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Sports Performance Business Development Consultant

D1 Training


Job Location:

Lancaster County, SC - USA

Monthly Salary: m 5000 - 5000
Posted: 1 October 2026 (2 days ago)
Application Deadline: 29 December 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Commission-Only Independent Contractor Opportunity

Engagement Structure

  • Initial 90-day project-based engagement
  • Commission-only compensation with no salary hourly wage draw employee benefits or guaranteed earnings
  • Flexible self-directed schedule and prospecting approach
  • Opportunity for an extended engagement based on results and mutual agreement
About D1 Training

D1 Training Indian Land is an independently owned and operated results-driven athletic training facility serving youth athletes ages 718 adults teams and high-performance athletes.

Our mission is simple: You pick the goal we help you get there.

We combine elite coaching a team-first culture and proven training systems to help every athlete improve. D1 Training Indian Land is focused on expanding its personal training business securing more team-training partnerships and building a stronger elite and professional athlete pipeline throughout the greater Charlotte market.

Position Overview

This is not a coaching front-desk employee or management position.

We are seeking an independent Sports Performance Business Development Consultant to drive new revenue by developing relationships with athletes families schools teams clubs sports organizations agents coaches and other referral partners.

The consultant will focus on generating business across three primary revenue channels:

  • Personal Training: Recruit youth adult collegiate and competitive athletes for one-on-one and small-group training.
  • Team & Organizational Partnerships: Develop relationships with schools AAU programs travel teams clubs academies and other sports organizations for team training facility rentals camps clinics and performance programs.
  • Elite & Professional Athlete Development: Build referral pipelines for collegiate professional free-agent combine pro-day and other high-performance athletes through relationships with agents coaches trainers schools and professional sports networks.
The consultant will independently identify prospects develop relationships and create qualified business opportunities for D1 Training Indian Land. D1 will retain responsibility for program pricing contracts athlete scheduling coaching assignments billing collections and service delivery.

This opportunity is best suited for an established sales or business-development professional who already has relationships within the Indian Land and Greater Charlotte sports community and is comfortable earning compensation based entirely on successfully generated revenue.

What Youll Do

  • Independently identify and pursue prospective personal-training clients
  • Develop relationships with coaches athletic directors schools youth sports organizations AAU and travel programs club owners and community partners
  • Develop relationships with professional and collegiate athletes agents player representatives coaches physical therapists sports medicine providers and other referral partners
    Identify each prospects goals training needs budget process timing decision-makers and overall fit
  • Generate opportunities for team strength and conditioning speed development sports-performance training and other approved D1 programs
  • Establish relationships with physical therapists sports-medicine providers private coaches and other athlete referral sources
  • Learn the prospects needs and connect them with the appropriate D1 training solution
  • Arrange qualified introductions facility tours and decision-maker meetings
  • Advance opportunities from initial conversation through proposal and signed agreement
  • Maintain documentation of prospect origination and material involvement for commission attribution
  • Provide periodic pipeline and opportunity updates as established in the statement of work
  • Protect confidential athlete client pricing and business information
  • Represent D1 Training Indian Land professionally and accurately in the community

The consultant may not bind D1 Training Indian Land to an agreement change pricing promise services or negotiate final contract terms without written authorization.

Compensation

This is a commission-only independent contractor engagement.

  • Personal Training: 15% of qualifying net collected revenue generated during the initial term of personal-training agreements directly originated and materially advanced by the consultant
  • Team Agreements: 12.5% of qualifying net collected revenue generated during the initial term of team agreements directly originated and materially advanced by the consultant
  • First Team Renewal: 5% of qualifying net collected revenue from the first team renewal when the consultant actively participates in securing that renewal
  • Elite and Professional Athletes: Progressive monthly commission of 15% on the first $5000 20% on the next $5000 and 25% on qualifying revenue above $10000
  • Clinics Camps and Testing Events: Separately negotiated project fee or revenue share established in writing before the project begins
Commission is earned only after D1 Training Indian Land receives payment. Commission is not earned solely for providing a name making an introduction conducting outreach or presenting an unsigned opportunity.

Existing D1 clients previously active prospects refunds chargebacks taxes discounts and other exclusions will be addressed in the written independent contractor agreement and statement of work.

What Were Looking For

  • Demonstrated success in business development consultative sales partnership development membership sales or a related field
  • Established relationships within the Indian Land Fort Mill Rock Hill or Greater Charlotte sports community preferred
  • Experience working with schools teams clubs coaches parents or sports organizations strongly preferred
  • Ability to independently originate business rather than rely on assigned or inbound leads
  • Strong communication relationship-building presentation and follow-through skills
  • Professional judgment when representing a performance-training brand
  • Organized approach to prospect and opportunity documentation
  • Comfortable operating independently without a fixed schedule or daily supervision
  • Comfortable with a commission-only engagement and no guaranteed compensation

What Success Looks Like During the Initial 90 Days

  • Establishing a documented pipeline of qualified personal-training and team opportunities
  • Developing relationships with local coaches sports organizations schools and athlete referral partners
  • Securing meetings with qualified decision-makers
  • Advancing viable opportunities to the proposal stage
  • Producing new collected personal-training and/or team revenue
  • Maintaining sufficient documentation to establish opportunity ownership and commission attribution
Why This Opportunity Stands Out

  • Earn commission across both personal-training and team-partnership revenue
  • Leverage an established national sports-performance brand
  • Build relationships throughout the rapidly growing Indian Land and Greater Charlotte sports market
  • Work independently without coaching facility-management or staff-supervision responsibilities
  • Opportunity to expand the engagement based on measurable business results
Ready to Apply

Applicants should submit a resume or professional profile and be prepared to describe:

  • Their relevant sales and business-development experience
  • Their existing sports school team or community relationships
  • Examples of business they have personally originated
  • How they would approach the Indian Land and Greater Charlotte market
This opportunity is designed for an experienced self-directed consultant. It is not intended for candidates seeking a salary hourly compensation assigned shifts employee benefits or a traditional management position.



D1 Training is an emerging fitness franchise that is growing rapidly. D1 Training has over 80 facilities open and 180 in development. At D1 Training we inspire and motivate athletes to reach their goals. At D1 we believe in training the entire body as a unit to produce optimal human performance. No gimmicks no fads; we utilize trusted and proven training techniques used to build the worlds best athletes and deliver the in age-appropriate programs led by our expert coaches. Nothing at D1 is random. Every workout every day follows a strategic 8-week training cycle that is meticulously planned and backed by sports science. What began as training solely for the aspiring youth athlete matured into fitness training for adults as well. With all who participate in the D1 training process moving aggressively towards their goals.



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