Next Level Sports

Next Level Sports operates  locations throughout California and in Arizona, Colorado, Oregon, Texas and Utah. Our flag football, basketball and volleyball programs are available to all youth participants from Kindergarten through 8th grade. Prior experience is NOT REQUIRED! No tryouts! 

Community Centric League - Kids play with their friends, classmates and/or buddies! Parents get to enjoy weekend games within their social circles or create new ones. Why not be able to hang out with your friends while enjoying the game of football (or any sport)?

Site Directors - Each Next Level location is staffed and operated by one of the best High School varsity football coaches in the Bay Area - Next Level only partners with the best quality coaches/mentors in our communities. Each Site Director acts to oversee and guide each location and their own Student Athletes!

Student Athlete Coaches - All teams within Next Level Flag Football are coached by High School football players in their respective communities with oversight and training from their Site Director (their High School head coach). Our young athletes have a 'different voice' and influential element outside of the normal parental coaching element.

Kids First Organization - The focus at Next Level is on (1) the youth participants, (2) the High School student athlete coaches.....(X) Everyone else! The league appreciates all the parental support it receives from Parent Assistant Coaches to Team Parents to Grandparents making sure their Grandchild can get to a game. But the focus is on the kids!

Open League Participation - Next Level Sports operates programs for both boys and girls from Kindergarten to 8th Grade. There are no tryouts, there are no combines...

Grade Based League - We firmly believe having participants play within their grade level accomplishes the most 'symmetry' within an age range. We have acute perception of where children advance both socially, athletically and behaviorally. We feel kids are best served in the game of football with kids of their relative development - grade based leagues match this better than other methods.

One Trophy League - Next Level is a 'one trophy league', only one team will go home with the Champions trophy at the end of the season. There are many of life's best lessons learned via winning, losing and competition. Our league supports recognition and support of character, but not artificial support provided by a trophy merely for 'participation'. 

Unique Balance - This league was formed through many elements, inclusive of 40+ years of youth sports involvement as players, coaches, parents and everything in between. The most difficult achievement is a balance between competition and maintaining proper perspective in youth sports (yes, even for you parents!). Our league, the rules which govern it, along with our staff constantly evaluate and alter our course to achieve this balance.