Player Development Coach $150,000 USD/year Pay is set based on global value, not the local market.
Most roles = hourly rate x 40 hrs x 50 weeks
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Description
- $150,000/year, paid weekly. Health, dental, and vision benefits from day one
- Austin, TX (on-site)
- Relocation support available
Competing at the highest level—as an Olympian, World Champion, or D1 First Team All-American—requires discipline you've already mastered. The question is whether you can convert those championship lessons into concrete coaching methods that elevate students into high performers.
Texas Sports Academy is where your next challenge lives: developing champions not from the sidelines but through direct, daily coaching that pushes students past their perceived limits. Your elite story won't simply be told—it will be applied. You'll transform athletic discipline into practical motivation tactics, deliver resilience training via interactive workshops, and lead high-intensity practices where every participant is measured against championship benchmarks.
Austin provides outdoor training year-round, a vibrant sports ecosystem, and a purpose-driven environment where your elite background serves as the framework for mentoring emerging leaders.
Coach with intention. Drive transformation through direct action. Apply today.
What you will be doing
- Conducting proactive one-on-one motivation sessions that turn your athletic discipline into concrete, actionable coaching techniques
- Facilitating high-energy morning kickoffs designed to engage the full student body
- Delivering interactive life skill workshops where you actively guide students through exercises in resilience, leadership, and goal-setting
- Overseeing structured afternoon athletic training sessions that embody championship principles: creating drills, driving effort, refining form, and instilling grit and teamwork through sport (not passive supervision)
- Actively engaging every student across the day: moving through independent learning periods, stepping in to motivate when a student encounters obstacles, and generating teachable moments that spark breakthrough progress
What you will NOT be doing
- Operating as a passive sideline observer: this is not a symbolic coaching position. You're engaged on the floor, running sessions, and intervening as situations unfold.
- Delivering conventional academic instruction or adhering to traditional curriculum: students learn through adaptive applications. Your responsibility centers on life coaching, motivation, and teaching meta-skills via sport and mentorship.
Key responsibilities
As an Elite Guide, you are accountable for transforming Austin-based student-athletes into high-performing learners and leaders by converting elite athletic discipline into everyday motivation, life-skills mentorship, and structured sports-driven practice within a high-expectation school setting.
- Take ownership of daily student motivation by assessing progress, identifying obstacles, and coaching students toward defined academic and personal objectives.
- Facilitate energetic morning kickoffs that establish a focused, competitive atmosphere for the school day.
- Conduct life-skills workshops that cultivate resilience, leadership, discipline, and accountability through narrative, reflection, and active student engagement.
- Execute structured afternoon athletic sessions where drills, practice routines, and competition build grit, teamwork, and elevated standards.
- Leverage student progress data and direct observation to intervene swiftly when a student is stuck, disengaged, or underperforming relative to expectations.
Candidate requirements
- We are seeking former elite athletes who have competed at the pinnacle of sport — Olympians, World Champions, professional players in the NFL, NBA, MLB, MLS, or NHL, or NCAA Division I All-Americans
- Bachelor's degree in any subject
- Demonstrated experience applying sport to mentor and coach life skills
- Proven motivational leadership in athletic, academic, or professional contexts
- Legal authorization to work in the U.S. without visa sponsorship
- Willingness to reside in or relocate to Austin, TX
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