The LB Room, off-season 2026
A 12-week block built for linebackers. Eight spots.
You want to get downhill faster, shed blocks and finish tackles with your legs still under you in the fourth quarter. The LB Room gives you a 12-week off-season plan in the app, 5 sessions a week, a coach who plays the position at the top level, and 7 other linebackers 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
The problem
You lift, you add size, you run for conditioning. None of it is built for what a linebacker has to do inside 15 yards.
For whom
Linebackers 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 linebackers train like powerlifters who have to tackle.
Size with no speed in it.
You get told to add weight and the running gets treated as conditioning. Almost everything a linebacker does happens inside 15 yards, off a read, and ends in contact.
Drills with no order.
Footwork at the end of a session, a different drill 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 slow read step follows you into camp.
The LB Room is built backwards from the job: read, scrape, shed, close, finish.
What you get
Inside the 12 weeks.
A 12-week LB block in the app
5 sessions a week from 5 October to 27 December. One progression from week 1 to week 12, written for linebackers in the off-season. Weeks 11 and 12 run on minimal equipment because you will be travelling over Christmas.
Your footwork on film
You film the drills and send the clips. AJ breaks them down on the call: read steps, fill angles, shed technique, tackle position. Your feet, on your field.
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. AJ walks you through the reads as well as the training.
A group of 8 on WhatsApp
Questions get answered the same day. 7 other linebackers on the same block is the accountability that works.
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.
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 linebacker.
- 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.
Join the waitlist
First name and email. 10 seconds. You are not paying and you are not committing to anything.
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.
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.
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.
Your coach
The reigning Defensive Player of the Year coaches this room.
AJ Wentland was named Defensive Player of the Year in the ELF in 2025 with the Wroclaw Panthers. He is not a retired coach telling you what used to work. He plays right now, for IBM Big Blue in the X-League, Japan’s top league.
He has won championships in 3 European countries, put up back-to-back 200-tackle seasons in the GFL, Germany’s top league, and holds the career tackle record at McKendree University, where he took his degree in exercise science. He knows the position and he knows the training behind it.
- Defensive Player of the Year 2025, ELF, with the Wroclaw Panthers
- German Bowl champion 2021, GFL All-Star 2018 and 2019
- B.Sc Exercise Science, McKendree University, career tackle record holder
William James runs the defensive back room. He coaches the defensive backs at Nordic Storm in the EFA. The DB 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 ProStep 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 TrainingOr 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 linebackers, 5 sessions a week
- A coach who knows the position from the inside
- Your feet on film, corrected every 2 weeks
- 7 other LBs on the same block
The LB Room
- 12-week LB block in the app
- 6 calls with your coach
- Your footwork reviewed on film
- Group of 8 on WhatsApp
- Fatigue check-ins your coach reads
Free to join the list. 30-day money-back guarantee if selected.
“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 LB 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 DB Room for defensive backs. 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 defensive back? The DB Room is here