Assistant Guide

Are you ready to lead a cohort of student-athletes who need a coach, not a teacher - no lesson plans, no grading, no content delivery? This role is just the part of coaching that actually matters: accountability, trust-building, and watching someone push past what they thought they could do.Texas Sports Academy runs a virtual program where student-athletes advance through self-directed academic apps while developing life skills alongside their athletic training. Your cohort attends virtual 1:1 and small-group sessions with you each week. You guide their priorities, hold accountability, and catch disengagement before it becomes a problem. The energy in your sessions is a direct reflection of your presence and trust-building - not the content on the screen.Three things make up the work: coaching sessions that keep students on track, proactive intervention when progress data shows a gap, and structured virtual workshops on mindset and life skills. This is a fully remote role based in Texas, with quarterly in-person events in Austin, Dallas, Houston, or San Antonio.If you've coached or mentored students or athletes and the best part was watching someone push past a limit they'd set for themselves, apply now.What you will be doingRunning virtual 1:1 and small-group coaching sessions to guide student-athletes on priorities, reinforce accountability, and keep engagement highMonitoring progress data from learning platforms and identifying disengagement or gaps before they compoundIntervening directly when a student falls behind - adjusting your approach, rebuilding momentum, and ensuring recoveryLeading structured virtual workshops on mindset, life skills, and personal development, with active participation as the measure of successBuilding trust with each student-athlete so accountability conversations feel earned, not imposedWhat you will NOT be doingDelivering curriculum or instructing academic content - students work through self-directed apps; your focus is engagement and follow-throughGrading, lesson planning, or managing a course structureWaiting for students to flag a problem - you read the data and intervene firstRunning passive sessions where students are present but not engagedKey responsibilitiesKeep virtual student-athletes engaged, progressing academically, and building the life skills they need to succeed beyond the classroom.Candidate requirementsYou've coached or mentored students or athletes - paid or volunteerYou've led group sessions for students or athletes for at least 6 monthsYou've worked in a role where you set goals and tracked outcomes - and have the numbers to show for it (completion rates, performance improvements, or similar)You're comfortable running virtual sessions on Zoom, Google Meet, or Teams, and have used a spreadsheet, LMS, or similar tool to track participant progressYou've used an AI tool - Claude, ChatGPT, Copilot, Perplexity, or similar - at least once and can tell us howYou're based in Texas and willing to attend one in-person event per quarter in Austin, Dallas, Houston, or San AntonioYou're eligible to work in the US without visa sponsorshipNice to haveExperience with learning management systems (Google Classroom, Canvas, Schoology, or similar) or academic progress tracking toolsComfort adapting your coaching approach to different motivation profiles - you know when to push, when to pull back, and when to listen