Youth Development Coach, Sports Academy - $60,000/year USD
Crossover
Houston, Texas3d ago
About the role
This position centers on coaching student-athletes who require accountability and mentorship — not traditional instruction. You won't be preparing lesson plans, assigning grades, or delivering academic content. Instead, you'll focus on the core of effective coaching: fostering trust, maintaining accountability, and helping students exceed their own expectations.
Texas Sports Academy operates a virtual program in which student-athletes progress through self-directed academic applications while simultaneously building life skills and continuing their athletic development. Your cohort will participate in weekly virtual 1:1 and small-group sessions led by you. You'll help them set priorities, maintain accountability, and identify disengagement early. The effectiveness of your sessions depends directly on your ability to build trust and establish presence — the content itself is secondary.
Your work consists of three core components: facilitating coaching sessions that maintain student mo