Coach With Us
We are looking for two coaches and a paid intern to join Run For Performance in Lewis Center, Ohio. All three are independent contractor positions built around a schedule you help set.
Now hiring · Part-time, paid
Sports Performance Coach Intern
This one is built for a college athlete or a new trainer — someone with a high school or collegiate sports background who wants to learn how a sports performance business actually runs, from the inside.
No experience required.
You do not need coaching experience, certifications, or a training background to apply. If you have played the sport and you want to learn this side of it, that is the whole prerequisite. We will teach you the rest.
It can lead somewhere. Interns who earn the certifications and build the experience may have the opportunity to move into a paid coaching role with us. We will help you get there, starting with SafeSport.
Most of your time goes to capturing the video we use with clients and on social: filming drills and technique work, and often being the person demonstrating the warm-up or drill while a coach cues the technique and explains it on camera. Other days you are at a session filming the real thing for B-roll. iPhone video is completely fine — we are after useful footage, not a production crew.
The rest is the business itself. You will work on business development projects and learn the coaching side by being around it — assisting during group sessions, helping set up, and picking up how a session is actually run. To be clear about scope: you would be assisting a coach, not coaching athletes yourself. A coach leads every session and directs the work. If you are thinking about this as a career, being in the room for that is the part worth showing up for.
What we require
- •A high school or collegiate sports background — enough that you can pick up and demonstrate a drill correctly after being shown once. No coaching or training experience needed.
- •Genuine interest in learning the sports performance and coaching business, not just a line on a resume.
- •Comfort being on camera demonstrating warm-ups, drills, and technique work.
- •A smartphone you can shoot video on. iPhone is fine; no other gear needed.
- •SafeSport certification before you start working around athletes. You do NOT need this to apply — we will help you get it.
- •Some weekend and evening availability — that is when most of our sessions run.
- •Willingness to work outdoors across a range of Ohio weather. We do not train in severe weather, but you will be outside in the cold and the heat.
- •Reliable transportation to our Lewis Center training location.
Nice to have
- •Any video editing or social media content experience.
- •Current or recent collegiate athletic experience.
- •An eye for what makes a drill readable on camera — angles, framing, and when a rep is worth reshooting.
Now hiring · Spring, Summer & Fall 2027
Speed, Agility & Quickness (SAQ) Coach
You would run speed, agility, and quickness sessions in private, partner, and small group formats, held outdoors in Lewis Center. Athletes range from middle school multi-sport players to collegiate athletes home for the summer, so you should be comfortable adjusting a session for a 12-year-old and a 20-year-old on the same afternoon.
What we require
- •Hands-on coaching experience with athletes across the youth through collegiate range.
- •A working knowledge of sprint mechanics, acceleration, deceleration, and change-of-direction training — and the ability to teach it, not just program it.
- •A recognized strength, conditioning, or speed certification (CSCS, USATF, USAW, or similar).
- •Current CPR / AED / First Aid certification, or the ability to complete it before coaching starts.
- •SafeSport certification, or the ability to complete it before coaching starts.
- •Proof of general liability insurance, carried and maintained for the duration of the engagement.
- •Be comfortable with coaching outdoors. We have no training facility, so every session is outdoors in Ohio weather, spring through fall.
- •Reliable transportation to our Lewis Center training location.
Nice to have
- •Experience running small-group sessions where athletes need individual correction inside a group setting.
- •A background competing in track, cross country, soccer, football, or another sport where speed, agility, and quickness matter.
Now hiring · Year-round
Adult Run Coach
We are looking for an adult running coach who can work with runners of varied backgrounds and ability levels, from first-timers through experienced racers, at distances from the 5k to the marathon. This role is in person only, coaching athletes here in Lewis Center.
Our run coaches are not simply runners with experience. You need to know evidence-based training methodology and the principles behind it, and be able to apply them to the athlete in front of you rather than hand out a generic plan. Strong communication is not a bonus here — it is most of the job.
Missing a certification? We may be able to help.
If your other experience is strong, we can help you obtain the certifications this role requires, and we are willing to mentor and develop the right person. Talk to us before you rule yourself out.
What we require
- •RRCA and/or USATF coaching certification.
- •Certified Personal Trainer if you will be programming strength work, and/or an advanced certification such as CSCS.
- •Experience coaching adult runners from beginners through experienced racers, at distances from the 5k to the marathon.
- •Demonstrated experience with plan and program development, fueling and hydration, and injury prevention within your scope of practice.
- •Working knowledge of evidence-based training methodology and training principles — not just what worked for you as a runner.
- •Strong communication: answering athletes between sessions, adjusting plans, and following through.
- •SafeSport certification, or the ability to complete it before coaching starts.
- •Proof of general liability insurance, carried and maintained for the duration of the engagement.
Nice to have
- •Personal racing experience at the distances you would be coaching.
- •Familiarity with a training platform such as TrainingPeaks, Final Surge, or similar.
How these roles work
Independent contractor (1099). You are not an employee. We pay out for actual sessions held, and you are responsible for your own taxes and insurance.
Paid hourly. Coaching roles pay $35–$60/hour; the intern role pays a flat $25/hour. Where a coach lands in that range depends on experience, certifications, and the format they are coaching.
You set your hours. All three roles run about 5–10 hours a week. There is room for more if you want it and the client load supports it.
Evenings and weekends are where the demand is. Those slots fill first with our families, so availability then matters most. Weekday daytime work comes up only occasionally.
We do not have a training facility. All sessions are held outdoors. You should expect to coach in a range of Ohio weather, though we do not train in severe conditions.
We are a small coaching business, not a franchise or a facility. Athletes come to us for our expertise, individual attention, and communication. So what we care about is how you work with the athletes in front of you and how you program their training — evidence-based, periodized, and built so that every workout has a purpose and sits inside a larger cycle aimed at their offseason and preseason development. Just running athletes through random drills or sprints is not the job.
The SAQ coach and adult run coach roles require your own liability insurance. As independent contractors you are not covered by our policy, and we cannot place you with athletes until your coverage is active. If you are not sure where to start, tell us in your note — we can point you toward the providers other coaches use.The intern role does not require insurance — it is a support role assisting a coach, not an independent coaching position.
Application process
- 1
Send us your interest
Reach out through our contact form and tell us which role you are interested in. Outline your qualifications and what your availability looks like. A resume is optional — what we need is in the note itself.
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A 15-minute phone call
Qualified applicants get a brief phone interview so we can both work out whether there is a good fit. Fifteen minutes, no preparation needed.
- 3
An in-person interview
If we both want to keep going, we meet in person to talk through your background and the position in more depth.
Interested?
We read everything that comes in and reply to every candidate.
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