Whether your child is brand new to a sport or already on a team, Coach Mark will help them fall in love with the game.
Coach Mark's All-Star Summer Camp runs 3 hours a day, Monday through Friday — a different sport every single day. Perfect for first-timers. Sign up for the full week or pick the days that work for you.
📅 July 6–10, 2025 · Field by WHS Tennis Courts
3 hours a day, Monday through Friday. A different sport every single day — baseball, kickball, flag football, soccer, golf, basketball, pickleball, yard games, and more.
$120 for the full week or $30 per day — pick the days that work for you. No equipment needed.
📅 July 13–17, 2025 · Field by WHS Tennis Courts
3 hours a day, Monday through Friday. Same great camp as Week 1 — a different sport every single day.
$120 for the full week or $30 per day — pick the days that work for you. No equipment needed.
These aren't camp days — they're individual 1-hour lessons at Huntfield. Perfect if camp doesn't fit your schedule, if your kid wants extra reps on a specific sport, or if you want them to try a sport for the first time before committing to a full season.
📍 Huntfield Community Grass Park · Front of neighborhood by the dome · Charles Town, WV
Pay per session. That's it. No commitment to a whole season, no team fees, no equipment costs upfront.
Every session is sport-specific so kids learn the real fundamentals without information overload.
Throwing, catching, fielding ground balls, and hitting off a tee. Before tee ball starts, let's make sure they know the basics.
Dribbling, passing, shooting form — without making a 5-year-old feel like they're in a drill. It's all games and movement.
Throwing spirals, catching, route running. Flag football fundamentals in a safe, fun setting with no tackling.
The fastest-growing sport in America — and surprisingly perfect for young kids. Great hand-eye coordination and super fun.
How to act on a course and enough skills to walk 9 holes with dad. Golf is a life skill — Coach Mark starts it early.
Bumping, setting, and serving at kid height. Just the fundamentals and a lot of laughing.
Dribbling, passing, shooting, and basic field awareness. Room to run and room to mess up.
Cornhole, frisbee toss, and athletic development. Sometimes the best practice does not look like practice at all.
Coach Mark Lucas has spent 16 years as a high school teacher — and has spent every one of those years coaching kids in the Jefferson County community where he lives and where his own kids play ball.
His coaching resume is not a credential on a wall. It is years of showing up. High school baseball. High school basketball. Tee ball. Coach pitch. Kid pitch. JCLL youth basketball. JCLL youth soccer.
His son Palmer is 7. His daughter Joey is 4. They are both athletes. That is not an accident.
Coach Mark is married to Tommie Lucas, Jefferson County Teacher of the Year and a teacher at Washington High School right here in Charles Town.
When you bring your child to First Play Sports, you are not dropping them off with a stranger. You are handing them to someone who has spent a career earning the right to be called Coach.
High school teacher in Jefferson County
Tee ball through high school in baseball, basketball, and soccer
Palmer, 7, and Joey, 4 — his proof of concept
Coach Mark has spent four years coaching his own kids in local leagues right here in Jefferson County. He knows exactly what a 4-year-old needs from their first coach.
"I'll coach your kid on your schedule. The goal isn't to make them a star — it's to make sure they actually want to come back."
Every session runs like a real practice. Coach Mark runs drills, teaches fundamentals, and gives every kid individual attention.
Every session has a plan, a skill focus, and a clear beginning and end.
Coach Mark teaches. Every kid leaves having learned something specific.
4–6 kids per session means your child is never invisible.
When you sign your child up for a rec league, you get whoever shows up. Maybe a great coach. Maybe a well-meaning dad who volunteered because nobody else did.
First Play Sports does not work that way.
Every session is Coach Mark. Not a substitute. Not a staff rotation. Coach Mark shows up, runs the session, coaches your kid, and goes home.
That is not a small thing. That is the whole thing.
We've heard them all.
Not all at once. Coach Mark runs sport-specific sessions and rotates based on the season. Baseball is the featured sport this spring.
Regular sessions are at Huntfield Community Grass Park in Charles Town, WV. Summer camp is at the field by WHS Tennis Courts.
That's literally the whole point! Coach Mark specializes in first-timers. Zero experience needed.
Absolutely. No pressure to commit to anything after that first session. Just show up, have fun, and go from there.
Yes! Grab 4–6 families, all book the same time slot, and make it your own little crew. It's the most fun way to do it.
Regular sessions: ages 4–9. Summer camp: ages 4–9 with morning and evening sessions daily.
Nope. Coach Mark supplies everything. Just bring your kid in comfortable clothes and sneakers.
Each session is sport-specific. Great for kids who haven't found their thing yet — just book a different sport next time.
No commitment beyond what you sign up for. Pick your week, pick your session, and let's go.
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