Overview
Sports Mentor, Sports Academy – $150,000/year USD Jobs in Chicago, IL at Crossover
Title: Sports Mentor, Sports Academy – $150,000/year USD
Company: Crossover
Location: Chicago, IL
- $150,000 annual salary, disbursed weekly. Full health, dental, and vision coverage from day one
- Austin, TX (in-person position)
- Relocation assistance available
Competing at the elite level—whether as an Olympian, World Champion, or D1 First Team All-American—requires discipline, focus, and relentless drive. The question is: can you turn those championship lessons into concrete coaching methods that elevate students into top performers?
At Texas Sports Academy, your next challenge involves building champions not from the sidelines, but through direct coaching that pushes students past their perceived boundaries each day. This role goes beyond storytelling. You'll convert elite athletic principles into practical motivational tools, deliver resilience training through interactive workshops, and lead intensive practice sessions where championship standards are non-negotiable.
Austin provides year-round outdoor training conditions, a dynamic sports-focused community, and a purpose-led environment where your competitive background fuels the development of tomorrow's leaders.
Lead with intention. Drive real change. Submit your application today.
What You Will Be Doing
- Conducting targeted 1:1 coaching sessions where you convert your competitive athletic experience into precise, actionable mentorship strategies
- Facilitating high-impact morning assemblies that energize the full student community
- Delivering interactive life skills workshops where you directly coach students on resilience, leadership development, and goal achievement
- Overseeing structured afternoon sports training sessions that embody championship principles: creating drills, demanding maximum effort, refining technique, and instilling grit and collaboration through athletic activity (not merely supervising recreation)
- Maintaining proactive engagement with all students daily: moving through independent study periods, stepping in to inspire students facing obstacles, and generating teachable moments that catalyze breakthrough performance
What You Won’t Be Doing
- Observing passively from the periphery: this is an active coaching position, not a symbolic role. You will be directly involved, leading sessions, and making real-time interventions.
- Delivering conventional academic instruction or adhering to set curricula: students engage with adaptive learning technology. Your focus is on life coaching, motivational guidance, and developing meta-skills through athletics and mentorship.
Basic Requirements
Sports Mentor key responsibilities
- 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.
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-Chicago-SportsMentor.030
