K.I. on web: unlimited
- •Coach emails: 75/month
- •Recruiting reports: 1 per week
- •Target schools: up to 10
- •Social media automation: 8 X posts per month
Elite
Up to 3 athletes
- Everything in Pro, plus:
- •Call N.I.K.K.I.: unlimited calls
- •Chat with N.I.K.K.I. on web: unlimited
- •Coach emails: unlimited
- •Recruiting reports: on-demand, unlimited
- •Target schools: unlimited
- •Social media automation: unlimited X posts
- •Priority support
Travel Program
Contact for pricing
For travel organizations, clubs & multi-athlete programs (5+ athletes)
Custom pricing for organizations managing multiple recruits. Includes director dashboards, bulk family onboarding, and co-branded outreach.
Give your athlete the recruiting effort they deserve.
Join softball and baseball families who are finally handling the recruiting part. First month free. Cancel anytime.
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