The DB Room, off-season 2026

A 12-week block built for defensive backs. Eight spots.

You want faster feet, a cleaner backpedal and a body that still holds up in December. The DB Room gives you a 12-week off-season plan in the app, 5 sessions a week, a coach who played the position, and 7 other defensive backs training the same block. €297 once. We pick 8.

  • 5 October to 27 December
  • 5 sessions a week
  • €297, one payment
  • Applications close 2 October
William James coaching defensive backs, The DB Room

The problem

You lift, you run, you do some cone drills. None of it is built for what a defensive back has to do on Sunday.

For whom

Defensive backs in Europe, 16 and up, with a year of lifting behind you, a gym and somewhere to run.

How we do it

One fixed 12-week block in the app, 6 calls with your coach, your footwork reviewed on film, and a group of 8 that trains together.

The problem

Most defensive backs train like linebackers who can run.

Strength with no position in it.

The squat goes up. Your press, your backpedal and your transition do not, because nobody wrote them into the plan.

Drills with no order.

Cone drills at the end of a session, a different one every week. A skill sticks when it is trained on purpose, in the right order, for long enough.

Nobody watches your feet.

You film nothing, so nothing gets corrected. The same false step follows you into camp.

The DB Room is built backwards from the job: press, backpedal, transition, close, finish.

What you get

Inside the 12 weeks.

01

A 12-week DB block in the app

5 sessions a week from 5 October to 27 December. One progression from week 1 to week 12, written for defensive backs in the off-season. Weeks 11 and 12 run on minimal equipment because you will be travelling over Christmas.

02

Your footwork on film

You film the drills and send the clips. Your coach breaks them down on the call: press technique, backpedal posture, hip turn, closing angles. Your feet, on your field.

03

6 calls with your coach

Every 2 weeks, same slot each time, recorded if you cannot make it. 8 people in the room means you get time on every call, not just whoever speaks first.

04

A group of 8 on WhatsApp

Questions get answered the same day. 7 other defensive backs on the same block is the accountability that works.

05

We see when you are digging a hole

After every session you rate how hard it felt. A short check-in covers how you slept and how the body feels. Your coach sees fatigue building before you feel it and talks you through it on the call.

06

8 people. Then the door closes.

Not a community. Not a course. When the 8th spot is filled the room is set for 12 weeks and nobody else comes in. That is why the calls and the film review are worth something.

One rule

The program does not change. That is the point.

You will not get your block rewritten every week. 12 weeks of the same progression is what makes you stronger and faster. A plan 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 are for.

Want a program written and rewritten around you? That is Personal Training

Straight answer

Who this is for.

8 spots means we would rather you decide now that it is not for you 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 40 metres.
  • You can train 5 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 5 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 5 days a week.
  • You are looking for a cheaper version of Personal Training.
  • You want someone else to do the work.

The process

How you get in.

01

Join the waitlist

First name and email. 10 seconds. You are not paying and you are not committing to anything.

02

Fill in the short application

We email it to you. Your position, your training history, your equipment, what you want to fix. This is where we find out whether the block fits you.

03

We select 8

Applications close Friday 2 October. Everyone hears back the same day, selected or not. If you are not in the 8 you stay in the pool and get first refusal on the next room.

04

Your spot goes live

Selected athletes get a payment link, held for 48 hours. €297 for the 12 weeks, with a 30-day money-back guarantee. Your program is in the app before Monday 5 October.

William James, coach of The DB Room

Your coach

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 5 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.

  • B.Sc Kinesiology, University of North Dakota
  • Played D1 in the US, then professionally across 5 countries
  • Strength and conditioning coach and DB coach, Nordic Storm (EFA)

AJ Wentland runs the linebacker room. He plays the position at the top level in Europe and Japan. The LB Room

After week 12

You do not get dropped on 27 December.

EAA Pro at half price

Everyone who finishes the room gets their first 2 months of EAA Pro at half price, so the work carries straight into the season.

EAA Pro

Step up to Personal Training

If 12 weeks showed you that you want a program built and rewritten around you, Personal Training is the next step.

Personal Training

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.

The offer

12 weeks. 8 people. €297.

5 October to 27 December. One payment, no subscription, nothing to cancel. 30-day money-back guarantee. You only pay if you are selected.

  • Written for defensive backs, 5 sessions a week
  • A coach who knows the position from the inside
  • Your feet on film, corrected every 2 weeks
  • 7 other DBs on the same block
550+
athletes trained
7
pro clubs worked with
8
spots in this room
Nordic Storm Wroclaw Panthers Leipzig Kings Berlin Thunder Salzland Raccoons Kristiansand Gladiators SWE3
“I am 32 years old and playing for 12 years, but this is the best program I ever had.”

Daniel Titsch, Salzland Raccoons, on EAA Pro

Questions

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 program on your own through EAA Pro.

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, the same guarantee we put on everything else we sell.

What happens after the 12 weeks?

Nothing renews on its own. Everyone who finishes gets 2 months of EAA Pro at half price, so the work carries into the season. If you want a program written and rewritten around you, Personal Training is the step up.

How is this different from EAA Pro?

EAA Pro is the position program in the app with fatigue check-ins and coach messaging, all year, from €39 a month. The DB Room is one position, one fixed 12-week block, 6 live calls, film review of your footwork, a group chat, and a cap of 8 athletes. Pro is the program. This is the program plus the room.

Do I get my program changed for me?

No, and that is deliberate. The block runs for 12 weeks as written because that is what makes it work. What your coach works on is your execution, through the calls and the film review. A program rewritten around you every week is Personal Training.

What equipment do I need?

A gym with free weights, and somewhere you can run about 40 metres. A field, a track or a long indoor space all work. Weeks 11 and 12 are written for minimal equipment because most of you will be away over Christmas.

What if I am under 18?

The minimum age is 16. If you are under 18 a parent or guardian needs to be on the payment, and we need their email before your spot goes live.

When are the calls, and what if I cannot make one?

Every 2 weeks, 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 suit you, so tell us where you are on the application.

I play a different position. Is there a room for me?

Two rooms run this off-season: this one and The LB Room for linebackers. Every other position trains on EAA Pro, which has a program for all 8 positions.

Applications close Friday 2 October

Join the waitlist.

First 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 8 spots.

Play linebacker? The LB Room is here

Free to join. €297 for the 12 weeks if you are selected, with a 30-day money-back guarantee.