Student-Athlete Coach, Sports Academy - $60,000/year USD

This role is designed for someone ready to coach a group of student-athletes who need guidance and accountability — not traditional instruction. You won't be writing lesson plans, grading assignments, or delivering content. Instead, you'll focus on what coaching is truly about: building trust, driving accountability, and helping individuals exceed their own expectations.

Texas Sports Academy operates a virtual program in which student-athletes progress through self-paced academic applications while simultaneously building life skills and continuing their athletic development. Each week, your cohort participates in virtual one-on-one and small-group sessions led by you. You'll help them set priorities, maintain accountability, and identify disengagement early. The atmosphere you create in these sessions depends entirely on your ability to build trust and establish presence — the curriculum takes care of itself.

The role breaks down into three core areas: conducting coaching sessions that keep students moving forward, intervening proactively when performance data reveals a concern, and facilitating structured virtual workshops focused on mindset and life skills. This is a fully remote position based in Texas, requiring quarterly in-person attendance at events in Austin, Dallas, Houston, or San Antonio.

If you've worked with students or athletes in a coaching or mentoring capacity and found the most rewarding moments came from watching someone break through a self-imposed barrier, this role is for you.

What You Will Be Doing

• Facilitating virtual one-on-one and small-group coaching sessions to help student-athletes clarify priorities, maintain accountability, and sustain engagement
• Tracking progress data from learning platforms and spotting signs of disengagement or academic gaps before they escalate
• Stepping in directly when a student begins to fall behind — modifying your approach, restoring momentum, and guiding recovery
• Facilitating structured virtual workshops centered on mindset, life skills, and personal growth, with student participation as the key indicator of effectiveness
• Establishing trust with each student-athlete so that accountability discussions feel natural and earned, rather than forced
  
  

What You Won’t Be Doing

• Teaching academic content or delivering lessons — students progress through self-directed apps; your role centers on engagement and execution
• Creating lesson plans, grading work, or managing course logistics
• Waiting for students to raise concerns — you'll analyze the data and take action first
• Conducting sessions where students are physically present but mentally disengaged
  
  

Student-Athlete Coach Key Responsibilities

Ensure virtual student-athletes remain engaged, make consistent academic progress, and develop the life skills required for success beyond the classroom.

Basic Requirements

• You've coached or mentored students or athletes — paid or volunteer
• You've led group sessions for students or athletes for at least 6 months
• You've worked in a role where you set goals and tracked outcomes — and have the numbers to show for it (completion rates, performance improvements, or similar)
• You're comfortable running virtual sessions on Zoom, Google Meet, or Teams, and have used a spreadsheet, LMS, or similar tool to track participant progress
• You've used an AI tool — Claude, ChatGPT, Copilot, Perplexity, or similar — at least once and can tell us how
• You're based in Texas and willing to attend one in-person event per quarter in Austin, Dallas, Houston, or San Antonio
• You're eligible to work in the US without visa sponsorship
  
  

Nice-to-have Requirements

• Experience with learning management systems (Google Classroom, Canvas, Schoology, or similar) or academic progress tracking tools
• Comfort adapting your coaching approach to different motivation profiles — you know when to push, when to pull back, and when to listen
  
  

About Sports Academy

Texas Sports Academy is Where Future Champions Excel in Academics and Athletics

Traditional schools force student-athletes to choose between excelling in academics or committing to their sport. Texas Sports Academy eliminates that tradeoff.

Their innovative K-8 model, based in Austin, TX, uses AI-driven learning to accelerate academics, allowing students to master core subjects in just two hours a day.

The rest of their day is dedicated to athletic training, skill-building, and personal development - so students excel in both their studies and their sport.

By integrating advanced educational technology with structured sports training, they provide a unique learning experience that builds discipline, leadership, and resilience.

It's academics and athletics in perfect sync.

There is so much to cover for this exciting role, and space here is limited. Hit the Apply button if you found this interesting and want to learn more. We look forward to meeting you!

Working with us

This is a full-time (40 hours per week), long-term position. The position is immediately available and requires entering into an independent contractor agreement with Crossover as a Contractor of Record. The compensation level for this role is $30 USD/hour, which equates to $60,000 USD/year assuming 40 hours per week and 50 weeks per year. The payment period is weekly. Consult www.crossover.com/help-and-faqs for more details on this topic.

Crossover Job Code: LJ-5776-US-Austin-StudentAthlete