School+ · For athletic departments
Your athletic department.
Professional athletic media management, branded content, program promotion, and communications support built around your school.
At a glance
- For
- High schools, NAIA and JUCO athletic departments
- Covers
- The whole department, across its programs
- Delivered by
- Next Play, through an operations portal
- Pricing
- Scoped in your plan
What it is
School+ makes Next Play the media team for your athletic department. We plan, design, write and publish; your staff supplies information and approvals.
- Who it's for
- Athletic directors, principals, superintendents and athletic communications staff.
- Why it matters
- Every program presented to the same standard, without adding work to your staff.
- What it isn't
- A purchase of coverage. School+ does not buy rankings or editorial decisions on the Next Play Network.
What's included
Five service areas.
Athletic Media Management
The day-to-day running of your athletic media, planned ahead.Social media management · Content planning · Game coverage · Communications · Day-to-day media execution
Custom Branded Content
Graphics in your school's identity for the moments in a season.Game days · Final scores · Milestones · Athletes · Championships · Announcements · Senior nights · Awards
Athlete & Program Promotion
Recognition for the people and programs that earn it.Athletes · Teams · Coaches · Accomplishments · Records · Commitments · Program stories
Athletic Communications & Storytelling
Written coverage of your department across the year.Game recaps · Feature stories · Announcements · Press releases · Season previews · Season recaps
Operations Portal & Support
One place for your staff to work with Next Play.Requests · Calendars · Approvals · Content · Deliverables · Files · Communication
Sports, seasons and volume are set in your service agreement.
Our work
Produced for Central High School.
Real School+ work. Select any piece to view it larger.
How it works
We produce. You approve.
Plan
Next PlayBuilds the content plan around your athletic calendar.
Your schoolSchedules, rosters, brand assets and priorities.
Create
Next PlayDesigns the content and writes the communications.
Your schoolResults and information as events happen.
Review
Next PlayRoutes content for approval in the portal.
Your schoolApproval from your designated contact.
Publish
Next PlayPublishes approved content to the agreed channels.
Your schoolAccess to the channels in your agreement.
Support
Next PlayHandles new requests and changes as the season moves.
Your schoolRequests and feedback through the portal.
Flexible funding
School-funded or business-funded.
School-funded
The school or district contracts with Next Play and pays the approved School+ service price.
Business-funded
An eligible local business covers the same approved service price on the school's behalf, under its own agreement.
- No premiumThe sponsor pays the standard service price.
- Contracted recognitionOnly on eligible, approved media, as the agreement allows.
- No control or endorsementThe business does not direct content or receive school endorsement.
- Separate from the NetworkNo Network advertising is included.
Questions
How does production work?
Next Play plans, designs, writes and publishes. Your staff supplies information and approves content through the operations portal.
What does our school provide?
Schedules, rosters, logos and brand standards, results as events happen, and approval from a designated contact.
Who approves content?
The contact your school designates. Which content needs sign-off is agreed during onboarding.
How does branding work?
Content is built in your school's colors, marks and voice, from the brand assets you provide.
Which sports can be supported?
School+ is built for the whole department. The sports, seasons and volume covered are set in your service agreement.
How do content requests work?
Through the operations portal, which holds requests, calendars, approvals, files and deliverables.
Can a business fund School+?
Yes, where an eligible business agrees to. It pays the same service price, with no premium, and sponsor funding is in place only once its agreement is signed.
What happens during onboarding?
We gather your calendar, brand assets and contacts, agree the approval workflow, and confirm a start date.
Get started
Build your School+ plan.
Tell us about your athletic department. We'll come back with a plan scoped to your programs and calendar.