The Next Play

MATT WARD: I am excited to launch The Next Play, combining my love of the game of basketball with my passion for leadership and coaching. I will offer basketball camps and clinics, leadership training and development workshops, as well as coaching and leadership seminars. I worked at St. Luke’s School in New Canaan, CT for seven years, working in student life, college counseling, and athletics, before taking the year to be home with our four children.

At SLS, I also served as the Varsity Girls Basketball Coach, where we won six Fairchester Athletic Association (FAA) Championships, one New England Championship, and had a 151-18 record during that span. We also saw a number of student-athletes on our teams move on to compete at the collegiate level in Division I, II, and III.  The Next Play is something I talked about with my teams often. Learning from mistakes and failures and utilizing them to make the next play your best play. I’m excited to help build self-confidence, resilience, and determination in local student-athletes and youth sports leaders the best I can.