This range is provided by Crossover. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.
Base pay range
$30.00/hr - $30.00/hr
Hybrid Texas
W2
$60K/yr
This role isolates the coaching work that matters most: building accountability, establishing trust, and guiding someone to exceed their own expectations. You won't deliver lessons, grade assignments, or plan curriculum. Instead, you'll coach a cohort of student-athletes through the parts of development that actually drive results.
At Texas Sports Academy, student-athletes progress through self-paced academic applications while simultaneously developing essential life skills and continuing their athletic training. You'll meet with your cohort in weekly virtual 1:1 and small-group formats. Your role centers on guiding priorities, maintaining accountability, and identifying disengagement early. The effectiveness of your sessions depends on your ability to build trust and bring presence — not on the material displayed on the screen.
The work consists of three core elements: coaching sessions that maintain student momentum, proactive intervention based on progress metrics, and facilitated virtual workshops focused on mindset and life skills. You'll work remotely from anywhere in Texas, with quarterly in-person gatherings in Austin, Dallas, Houston, or San Antonio.
If you've coached or mentored students or athletes and found the most rewarding moments in watching someone break through a self-imposed barrier, we encourage you to apply.
What You Will Be Doing
Facilitating virtual 1:1 and small-group coaching sessions to guide student-athletes in setting priorities, maintaining accountability, and sustaining engagement
Tracking progress metrics from learning platforms and spotting disengagement or performance gaps before they escalate
Taking direct action when a student loses momentum — adapting your coaching method, restoring drive, and ensuring they get back on track
Facilitating structured virtual workshops that address mindset, life skills, and personal development, with student participation serving as the key success metric
Establishing trust with each student-athlete so that accountability discussions are received as supportive, not authoritative
What You Won’t Be Doing
Teaching academic material or delivering curriculum — students advance through self-directed applications; you focus on engagement and execution
Creating lesson plans, grading work, or administering course structures
Reacting to problems only when students raise them — you monitor data and intervene proactively
Conducting sessions where students attend but remain disengaged
Performance Coach Key Responsibilities
Maintain engagement, academic progression, and life skills development for virtual student-athletes, preparing them for success beyond the classroom.
Basic Requirements
You have experience coaching or mentoring students or athletes — whether paid or volunteer
You have facilitated group sessions for students or athletes for a minimum of 6 months
You have worked in a role that involved goal-setting and outcome tracking — and can provide quantifiable evidence (completion rates, performance improvements, or comparable 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 similar platform — at least once and can describe how you used it
You are located in Texas and available to attend one in-person event per 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 (Google Classroom, Canvas, Schoology, or similar platforms) or tools for tracking academic progress
Skill in adjusting your coaching style to suit different motivational profiles — recognizing when to challenge, when to ease pressure, 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.