Experienced Soccer Coaches. Individual Attention.
Better Player Development.
Next Play Soccer is a player-development organization serving youth and competitive soccer players across Long Island. Our coaching combines real playing experience, high-level coaching environments, performance analysis and individualized training to help each player understand what to improve and how to improve it.
Player development starts with the quality of the coach.
Founded in 2022 by Nico Serolini, Next Play Soccer was built around a simple principle: players deserve coaching that goes beyond running drills. Effective development requires observation, communication, technical detail, game understanding and a plan that reflects the individual player.
Our coaches work with players at different stages of development, from young athletes building strong technical foundations to competitive players looking for more specific support. Sessions are designed to complement team soccer—not replace it—by giving players focused attention that is difficult to reproduce in a full-team environment.
Coaching built on experience, observation and purpose.
The value of private soccer training is not simply having more touches on the ball. The coach must identify what the player needs, explain it clearly and create exercises that transfer to real match situations.
Player-first coaching
Training is adapted to the player's age, level, position, objectives and current development needs rather than forcing every athlete through the same session.
Training with context
Technical work is connected to decision-making, movement, physical demands and the situations players actually face during games.
More than technical drills
Next Play Soccer connects technical development with fitness, performance analysis and a clearer understanding of the game.
Experienced coaches working directly with players.
Next Play Soccer's coaching environment is built around direct feedback, attention to detail and the ability to adapt training to the player in front of us. Our coaches bring experience from competitive soccer environments and share a development-first approach.
Jorge González
Co-Owner & Coach. Jorge is part of the leadership and coaching team at Next Play Soccer, working directly with players through focused, development-oriented training.
Coach Emiliano Esperanza
Next Play Soccer coach supporting individual player development with attentive, purposeful work on the field.
Coach Andrés Lamas
Next Play Soccer coach focused on helping players develop through clear instruction, repetition and game-relevant training.
A perspective shaped by playing, coaching and analysis.
Nicolas Serolini is a Montevideo, Uruguay native whose soccer background spans playing, coaching and performance analysis. He began his competitive pathway with Defensor Sporting Club and later moved into coaching roles across youth and professional environments.
That combination matters to the Next Play Soccer methodology: training is viewed from the player's perspective, the coach's perspective and the analytical perspective—not as isolated drills.
Developed as a player in Uruguay.
Represented Uruguay at U17 level.
Assistant Coach at Boston River, a professional first-division club in Uruguay; currently coaching at SUSA in New York.
Master's-level academic background in sports data analytics and result measurement.
From youth development to professional soccer.
Player experience
Nico's playing background includes Defensor Sporting in Uruguay and training experiences in European and Central American soccer environments, giving him first-hand perspective on competitive player development.
Professional coaching
At Boston River in Uruguay, Nico worked as an assistant coach at professional first-division level, contributing to training, opponent analysis, match preparation and game strategy.
Youth development in the U.S.
His coaching pathway in the United States has included Barcelona Pro New York, NY Cosmos Academy and Wasatch Soccer Club. He currently coaches at SUSA in New York, continuing his work in competitive youth player development.
We train the player, not just the exercise.
A good session should have a reason behind every repetition. Our approach starts by identifying the player's current needs and then selecting the right technical, physical or tactical stimulus.
For some players that means more individual technical work. Others benefit from small-group decisions, soccer-specific conditioning, match analysis or a combination of services. The objective is always the same: make training relevant to what the player needs on the field.
Find the Right Training Program
Different needs. One connected development approach.
Train with a coach who understands the player behind the performance.
Tell us the player's age, level and goals. Next Play Soccer can help identify the training format that best fits the next stage of development.
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