RVA Athletes Development Program

Mid-Atlantic Orioles Team Programming 

During the 2025-2026 season, RVA Athletes will be providing athletes with strength, agility, and speed programming for all of our teams starting with evals before the Fall and Spring Season. Find out more on each eval and how the testing will be conducted below: 

Athletic Benchmark Testing 

• Speed: Home to First (9u to 14u) and 60 ft (High School) with Dashr Gate System 

• Agility Testing: Vert and 505 Tests 

• Strength: Isometric Mid-Thigh Pull with Hawkins Dynamics Force Plates 

Assessments 

After seeing the results of the Athletic benchmark testing, every member of the Mid-Atlantic Orioles Program will be given an Athletic Assessment. This assessment will detail what the athletes’ numbers are, how they compare to peers in their age group, and offer suggestions to help improve areas of weakness. This will provide Mid-Atlantic Oriole Players with a better understanding of what they do well as an athlete and what areas they need to do to continue their development as players. RVA Athletes and Tuckahoe Sports believe growth as an athlete is as important as the growth our players strive for when it comes to the fundamental skills of the game. These assessments alongside Team, Class, and Individual program will provide Mid-Atlantic Orioles players with a personalized, modern plan to help them grow as well-rounded athletes. 

 Team Training 

For Orioles teams sessions are scheduled around your weekly practices and will take place from October to February for all 9u to 12u teams. These sessions will provide our younger athletes with fun and engaging drills that will teach them proper technic for a variety of movements. The focus of the Team Sessions is to teach players how to run, jump, and move correctly to help prevent injury and grow into their athleticism as they get older. The schedule for team sessions will be posted below prior to the season:

Team Training-

For Orioles teams sessions are scheduled around your weekly practices

Additional team sessions can be arranged and are $250.00/per athlete for 6 months from inception.

Individual Sessions

Middle School/High School Athletes

Middle School athlete groups are designed for young athletes ages 12 years old through 14 and will give the young athlete a few steps ahead of the competition. Our emphasis is on teaching young athletes the fundamentals of an athletic development in a safe learning environment. This program is 60 minutes in length and incorporates all elements needed for the early adolescent athletic development.

High School athlete groups are designed for athletes ages 14-18 and made to enhance the performance in the single and multi sport athlete, We aim to help the high school athlete feel stronger, faster, and more powerful than the competition. This program is 60 minutes in length and  is designed to suit the needs of middle adolescent athletes. 

Elementary School Athletes

Per Glenn Pfluger, owner of RVA Athletes:

“To the untrained person, when throwing a baseball, the mechanics will look very similar.  However, a good coach knows each person has certain mechanics that make them unique which can help them excel or deteriorate their performance.  The one size fits all throwing programs don’t work all the time. The same is true with fitness and strength and conditioning.  Everyone should be fit, strong and powerful. The Onbase U screening helps identify why baseball players move the way they do. 

If the goal is to help players be effective, efficient, and consistent then testing is required to enhance programming options on an individual level.  If you’re not testing, then you’re guessing.  Let’s help reduce the vulnerability of baseball’s demands on the body and help prepare a better path for success.  Functional mobility, stability and strength are a foundation all players should have to build better mechanics.”  

Glenn Pfluger  can be reached at 804-441-2804 or via the RVA Athletics Inquiry Form.