Player Development Coach, Sports Academy

Annual compensation of $150,000, distributed weekly. Full health, dental, and vision coverage begins on your first day. Based in Austin, TX (fully on-site). Relocation assistance available.

Elite-level competition—whether as an Olympian, World Champion, or Division I First Team All‑American—requires a depth of discipline few understand. The question is whether you can convert that experience into tangible coaching methods that drive measurable growth in students.

Texas Sports Academy is where your competitive career transitions into developing champions. This isn’t observational work. You’ll deliver active coaching, challenge students to exceed their perceived limits daily, and embed elite athletic principles into every interaction. Your achievements won’t simply be recounted—they’ll be distilled into motivation frameworks, resilience‑building workshops, and rigorous practice sessions where championship standards define the baseline.

Austin provides consistent outdoor training conditions, a vibrant sports ecosystem, and a purpose‑centered environment where your accomplishments fuel the development of emerging leaders.

• Conducting proactive one‑on‑one coaching sessions that convert your competitive discipline into clear, executable strategies for student development.
• Delivering high‑impact morning assemblies that activate and energize the full student population.
• Guiding interactive workshops focused on essential life competencies—resilience, leadership, goal architecture—where you coach students through applied exercises.
• Directing structured athletic training sessions that embody championship principles: creating drill progressions, demanding maximum effort, refining technique, and instilling grit and collaboration through sport (not merely overseeing activities).
• Maintaining continuous engagement with students across the day: moving through independent study periods, intervening with motivation when students encounter obstacles, and engineering moments that catalyze transformative thinking.

• Operating as a passive presence or symbolic figure: this role demands active floor engagement, direct session leadership, and real‑time intervention with students.
• Delivering conventional academic instruction or adhering to fixed curricula: students progress through adaptive technology platforms. Your focus is life coaching, motivation architecture, and developing meta‑competencies via sport and mentorship.

• Former elite‑level athletes who have competed at the pinnacle of their sport—Olympians, World Champions, professional athletes from the NFL, NBA, MLB, MLS, NHL, or NCAA Division I All-Americans.
• Bachelor’s degree in any field.
• Documented experience applying sport as a vehicle for mentoring and coaching essential life skills.
• Verified motivational leadership in athletic, academic, or professional contexts.
• 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. 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.

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. The payment period is weekly. Consult  for more details on this topic.

Crossover Job Code: LJ-5651-US-Dallas-Player Developm.
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