Overview
Sports Mentor, Sports Academy – $150,000/year USD Jobs in Austin, TX at Crossover
Title: Sports Mentor, Sports Academy – $150,000/year USD
Company: Crossover
Location: Austin, TX
- $150,000 annual salary, distributed weekly. Full health, dental, and vision coverage starting day one
- Austin, TX (fully on-site)
- Relocation assistance available
If you've reached the pinnacle of athletic competition (Olympic athlete, World Champion, NCAA D1 First Team All-American), you understand the discipline required to achieve excellence. The question is: can you convert those lessons into concrete coaching methods that develop students into top performers?
At Texas Sports Academy, your new field is building champions—not from the sidelines, but through direct coaching and daily challenges that push students beyond their perceived boundaries. You won't simply recount your achievements. You'll convert elite-level athletic discipline into practical motivation frameworks, deliver resilience training through interactive workshops, and lead intense practice sessions where championship standards apply to everyone.
Austin provides year-round outdoor training conditions, a dynamic sports community, and a purpose-driven environment where your elite background serves as the cornerstone for developing tomorrow's leaders.
Lead with intention. Drive change through engagement. Submit your application today.
What You Will Be Doing
- Conducting proactive one-on-one coaching sessions that convert your competitive experience into targeted, actionable strategies
- Facilitating high-impact morning assemblies that activate and inspire the full student population
- Leading interactive workshops focused on life skills, where you directly coach students through exercises in resilience, leadership, and goal achievement
- Directing structured afternoon athletic training that embodies championship principles: creating drills, demanding maximum effort, refining technique, and instilling grit and collaboration through athletic activity (not merely overseeing recreation)
- Actively engaging every student across the day: moving through the space during self-directed learning periods, stepping in to energize students facing obstacles, and generating real-time learning opportunities that produce transformative results
What You Won’t Be Doing
- Observing from the periphery as a symbolic figure: this is an active coaching position. You're directly involved, leading sessions, and making real-time interventions.
- Delivering conventional classroom instruction or adhering to academic lesson plans: students progress through adaptive technology. Your focus is life coaching, motivation, and developing meta-skills through athletics and mentorship.
Basic Requirements
Sports Mentor key responsibilities
- We're looking for former elite-level athletes who competed at the absolute highest tier — Olympians, World Champions, professional athletes from the NFL, NBA, MLB, MLS, or NHL, or NCAA Division I All-Americans
- Bachelor's degree in any field
- Documented experience leveraging sport to mentor and develop life skills
- Established track record of motivational leadership in athletic, academic, or professional contexts
- Authorization to work in the U.S. without requiring visa sponsorship
- Prepared to reside in or move 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.
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 $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 www.crossover.com/help-and-faqs for more details on this topic.
Crossover Job Code: LJ-5651-US-Austin-SportsMentor.034
