EIGHT DEFENSIVE BACKS.
ONE 12-WEEK BLOCK.
A 12 week off-season block for one position in American football. Five sessions a week, biweekly calls with your coach, footwork reviewed on film, and eight athletes in the room. That is the whole thing.
€297 for the 12 weeks. We select 8. Everyone hears back on 2 October.
MOST DEFENSIVE BACKS TRAIN LIKE LINEBACKERS WHO CAN RUN.
Across European American football the pattern is the same. You follow a general strength programme, bolt some cone drills onto the end of it, and hope it shows up on Sunday. The position does not work like that. Press. Backpedal. Transition. Close. Finish. Every one of those is a specific quality that has to be trained on purpose, in the right order, for long enough to stick.
This block is built backwards from those things.
- ✓Press and release mechanics
- ✓Backpedal posture and hip transition
- ✓Deceleration and closing speed
- ✓Ball skills trained under fatigue
- ✓Strength that still holds up in December
INSIDE THE 12 WEEKS
A 12 week DB block
Five sessions a week, delivered in TeamBuildr. One continuous progression from week 1 to week 12, written for defensive backs in the off season. Weeks 11 and 12 are built as a deload and a minimal-equipment week, because you will be travelling over Christmas and we planned for it.
Footwork on film
You send clips, they get broken down on the call. Press technique, backpedal posture, hip transition, closing angles. Not generic feedback on a spreadsheet, your actual feet on your actual field.
Six calls across the block
Biweekly, same slot every time, recorded if you cannot make it. Eight people in the room means everybody gets time, not just whoever speaks first.
The group chat
Eight defensive backs and a coach on WhatsApp. Execution questions get answered the same day. Seven other athletes training the same block is the accountability that actually works.
Load and wellness tracking
sRPE and wellness check-ins through the block, so we can see when you are digging a hole before your body tells you. Same monitoring system the team athletes are on.
Eight people. Full stop.
Not a community. Not a course. When the eighth spot is filled the room is set for 12 weeks and nobody else comes in. That is the reason the calls and the film review are worth anything.
THE PROGRAMME DOES NOT CHANGE. THAT IS THE POINT.
You will not get your block rewritten every week, and that is deliberate. Twelve weeks of the same progression is what makes you stronger and faster. A programme that gets rearranged every time you feel tired never adds up to anything.
What changes is your execution. That is what the calls and the film review are for.
If you want a programme written and rewritten around you individually, that is Personal Training, and it is a different product.
WHO THIS IS ACTUALLY FOR
Eight spots means we would rather you self-select out than waste your money.
Apply if
- ✓You play defensive back.
- ✓You have at least a year of structured lifting behind you.
- ✓You have gym access and somewhere you can run.
- ✓You can train five days a week from 5 October to 27 December.
- ✓You are 16 or older.
- ✓You will film yourself and take the feedback.
Do not apply if
- ✕You want a plan that changes whenever you feel like it.
- ✕You cannot commit five days a week for 12 weeks.
- ✕You have less than a year in the weight room.
- ✕You are mid-season and already training with a team five days a week.
- ✕You are looking for a cheaper version of Personal Training.
- ✕You want someone else to do the work.
HOW YOU GET IN
Register your interest
Name and email. Ten seconds. This puts you on the list and nothing more, you are not committing to anything and you are not paying anything.
Fill in the application
We email you a short form. Your position, your training history, what equipment you have, what you want to fix. This is where we find out whether the block actually fits you.
We select eight
Applications close Friday 2 October. Everyone hears back the same day, selected or not. If you are not in the eight you stay in the pool and get first refusal on the next room.
Your spot goes live
Selected athletes get a payment link held for 48 hours. €297 for the 12 weeks, backed by a 30 day money-back guarantee. Programme lands in TeamBuildr before Monday 5 October.
I PLAYED THIS POSITION AT D1 LEVEL. NOW I COACH IT.
I played defensive back at the University of North Dakota in NCAA Division I, and finished my junior year with a career high of 44 tackles. After that I played professionally across five countries, including a contract with the Montreal Alouettes in the CFL.
