Athletics Coach, Sports Academy

Compensation & Benefits

• $150,000 annual salary, paid weekly
• Full health, dental, and vision coverage begins day one
• Based in Austin, TX (fully on‑site)
• Relocation assistance available

If your athletic career reached the pinnacle—Olympic competition, World Championship, or D1 First Team All‑American honors—you understand what it takes to excel under pressure. The question is whether you can convert that elite experience into precise coaching methods that drive student excellence.

Texas Sports Academy offers you a new competitive arena: developing champions not from the bench, but through direct, daily coaching that challenges students to exceed their perceived boundaries. Your role extends beyond recounting your achievements. You will apply elite‑level athletic discipline to create tangible motivational frameworks, deliver resilience training through interactive workshops, and conduct intensive practice sessions where every participant is measured against championship expectations.

Austin provides a year‑round outdoor training environment, a dynamic sports ecosystem, and a purpose‑oriented community where your competitive pedigree becomes the cornerstone for mentoring emerging leaders.

Coach with intention. Drive transformation through engagement. Apply today.

• Conduct individualized 1:1 motivation sessions that convert your competitive athletic background into concrete coaching methods
• Direct high‑intensity morning assemblies designed to activate and engage the full student population
• Lead interactive life‑skills workshops where you directly coach participants through exercises in resilience, leadership development, and goal articulation
• Oversee structured afternoon athletic training that embodies championship principles: create drills, demand maximum effort, refine technique, and instill grit and collaboration through competition (beyond simple supervision)
• Maintain proactive engagement with all students throughout the day: move through independent study periods, intervene motivatorily when students encounter obstacles, and generate on‑the‑spot teaching opportunities that catalyze cognitive breakthroughs

• Observing from a distance as a figurehead: this position demands active floor presence, direct student interaction, session leadership, and immediate real‑time intervention
• Delivering conventional academic instruction or adhering to preset curricula: students utilize adaptive learning applications for academics. Your function centers on life coaching, motivational development, and meta‑skill instruction through athletics and mentorship

• Former elite‑level competitors with credentials at the apex of athletic achievement (Olympic athletes, World Champions, professional athletes in the NFL, NBA, MLB, MLS, or NHL, or NCAA Division I All‑Americans)
• Bachelor’s degree in any discipline
• Demonstrated experience leveraging athletics to mentor and develop life competencies
• Confirmed motivational leadership in athletic, educational, or professional contexts
• Legal authorization to work in the United States without requiring visa sponsorship
• Prepared to reside in or relocate to Austin, TX

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 trade‑off.

Our 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, we provide a unique learning experience that builds discipline, leadership, and resilience.

It’s academics and athletics in perfect sync.

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 $75 USD/hour, which equates to $150,000 USD/year assuming 40 hours per week and 50 weeks per year. Payment is weekly.