Academic Coach, Sports Academy

This role is for someone who wants to coach student-athletes—not teach them. There are no lesson plans to write, no content to deliver, and no assignments to grade. What remains is the part that drives real growth: building trust, holding accountability, and helping someone break through their own perceived limits.

At Texas Sports Academy, we operate a virtual program where student-athletes progress through self-directed academic applications while simultaneously building life skills and pursuing athletic development. You'll meet with your assigned cohort each week in virtual 1:1 and small-group formats. Your role is to shape their priorities, maintain accountability, and identify disengagement early. The effectiveness of your sessions depends entirely on your presence and relationship-building—not on what's displayed on the screen.

The work breaks down into three core areas: conducting coaching sessions that sustain forward momentum, analyzing progress data to trigger proactive intervention when gaps appear, and facilitating structured virtual workshops focused on mindset and life skills. You'll work fully remotely from Texas, with quarterly in-person gatherings held in Austin, Dallas, Houston, or San Antonio.

If you've mentored or coached students or athletes and found the most rewarding moments in watching someone exceed their own expectations, this role is worth your application.

What You Will Be Doing

• Facilitating virtual 1:1 and small-group coaching sessions that help student-athletes prioritize effectively, maintain accountability, and stay actively engaged
• Reviewing progress data from learning platforms to spot disengagement or performance gaps before they escalate
• Taking direct action when a student begins to fall behind—adjusting your coaching method, restoring momentum, and guiding them back on course
• Delivering structured virtual workshops centered on mindset, life skills, and personal development, with active student participation as the key success indicator
• Establishing trust with each student-athlete so that accountability discussions are received as support rather than enforcement

What You Won’t Be Doing

• Teaching curriculum or providing direct academic instruction—students navigate self-directed apps; your attention is on engagement and execution
• Creating lesson plans, grading assignments, or managing course frameworks
• Waiting for students to report issues—you monitor the data and act first
• Leading sessions where students are physically present but mentally disengaged

Academic Coach Key Responsibilities Ensure virtual student-athletes remain engaged, continue progressing academically, and develop the life skills necessary for success beyond academics.

Basic Requirements

• You have experience coaching or mentoring students or athletes, whether in a paid or volunteer capacity
• You have facilitated group sessions for students or athletes for a minimum of 6 months
• You have worked in a position that required setting goals and measuring outcomes—and you have quantifiable results to demonstrate this (such as completion rates, performance gains, or equivalent metrics)
• You are proficient in conducting virtual sessions via Zoom, Google Meet, or Teams, and have experience using spreadsheets, LMS platforms, or similar tools to monitor participant progress
• You have used an AI tool—such as Claude, ChatGPT, Copilot, Perplexity, or a comparable platform—at least once and can describe the use case
• You are located in Texas and able to participate in one in-person event each quarter in Austin, Dallas, Houston, or San Antonio
• You are authorized to work in the US without requiring visa sponsorship

Nice-to-have Requirements

• Familiarity with learning management systems (such as Google Classroom, Canvas, Schoology, or similar) or tools designed for tracking academic progress
• Ability to adjust your coaching style based on individual motivation profiles—understanding when to apply pressure, when to ease off, and when to simply 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-AcademicCoach