Texas Sports Academy Online

What Texas Sports Academy Online does

Texas Sports Academy (TSA), operating as Sports Academy 78734, LLC in Texas, is a private K-12 institution that combines an AI-powered accelerated academic program with elite athletic training for student-athletes. Founded in 2020, the company runs 11+ physical campuses across Texas (Lake Travis, Houston, Carrollton, Frisco, Plano) spanning six sports (basketball, baseball, flag football, volleyball, multi-sport, and athletic performance) and also operates a statewide virtual private school launched in 2024 for grades 3-12. Its core academic offering is the "2-Hour Learning" model, under which students complete core subjects (math, reading, writing, language, science) in two focused morning hours and then spend four afternoon hours on professional-level athletic training and life skills programming.

The academic engine is the TimeBack platform, an AI-powered learning system that coordinates multiple subject-specific apps (AlphaRead, AlphaWrite, AlphaLearn, AlphaMath Fluency, TeachTales, Synthesis, Math Academy, MobyMax), personalizes difficulty to within 10% of each student's current level, requires 90%+ mastery before advancement, and tracks progress via XP and NWEA MAP standardized testing. A computer vision "Vision Model" monitors student learning behavior in real time to coach habits such as rushing, skipping, and distraction. Claims include 2x learning speed versus traditional classrooms, 5x faster reading improvement, and 2.5x speed gains for students with math fluency.

TSA generates revenue primarily through tuition (subscription/recurring), with over 80% of students receiving financial aid or scholarships, and secondarily through paid cohort courses (e.g., the $500 U18 Money & NIL course). Distribution is sales-led through applications, info sessions, campus tours, and a community platform with an interactive map, and the company is now actively soliciting coach-partners to expand into new cities via a structured 6-step onboarding program. Life skills offerings (NIL preparation, financial literacy through Locker Room Finance, public speaking, sports psychology) and a pro-athlete coaching bench (Jelani Jenkins, Jermaine O'Neal, Graham Spraker) round out the differentiation. The company is founder-owned, with no disclosed external funding rounds.

Name

Texas Sports Academy Online

Legal name

Sports Academy 78734, LLC

Website

https://sportsacademy.school

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Texas Sports Academy is a private Texas-based K-12 institution that combines an AI-powered 2-Hour Learning academic model with half-day professional-level athletic training and life skills programming for serious student-athletes across 11+ campuses and a virtual school.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Private K-12 Education / Sports Academy

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Sports and Recreation Instruction (61162), Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers (71394)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYMPAKAJAB

Single-Sport Skill Academies (Soccer, Basketball, Tennis, etc.)

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Sports (Leagues, Teams, Events, Venues)/Sports Camps, Academies & Training Centers

SECONDARYEDAJAJAA

Interscholastic Athletics (Varsity/JV Teams)

Education/K–12 / Primary & Secondary Education/K–12 Extracurriculars & Athletics (School-Run)

Keywords

• Private K-12 education
• Sports academy training
• Student-athlete development
• Online virtual school
• Accelerated academics

Headquarters

HQ city

Austin

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Tuition: Families pay tuition for their student to attend Texas Sports Academy's in-person campuses or virtual private school. Over 80% of students receive financial aid or scholarships, indicating a tiered tuition structure with income-based aid.
2. Cohort-Based Courses: One publicly listed cohort course (U18 Money & NIL) is priced at $500 per student. Additional demo/paid courses are available through the learning platform.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Texas Sports Academy Online operates a virtual private school for student-athletes in grades 3-12 across Texas. It delivers core K-12 academics in just two focused hours each morning using an AI-powered 2-Hour Learning model built on the TimeBack platform, freeing the rest of the day for in-person or local athletic training with former professional athletes and a life skills curriculum covering NIL, financial literacy, public speaking, and sports psychology. The company also runs a network of 11+ in-person sports academy campuses across Texas covering basketball, baseball, flag football, volleyball, and multi-sport programs.

Product overview

Texas Sports Academy Online operates a virtual private school and network of in-person sports academies across Texas. The core offering is a 2-Hour Learning platform — an AI-powered education model that enables students to complete traditional K-12 academics in just 2 hours per day, freeing afternoons for elite athletics. The platform is anchored by TimeBack, an integrated AI learning management system that coordinates multiple AI-powered learning apps: AlphaRead (AI-generated personalized reading), AlphaWrite (mastery-based writing instruction), AlphaLearn (core curriculum across subjects), AlphaMath Fluency (math facts mastery), TeachTales (interest-based personalized stories), Synthesis (K-3 math via interactive widgets), and Math Academy (worked-example math for grades 4-12). Academic results are measured using NWEA MAP standardized testing. Beyond academics, the network includes in-person academies across Lake Travis, Houston (The Bennett School for baseball), Carrollton, Frisco, and Plano — covering basketball, baseball, flag football, volleyball, and general athletic performance training. Life Skills training (Financial Literacy, Public Speaking, Sports Psychology, Building an Audience) and a U18 Money & NIL cohort course round out the offering. Over 80% of students receive financial aid or scholarships.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• TimeBack: AI-powered learning platform that tracks student progress, adapts to each student, and manages their learning journey with XP systems and personalized lesson plans.
• 2-Hour Learning
• Locker Room Finance
• AlphaRead
• AlphaWrite
• TeachTales
• AlphaLearn
• AlphaMath Fluency
• Math Academy

