Coach Across America Coach

About Coach Across America:

Coach Across America, is a national service organization that recruits, trains, and supports coaches to transform youth, programs, and communities. Coach Across America is an AmeriCorps program, helps youth across the country succeed by harnessing the power of sport to improve their mental and physical well-being. Diverse cohorts of Coach Across America Coach AmeriCorps members provide sports-based mentorship to youth in schools and community-based organizations to ensure youth are equipped with the skills to achieve their full potential on and off of the playing field.  

What you’ll do:

As an Coach Across America Coach AmeriCorps member, you will coach teams and/or P.E. classes for elementary to high school age youth. You will be trained on how to become a Sports Based Youth Development coach to positively impact youth mental and physical well-being. You will monitor youth progress and work with program and school staff on sport practice planning, recess facilitation, PE class instruction, and small group spaces. Coaches are placed across the city of New Orleans in schools and afterschool programs. 

Role and responsibilities:

Experience is not required, but it is preferred you have some experience with working with youth, sports, or both. We provide on-going training opportunities to support you during your service. Also, program and school staff will guide you every step of the way. Below are some specific tasks you may be asked to do:

• Assist PE teacher in class lessons


• Facilitate a structured recess 


• Head coach or assistant coach a sports team


• Work with identified students one-on-one and in small groups


• Develop sport skills by student level, physically displaying and encouraging sport activity 


• Implement a behavior management system for students


• Develop social-emotional skills throughout their day, using evidence-based strategies learned during Coach Across America Training.


• Collaborate with program or school staff and team members to collect surveys and roster information


• Create an engaging, safe and healthy play space for youth to thrive

Coach Across America Requirements and Benefits

Coaches are required to: 

• Attend and complete all Sports Based Youth Development Training provided (dates are provided during the interview process)


• Collect surveys and rosters on youth groups 


• Complete bi-weekly timesheets 

Coaches receive:

• 30+ hours of SBYD Training 


• Career Readiness Opportunities


• Health Insurance* (Full Time positions only)


• Bi-weekly living stipend


• CAA/AmeriCorps Uniform 

AmeriCorps and other federally issued benefits:

You will be eligible for:

• Segal AmeriCorps Education Award


• Loan forbearance and interest accrual payments for qualified student loans


• Time accrual toward the U.S. Department of Education’s Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program, (see Reduction of Education Costs)


• Income-based Loan Repayment Plan (IBR)

Eligibility requirements:

Coach Across America AmeriCorps members are as diverse a group as the communities we serve. We’re looking for you if you want to build yourself, give back and are ready to change the world through the power of sports.

To apply you must, 

• Be a U.S. citizen or legal permanent resident (Authorization to work in the U.S. is not sufficient.)

• Have a GED or high school diploma, some college experience, or college degree


• Have served no more than three terms in an AmeriCorps state or national program


• Complete and pass a background check