Elite Sports Mentor, Sports Academy

Overview

$150,000 annually, with weekly pay. Full health, dental, and vision coverage from day one. Austin, TX (on-site position). Relocation assistance available.

Texas Sports Academy invites you to a new competitive arena: developing champions. You ll be coaching directly, driving students to exceed their perceived limits daily. Your role is to transform elite-level discipline into practical motivational tools, deliver resilience training through interactive workshops, and lead intense practice sessions where championship expectations are non-negotiable.

Austin provides year-round outdoor conditions, a dynamic sports environment, and a purpose-centered community where your accomplished background fuels the mentorship of tomorrow s leaders.

• Conduct focused 1:1 coaching sessions where you apply competitive experience to concrete, practical motivational strategies
• Direct dynamic morning assemblies that energize all students
• Deliver interactive workshops on essential life skills, guiding students through exercises in resilience, leadership, and objective-setting
• Lead organized afternoon sports training that exemplifies championship principles: creating drills, demanding maximum effort, refining technique, and instilling grit and collaboration through athletics
• Continuously engage every student across the day: move through spaces during self-directed learning, inspire when students struggle, and seize opportunities that spark transformative insights

• Serving as a passive spectator on the sidelines; this role demands active involvement with direct engagement and immediate intervention when needed
• Delivering conventional academic instruction or adhering to set curricula; students progress through adaptive digital platforms, with focus on life coaching, inspiration, and building meta-skills via athletics and mentorship

• Elite Sports Mentor key responsibilities: accomplished athletes who competed at sport s highest echelon — Olympians, World Champions, professional athletes from the NFL, NBA, MLB, MLS, or NHL, or NCAA Division I All-Americans
• Bachelor s degree in any discipline
• Documented experience leveraging athletics to mentor and develop life skills
• Established record of motivational leadership across athletic, academic, or professional contexts
• Authorization to work legally in the U.S. without requiring visa sponsorship
• Prepared to reside in or move to Austin, TX

Texas Sports Academy is where future champions excel in academics and athletics. The academy uses an innovative K-8 model based in Austin, TX, with AI-driven learning to accelerate academics, allowing students to master core subjects in just two hours a day. The rest of the day is devoted to athletic training, skill-building, and personal development, enabling students to excel in both their studies and sport.

By integrating advanced educational technology with structured sports training, the program builds discipline, leadership, and resilience. It is academics and athletics in perfect sync.

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

This is a full-time (40 hours per week), long-term position. The role 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 $75 USD/hour, which equates to $150,000 USD/year assuming 40 hours per week and 50 weeks per year. The payment period is weekly. For details, please consult

Crossover Job Code: LJ-5651-US-Chicago-Elite Sports Men .
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