About Euro Athletes Academy
Built by athletes, for athletes.
Two pro athletes who came through college programs in the US and came back to play in Europe. We saw the gap in physical development, and we built EAA to close it. Coaching in the EFA, on the floor in Copenhagen, and in the app anywhere in Europe.
William James
AJ WentlandWhy we do it
European athletes have the talent. They have been underserved in physical development. We fix that.
In college and with the pros, American athletes get years of structured physical development. Most athletes outside the US never get it. We take that training and make it accessible on an app, for every athlete, wherever they are.
Our story
From the field to the academy.
American football is growing fast in Europe, and too many athletes still train without structure. We lived that gap. We competed in NCAA Division I and Division II programs in the US, then came back to play at the top level in Europe.
We saw what coaching, periodised programming and a scoreboard do for an athlete. So we built EAA: an American strength and conditioning approach, delivered by coaches who know both sides of the Atlantic.
Today EAA runs 3 programs for athletes, one for clubs and one for companies, from Copenhagen to every league in Europe.
College trained
Both coaches competed at the NCAA level in the US and bring that system to Europe.
Across Europe
We have played and coached in Germany, Finland, Poland, Sweden and Denmark.
Built on the numbers
Periodisation, progressive overload and monitoring. Every program is measured, not guessed.
Still on the floor
We coach every week. Strength and conditioning for Nordic Storm in the EFA, and athletes at Hafnia-Hallen.
The coaches
Two pro athletes. Two degrees in sport. One standard.
William James
Played Division I American football at the University of North Dakota, then a pro career in 5 countries, including the Dresden Monarchs, the Helsinki Wolverines and the Wroclaw Panthers. GFL All-Star, AFI All-Pandemic Team, SAJL Player of the Week.
Runs the strength and conditioning for Nordic Storm in the EFA and coaches athletes at Hafnia-Hallen in Copenhagen. 550+ athletes trained, from first-year juniors to pros. Coaches online, hybrid and in person.
AJ Wentland
Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science and Sport Performance from McKendree University, with a minor in coaching and leadership. Two-time Division II All-American and the 2016 GLVC Defensive Player of the Year.
Five-time All-Pro linebacker in Europe, most recently with the Wroclaw Panthers. Specialises in corrective exercise and structured programming. Coaches online.
“As American football grows in Europe, Euro Athletes Academy enhances players’ performance and prevents injuries through tailored conditioning.”
John Booker, GM, Paris Musketeers
How we coach
Three rules behind every program.
Start from where you are
A test or an intake first. The program begins at your level, not at the level of the strongest athlete in the room.
Progression, not random workouts
Blocks that build on each other, loads that go up on a plan, and a re-test that shows what changed.
The complete athlete
Speed, strength, power and conditioning together, with the game in mind. Strength alone is not enough.
Ready
Start with a program that fits.
EAA Basics to learn to train, EAA Pro for your position, Personal Training for a program written for you.
Choose your programWant to talk first? Contact a coach.