Category: Youth Recreation

Camps feature skills, drills, fundamentals and small-sided games. Shin guards and cleats are required. Please bring a bottle of water. Pre-registration is required.  Spaces are limited to the first 20 registrants in each division, per camp. The June soccer camps are led by Shawn Lipscomb.  Shawn is a long-time volunteer and coach for Martinsburg-Berkeley County Parks & Recreation. The July soccer camps are led by Ryan Varney – Mt. San Antonio College (Cypress, California) player and current youth/developmental coach in West Virginia Soccer. Location Address: Dupont Soccer Complex, Located off Dupont Rd, Martinsburg, WV 25404

4 to 6-year-old campers will learn the fundamentals of dribbling and passing, ball control, goal shooting, offense/defense drills and small sided games. Shin-guards and soccer shoes are required. Please bring a beverage, preferable water, to drink. The instructor for this program is Lisa Mann. Pre-registration is required.  Limited spots are available, so don't delay.

This 4 week parent/child program is for children age 3 as December 30, 2023, and their parents. The program is a way to introduce kids to soccer and movement skills, in a fun, learning environment. ***PARENT PARTICIPATION REQUIRED*** The camp instructor is Lisa Mann.

Our clinics offer training for new and experienced players focusing on learning skills, drills, and fundamentals. Clinics are led by long-time soccer Coach and M-BCP&R Program Coordinator, Jason Howe. Indoor sneakers must be worn. No cleats. Please, bring a bottle of water. Pre-registration is required. Your child must be registered by the deadline to participate.

TinyTots Soccer Program is a 3-week parent/child program that introduces kids age 3 (as of September 1, 2022) to soccer and movement skills, in a fun, learning environment offered in the Winter and Fall seasons.  Parent participation is required.  The only equipment you need to supply is shin guards for your child.  Fee:  $40 per child

The Berkeley County Indoor Futsal Soccer League is open to any boy or girl between the ages of 6 and 14 (see registration for division eligibility based on birthdate). Futsal is an exciting, fast paced small-sided soccer game that is played across the world. Five a side game which includes one goalkeeper for each side, with a much smaller field, mostly played indoors and uses a (slightly) different ball. Players will use their skills and creativity to become more decisive in their decision-making during the game. Player development is emphasized and will give the players the skills they need to grow.

DRAFT UPDATE: Due to muddy conditions at Dupont Soccer Complex, the drafts scheduled for today (Sunday, March 3rd) have been postponed. Note that because of the rain in the forecast this week, the drafts will be moved indoors to the W. Randy Smith Recreation Center (gym floors at the Berkeley 2000 Rec Center are still in the process of being refinished). Just a reminder that only NEW players and those returning players that chose to redraft at the time of registration are to attend. NO CLEATS.  Tennis shoes only. Here are the new draft days and times:

• U8 (no players, Coaches ONLY): 6PM / Wednesday, March 6th
• U10: 6PM / Wednesday, March 6th
• U12: 6PM / Thursday, March 7th
• U15: 7PM / Thursday, March 7th

Each season we have over 30 teams and strive for all of our players to learn and have fun while participating in our league. We are always in need of coaches and volunteers. If you are interested in coaching or volunteering, please email Jason at jason.howe@mbcparks-rec.org. Please be sure once signed up to coach or volunteer that your background check has been submitted/approved with our administrative office.

This league is open to girls in K-8th grade and is $140 per new player. New players must submit a copy of their birth certificate with the registration.

WHAT IS LACROSSE? An exhilarating sport, lacrosse is fast-paced and full of action that combines stick skills with running, passing, and shooting.  The object of the game it to put a 5 oz. hard rubber ball into your opponents net, while keeping your opponent from doing the same to you.

Flip Over Gymnastics offers a variety of recreational gymnastics classes for girls and boys, ages 18 months – adult. We also offer tumbling, trampoline, cheer conditioning classes, private lessons and more. We have two competitive teams; Trampoline and Tumbling and Artistic.  We also love to play with the kids in the community during open gym, and birthday parties.