Products and services

• Texas Sports Academy Online (Virtual Private School) A virtual private school for student-athletes in grades 3-12 anywhere in Texas. Students complete K-12 academics at 2x speed using the AI-powered 2-Hour Learning model in two morning hours, then coordinate real sports training with local trainers near them and complete life skills courses (personal finance, NIL, audience building, nutrition, recovery).
• Texas Sports Academy - Lake Travis In-person multi-sport campus in the Lake Travis/Austin area serving grades K-8, combining the 2-hour AI-powered accelerated academic model with elite afternoon athletic training.
• Texas Sports Academy Baseball - The Bennett School (Houston) Elite baseball academy for grades 7-12 operated at Baseball USA in Houston, providing professional-grade baseball training infrastructure and daily coaching alongside the TSA academic model.
• Texas Sports Academy Basketball - Dynamic Prep (Carrollton) Intensive basketball program in Carrollton for grades 6-8 featuring professional coaching and daily training for athletes seeking to compete at the highest level, paired with the 2-hour accelerated academic model.
• Texas Sports Academy Baseball - Dynamic Prep (Plano) Baseball-specific academy in Plano for grades 6-12 within the Dynamic Prep network, offering professional coaching and daily training alongside the TSA accelerated academic model.
• Texas Sports Academy Girls Flag Football - Dallas (Frisco) Girls flag football program in Frisco for grades 6-12 offering elite athletic training alongside the 2-hour accelerated academic model.
• Texas Sports Academy Girls Volleyball - Dallas (Frisco) Girls volleyball program in Frisco for grades 6-12 offering elite athletic training alongside the accelerated academic model.
• Texas Sports Academy Girls Basketball - Dynamic Prep (Carrollton) Girls basketball program under the Dynamic Prep banner in Carrollton for grades 6-12 with professional coaching and athletic development, paired with the TSA 2-hour academic model.
• Texas Sports Academy Performance - Carrollton Athletic training center in Carrollton for grades 4-8 focused on performance development, part of the NCA Sports Academy network, combined with the TSA academic model.
• U18 Money & NIL — Build Your $10,000 Plan (Beta Cohort Course) Paid cohort-based course for teens ages 13-17 priced at $500 per student, teaching earning, managing, and growing money including NIL, taxes, credit, investing, and budgeting, culminating in a live defense of a written $10,000 earn-save-invest plan.
• Financial Literacy Demo Course Free demo version of the financial literacy curriculum covering modules from net worth calculation through investing and NIL content creation, accessible without an account.

Quantifiable outcome

• Students learn at 2x the speed of traditional school, completing equivalent curriculum in 2 hours vs. 6+ hours
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability5 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Baseball USA (Houston)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Bennett School (Elite Baseball Academy) is hosted at Baseball USA in Houston. This is a key facility partnership providing professional-grade baseball training infrastructure for TSA's baseball program serving grades 7-12.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Stride (K12 Inc): Largest US online K-12 private and public school operator. Comparable on online-virtual-school delivery and grade-span coverage (K-12); broader but without the elite-sports academy differentiation.
• Laurel Springs School: Long-standing online private K-12 school serving flexible-pathway learners including athletes and performers. Comparable on online private school delivery for student-athletes but without the in-person sports training infrastructure.

Direct peers

• IMG Academy: Premier US elite sports + academics boarding academy for grades 6-12. Directly comparable on the academy-plus-elite-coaching model, NCAA pipeline positioning, and multi-sport depth; TSA competes for the same D1-bound families at a smaller, Texas-focused scale.
• Alpha School: Sister organization sharing the 2-Hour Learning model and TimeBack AI platform. TSA explicitly positions itself as 'the elite sports academy of Alpha School,' making it the closest product/methodology peer with shared curriculum DNA and target families.
• Benedictine College Prep / multiple sport academies: Historic college-prep programs with elite athletic programs across basketball, football, and baseball competing for the same D1-recruit families. Comparable on private-school + elite-athletics model though without AI personalization.
• Montverde Academy: Elite K-12 private school with nationally ranked athletics (basketball, soccer, baseball) and college placement. Comparable private-school + high-performance-athletics model serving student-athletes seeking D1 pathways, with much longer operating history and broader sport coverage.
• Oak Hill Academy: Legendary basketball-focused prep academy combining intense sport training with academic instruction for elite prospects. Comparable on the sport-verticalized (basketball) academic-academy model that TSA replicates via Dynamic Prep.
• SPIRE Academy: Multi-sport residential performance academy combining professional coaching with academic programming for grades 7-12. Directly comparable on the academy model, multi-sport offering, and D1-college placement thesis.

Emerging players

• Varsity Tutors / Tutor.com: Online supplemental learning platform offering 1:1 tutoring, adaptive practice, and live classes. Comparable on the adaptive K-12 academic support layer TSA uses within its 2-hour model.
• Khan Academy (Khanmigo): AI-tutoring platform with adaptive K-12 mastery-based progression and the Khanmigo AI assistant. Comparable on AI-driven personalized mastery learning methodology that underpins the TimeBack stack, but operates as supplemental content rather than a full school.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/texas-sports-academy-school

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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