D1 Athlete Youth Mentor

Texas Sports Academy Main; United States; Remote; USD 30,000 - 39,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Recent Graduate

Coaching or Camp Experience

Teaching or Tutoring Background

Comfortable With Modern Tools

Job summary

Texas Sports Academy is seeking D1 Athlete Youth Mentors to work one-on-one with student-athletes over video, splitting time between academic guidance and sports mentorship. You will guide students through their academic day and discuss the mental game and training habits to balance school with serious sport.

You bring a Division I athletic background, experience mentoring kids, and excellent communication. This remote role requires U.S.

Qualifications

• Division I athletic background is required and central to mentoring.
• Experience working with kids in roles focused on focus, growth, or development is required.
• Ability to earn trust, set standards, give direct feedback, and read the room with young athletes.
• Clear and steady video communication; provide updates to parents and staff.
• Punctual, organized, reliable; manage student needs and follow through.

Responsibilities

• Hold one-on-one video sessions to guide students through their academic day.
• Discuss mental game, training habits, and recruiting realities with students.
• Build a steady, credible relationship as a mentor and guide for academics and sport.
• Help students navigate the learning platform and develop study/time-management skills.
• Uphold standards of effort and focus; give direct feedback and praise when deserved.
• Provide parents and staff with clear updates on progress and needs.

Skills

Division I athletic background

Experience with kids mentoring

Judgment with young athletes

Strong communicator

Reliable and organized

Job description

Texas Sports Academy is a K-12 school designed for serious student-athletes who want both elite academics and high-level athletic development. Students cover 2x the material in just 2 hours a day, using the same 2-Hour Learning model as Alpha Schools. That frees up their entire afternoon for serious training, where they work alongside former pro and D1 athletes coaching them at the highest standard. We are hiring D1 Athlete Youth Mentors to work one-on-one with student-athletes over video, splitting your time evenly between academic guidance and sports mentorship. You are the steady adult in their day: sitting with them through their academic hours, holding the standard on focus and effort, and then using your Division I athletic experience to shape how they think about training, competition, and the life of a student-athlete.

What You’ll Do

• Guide Your Students Through Their Academic Day: Meet with your students one-on-one over video during their academic hours, keep them focused and on task, and help them move through their learning at pace.
• Mentor Them as an Athlete: Use your Division I athletic background to talk with your students about the mental game, training habits, what real recruiting looks like, and how to balance school with serious sport.
• Build a Real Relationship: Be the steady, credible adult each of your students looks to for guidance, accountability, and honest feedback across both school and sport.
• Support Their Learning: Help your students navigate the learning platform, work through hard material, and build the study and time-management habits that carry them forward.
• Reinforce Standards: Hold the line on effort, focus, and how they carry themselves. Give direct feedback when it is needed and give real praise when it is earned.
• Communicate With Parents and Staff: Give parents and the academy clear, honest updates on how each student is doing academically, how they are showing up as an athlete, and what they need next.

Division I Athletic Background

You competed at the Division I level in any sport. Your athletic experience is central to how you mentor, not a footnote on your resume.

Real Experience Working With Kids

You have worked with young people in a role where you were responsible for their focus, growth, or development. Coaching, tutoring, mentoring, camp counseling, teaching, or similar hands-on work.

Judgment With Young Athletes

You know how to earn trust with a kid, hold the standard, give direct feedback, and read the room when something is off.

Strong Communicator

You are clear and steady on video, comfortable running a one-on-one session, and able to give parents and staff useful updates in writing.

Reliable and Organized

You show up on time, follow through, and keep track of what each of your students needs next.

Location and Setup

Remote (U.S.). Reliable internet and a quiet space you can run video sessions from. U.S. work authorization required.

Bonus Points

• Recent Graduate: You finished your college athletic career in the last few years and the student-athlete experience is fresh.
• Coaching or Camp Experience: You have coached youth athletes, run a camp, or worked with kids in a structured athletic setting.
• Teaching or Tutoring Background: You have taught, tutored, or led a classroom before.
• Comfortable With Modern Tools: You are comfortable working across video, learning platforms, and messaging tools without much ramp-up.

Pay: $25/hour