DB / LB Training
$45+
Per month, up to $240
Defensive backs and linebackers train together. Backpedal, hip turn, breaks, read and react, closing speed. Coached by Pierre Tucker.
Defensive back
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Football speed training, by position
Five position programs and a 7v7 team, in Granite City, Illinois. Your athlete trains the movements their position actually asks for, not a generic conditioning circuit.
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[ 01 ] Position speed
What is football speed training?
Elite Speed is a football speed training program in Granite City, Illinois, built around position work. Receivers, running backs, defensive backs, linebackers and offensive linemen each train the movements their position actually asks for, on indoor turf, in groups small enough for a coach to correct one athlete at a time.
According to the IHSA, Week 1 of the 2026 Illinois high school football season falls on August 20 to 22, and the regular season runs nine weeks before the playoffs open on October 23. The work on this page belongs to the months before that.
A receiver, a lineman and a defensive back do three different jobs at speed. A receiver beats press coverage in two steps and still has a fifth gear forty yards later. A lineman wins a two-yard box in half a second. A defensive back spends most of the play running backwards. Training all of them with the same ladder drill is how athletes end up quick in the warm-up and slow on Friday.
So the foundation is shared and the drills are not. Every athlete here works the same three things first: footwork, running form and the first three steps. Then the session turns into position work, and that is the part that shows up on Friday night.
What every football athlete works on here
- Getting out of a stance without wasted motion
- Changing direction without losing speed on the plant foot
- Arm action, knee drive and ground contact at full speed
- Repeating all of it when the legs are tired, which is the fourth quarter
Indoor turf means February does not cancel anything. Athletes come from Granite City, Edwardsville, Collinsville, Belleville, O’Fallon and Alton, and the winter session looks the same as the July one.
[ 02 ] Pick a position
Six doors into football training
Every one of these is a real program with its own drills and its own coach. Start where your athlete plays.
[ 03 ] The 40
The 40 is won in the first ten yards
Most athletes try to get faster by running more 40s. That mostly builds a tolerance for being tired. The clock moves when the mechanics change.
- 01The stance
Weight distribution and hand placement decide whether the first step goes forward or sideways. Athletes lose tenths here before they move.
- 02The drive phase
The first three steps are a push, not a run. Shin angle and arm action carry the athlete out low instead of popping straight up.
- 03Top-end form
Knee drive and ground contact hold speed through the back half. Plenty of athletes are quick to fifteen yards and then leak.
Nobody at Elite Speed will hand your athlete a guaranteed number of tenths. What a coach will do is watch one rep, name one thing, and fix it. Then do it again next session.
[ 04 ] What it costs
Published prices, no phone call needed
Position programs run as a monthly membership, the way a gym does. The first session is free either way.
Running Back Training
$120+
Per month, up to $240
Off-season work using drills developed while training Division 1 running backs. Vision, cuts, burst, balance through contact.
Running backOffensive Line Training
$180+
Per month, up to $360
Coached by Eric Bergman, former McKendree University offensive coordinator and offensive line coach. Serves St. Clair and Clinton County.
Offensive lineWide receiver training pricing is confirmed by phone at (618) 326-1555. Every program starts with a free session.
[ 05 ] Questions
Football training questions we get most
Will football speed training drop my 40 time?
Elite Speed does not promise a specific number of tenths, because nobody honest can. A 40 is mostly decided in the stance and the first three steps, before anyone reaches top speed. Those first steps are exactly what gets coached here, along with arm action and ground contact. Fix the mechanics and the clock follows.
Which football positions does Elite Speed train?
Elite Speed runs position training for wide receivers, running backs, defensive backs, linebackers and offensive linemen, plus the Elite Speed 7v7 program for live off-season reps. Every position group is built on the same speed and agility foundation, then the drills change to match what the position actually asks the athlete to do.
Do you train offensive linemen?
Yes. Offensive Line Training is a real program at Elite Speed, coached by Eric Bergman, a former McKendree University offensive coordinator and offensive line coach with Division 1 playing experience. Linemen work first-step quickness, pass-set footwork, lateral agility and hand placement. The program serves St. Clair and Clinton County.
What does football training at Elite Speed cost?
Position programs at Elite Speed run from $45 to $360 a month depending on the position. DB and LB training is $45 to $240 a month, running back training is $120 to $240 a month, and offensive line training is $180 to $360 a month. The first session is free for every athlete.
What happens in the free trial session?
The Elite Speed free trial is one full session at no cost and with no commitment. Your athlete goes through the dynamic warm-up, the speed and agility drills, and the position-specific football work for the position they play. You watch the whole thing. Nobody gets a sales pitch at the end of it.
Is there a 7v7 football team in the metro-east?
Yes. Elite Speed 7v7 was established in 2022 and runs three age brackets, 14U, 15U and 18U, out of Granite City, Illinois. Head Coach and Director Cameron James leads it. The team has played Pylon 7v7 in Chicago, Championship 7v7 in O’Fallon, Flight Shootout 7v7 in St. Charles, Red Zone Elite and Elite 7Evens.
[ 06 ] Start here
The first session is free, and it includes position work
Your athlete goes through the dynamic warm-up, the speed and agility drills, and the position work for the spot they actually play. You watch all of it. Nothing to sign.
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