Backed In Athlete Mentoring
Paid mentoring role

Put your sporting experience to work.

A paid mentoring role for people who’ve come through elite sporting pathways and want to help young athletes find their feet.

Apply to become a mentor
Is this you?

You’ve been through the pathway.

You’ve played at an elite level or come through a high-performance pathway. You’ve picked up real life experience along the way, on and off the field. And you want to use it to help aspiring young athletes and their families.

What we expect from our mentors:

  • Build trust

    You listen first, so young athletes feel heard and open up.

  • Show up consistently

    You’re there week after week, prepared and reliable.

  • Make progress practical

    You help turn setbacks into clear, achievable next steps.

  • Work with families

    You build easy rapport with parents and keep them in the loop.

How applying works

  1. 01

    Apply

    Tell us about your sporting journey, your life experience and why you want to mentor.

  2. 02

    We review

    The Backed In team reads every application carefully.

  3. 03

    We follow up by email

    We follow up by email about any potential next steps.

Ready to put your experience to work?

Apply to become a mentor
Application

Apply to become a mentor.

Your application is reviewed by the Backed In team. Applying doesn’t guarantee selection; we’ll follow up by email about any potential next steps.

About you
Your sporting background
Why you want to mentor
Eligibility

Working With Children Check (or equivalent)

Tell us where you’re at. Don’t include a check number or upload anything. We verify screening during onboarding, before any work with athletes.

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