Athlete Development Coach, Sports Academy - $150,000/year USD

About the role

Texas Sports Academy is seeking an Elite Guide to transform Austin-based student-athletes into high-performing learners and leaders by channeling elite athletic discipline into everyday motivation, life-skills development, and rigorous sports-based training within a high-expectation school setting.

Responsibilities

• Congruently applying your athletic discipline to create specific, actionable strategies for student motivation
• Leading high-energy morning sessions designed to engage and energize the entire student body
• Delivering interactive life skill workshops where students actively work through resilience, leadership, and goal-setting challenges under your direct coaching
• Directing structured afternoon athletic training sessions that embody championship principles: creating drills, demanding effort, refining technique, and instilling grit and teamwork through sport (not simply overseeing activity)
• Engaging proactively with every student throughout each day: moving through the space during independent work time, stepping in to motivate students when they're stuck, and generating teachable moments that spark breakthrough performance

What You Won’t Be Doing

• Observing passively from the sidelines: this role demands active, floor-level engagement with students, leading sessions directly, and intervening as situations unfold in real-time
• Delivering traditional academic instruction or adhering to preset curricula: your focus is life coaching, motivation, and teaching transferable skills through sport and direct mentorship

Requirements

• We're seeking former elite athletes who have proven themselves at the very top of sport — Olympians, World Champions, pro players in the NFL, NBA, MLB, MLS, or NHL, or NCAA Division I All-Americans
• Bachelor's degree in any subject
• Proven experience using sport to mentor and coach life skills
• Demonstrated motivational leadership in athletic, academic, or professional settings
• Legal right to work in the U.S. without visa sponsorship
• Willing to live in or relocate to Austin, TX

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.