Coach MarkFirst Play Sports

First Play Sports, Charles Town, WV

CoachMark

Your kid’s first coach.

Book a 30-minute session with Coach Mark for ages 4 to 10, first-timers or experienced players. Group practices or private lessons, whenever your family is free.

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$15per kid, group practice

$30private lesson

Fall launch pricing

Book a session

Pick a day, then your times. Group practice: $15 per kid for 30 minutes. Private lesson: $30.

Huntfield Community, beside Washington High School, Charles Town

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$15

Group practice

Per kid, for each 30 minutes (fall launch pricing). Up to 6 kids, all working on the same sport, with Palmer and Joey joining in. Want your kid with friends? Book the same time.

$30

Private lesson

30 minutes, one-on-one with Coach Mark. Saved for the first and last time each day.

4–10

Ages

First-timers or experienced players.

Where

Huntfield Community, beside Washington High School, Charles Town, WV.

What to bring

Sneakers and a water bottle. Coach Mark brings the equipment.

Need to change a booking?

Call or text (724) 799-4778.

Coach Mark kneeling on the field with a glove, demonstrating a throw

Meet Coach Mark

Every session is coached by Mark himself.

Mark Lucas has taught high school for 16 years and has coached kids in Jefferson County the whole time: high school baseball and basketball, tee ball, coach pitch, kid pitch, and JCLL basketball and soccer.

He is married to Tommie Lucas, Jefferson County Teacher of the Year and a teacher at Washington High School here in Charles Town.

  • 16 years teaching
  • Tee ball to high school
  • Baseball
  • Basketball

Palmer and Joey join the groups

Mark’s son Palmer (8) and daughter Joey (5) play alongside the kids in group practices. There’s a good chance they already know your kid.

Four ways to play

Choose one when you book. Each session sticks to one sport.

Coach Mark’s specialty

Baseball

Throwing, catching, fielding grounders and hitting. Get ready for tee ball or coach pitch, or sharpen up before the next season.

Basketball

Dribbling with both hands, passing, and good shooting form, plus the footwork to put it all together.

Flag football

Throwing a spiral, catching, running routes and pulling flags. All the fun of football, no tackling.

Sports basics

Throwing and catching. The first skills every sport is built on, and the best place for brand-new players to start.

“The goal isn’t to make them a star. It’s to make sure they actually want to come back.”

Coach Mark

Questions from parents

Who else will be in my kid’s session?

Group practices are open, so any kid who books the same time and sport can join, up to six kids. Palmer and Joey play in every group practice, so even if no one else signs up, your kid still has teammates.

Can I book a private lesson?

Yes. The first and last time each day are private lessons: one-on-one with Coach Mark, 30 minutes, $30. They show a Private lesson tag when you pick a time.

Can my kid’s friends join?

Yes. Tell them which day, time and sport you booked, and they can book the same block while spots are open.

Why does a time already show a sport?

The first family to book a time picks its sport. After that, the time is open only to kids working on that same sport, so every session stays focused.

How long is a session?

Each block is 30 minutes. Pick two or three back-to-back blocks for an hour or 90 minutes.

Can we book longer than 30 minutes?

Yes. Tap two or three back-to-back group practice times for an hour or 90 minutes. One kid for an hour is $30.