Since 2024 I have coached full time. Head coach at the Kristiansand Gladiators in Norway, then a season coaching defensive backs and linebackers at the NFL Academy in Loughborough. I am now the strength and conditioning coach and the defensive backs coach for Nordic Storm in the EFA, working under NFL coaches John Shoop and Mark DeLeone. AJ Wentland, who runs The LB Room, has been a teammate and a friend since 2018.
- ✓Played defensive back at the University of North Dakota, NCAA Division I
- ✓B.Sc Kinesiology, University of North Dakota
- ✓Montreal Alouettes, CFL
- ✓Head coach, Kristiansand Gladiators, Norway
- ✓Coached DBs and LBs at the NFL Academy, Loughborough
- ✓Strength & conditioning coach and DB coach, Nordic Storm (EFA)
YOU DO NOT GET DROPPED ON 27 DECEMBER
EAA Pro at half price
Everyone who finishes the room gets their first two months of EAA Pro at half price, then it is €54 a month. Same position-specific system, year round, cancel any time.
Step up to Personal Training
If 12 weeks proved you want a programme built and adjusted around you individually, Personal Training starts at €119 a month.
Or come back for the next room
We run these again. Athletes who have been through one get priority on the next block before it opens to anybody else.
TWELVE WEEKS. EIGHT PEOPLE.
5 October to 27 December. One payment of €297, backed by a 30 day money-back guarantee. Applications close Friday 2 October and we select eight.
BEFORE YOU APPLY
What happens if I am not selected?
You hear back on 2 October either way, and you get a straight answer rather than silence. You stay in the pool of athletes we pick from, so you get first refusal on the next room before it opens publicly. In the meantime you can start the position-specific programme on your own through EAA Pro, which has a 7 day free trial.
What does it cost, and what am I committing to?
€297, one payment, for the full 12 weeks. There is no subscription and nothing to cancel. If you are not happy with the training you can ask for your money back within 30 days, which is the same guarantee we put on everything else we sell.
What happens after the 12 weeks?
Nothing renews automatically. Everyone who finishes gets two months of EAA Pro at half price if they want to keep the system running year round, or you can step up to Personal Training, or you can come back for the next room with priority. Your call, no pressure either way.
How is this different from EAA Pro?
Pro is the position template plus load monitoring, and it runs year round at €54 a month. The DB Room is one position, one fixed 12 week block, six live calls, film review of your footwork, a group chat, and a cap of eight athletes. Pro is the programme. This is the programme plus the room.
Do I get my programme adjusted for me?
No, and that is deliberate. The block runs for 12 weeks as written because that is what makes it work. What we coach is your execution, through the calls and the film review. Individual weekly adjustments are what Personal Training is for.
What equipment do I need?
A standard gym with free weights, and somewhere you can run about 40 metres. That can be a field, a track, or a long indoor space. Weeks 11 and 12 are written to run with minimal equipment because most of you will be away over Christmas.
What if I am under 18?
Minimum age is 16. If you are under 18 a parent or guardian needs to be on the payment and we will need their email before your spot goes live.
When are the calls, and what if I cannot make one?
Biweekly, same slot every time, set by your coach once the room is full and scheduled in European time. Every call is recorded and posted in the group chat. If you are outside Europe the timing may not work for you, so tell us where you are on the form.
I play a different position. Is there a room for me?
Two rooms are running this off season: this one and The LB Room for linebackers, coached by AJ Wentland. If you play somewhere else, join the list anyway and reply to the confirmation email with your position, because enough interest in one position group is exactly how the next room gets built.
JOIN THE WAITLIST
Name and email. That is it. We send you the short application after that, and you only pay if you are selected for one of the eight spots.
YOU ARE ON THE LIST.
Check your inbox. We will send you the short application in the next day or two, and that is what we select the eight from. Applications close Friday 2 October and everyone hears back the same day, selected or not.
Add william@euroathletes.academy to your contacts so the answer does not land in spam.
Free to join the list. €297 for the 12 weeks if you are selected, with a 30 day money-back guarantee.