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Coach with us

We're looking for the founding coaches: certified strength coaches who want to coach online without running the business side. You coach. We find the members, bill them, run the app and answer the support emails.

You do

  • Write and adjust each member's plan every week
  • Reply to the Sunday check-in within 24 hours
  • Answer messages within one business day
  • Review form videos and, for Coached Plus, run a monthly video call
  • Keep your certification, CPR/AED and insurance current

We do

  • Find members and match them to you through the quiz
  • Billing, refunds, failed cards and sales tax
  • The Raw Days app: 947 exercises, programs, logging and your coach view
  • Member support, so you aren't chasing invoices
  • A monthly statement and a direct deposit on the 15th

The split

You get 60% of what your Coached and Coached Plus members pay. Work out a month below.

Prices from the pricing page. Before your own taxes and expenses.

Your payout for the month
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Pay, caps and terms

The short version of the coach agreement. The summary is on Coach terms and conduct.

Your share60% of fees collected from your Coached and Coached Plus members. Program memberships are self-guided and don't involve a coach. Worked out on what the member actually paid, after any discount, before card fees (we pay those).
RefundsIf we refund a member's first payment under our 30-day policy, you still get your share for the work you did that month.
PayoutsMonthly, by direct deposit, on the 15th for the previous month's collected fees. A statement shows every member and amount.
Status and taxYou work as an independent contractor. You send us a W-9 and we file a 1099-NEC where the IRS requires one. You set your own hours inside the reply standards.
Client cap30 client units. A Coached member counts as 1, Coached Plus as 1.5. New coaches start with up to 15 units for their first 60 days.
Reply standardsCheck-in replies within 24 hours of submission. Messages within one business day. Form videos within two business days. Away for more than three days: tell us a week ahead and we arrange cover.
Leaving30 days' notice, so your members can choose a new coach with a handover note from you. Either side can end the agreement for a serious breach straight away.
Your own workYou keep your own clients outside Raw Days and the rights to your own methods and writing. You don't move Raw Days members to private coaching while you coach here or for 6 months after.

Requirements

All of these before your profile goes live, and kept current while you coach.

A certification or a degreeOne of: NSCA-CSCS or NSCA-CPT, NASM-CPT, ACE-CPT, ACSM-CPT or ACSM-EP, NCSF-CPT, ISSA's NCCA-accredited CPT exam. Or a bachelor's degree in exercise science or kinesiology plus two years of coaching.
Two years of coachingIn person or online, with real clients. Tell us about the people you've coached.
CPR and AEDCurrent adult CPR/AED from the American Red Cross, the American Heart Association or similar, with a hands-on skills check.
Professional liability insuranceIn your name, covering online training. Send us the certificate when you're accepted.
A background checkRun by a screening company, with your written consent. You see the report and can dispute anything wrong in it.
English, Spanish or bothFluent enough to write a clear check-in reply. Spanish-speaking coaches are especially welcome.
Based in the USAble to work as an independent contractor in the US, with a bank account for payouts.
Our scope rulesNo diagnosis or treatment of injuries. No meal plans for medical conditions unless you're a registered or licensed dietitian. You don't call yourself a nutritionist or dietitian unless you're licensed. Rules differ by state; we follow the strictest one that applies.

How joining works

About two to three weeks from application to your first member, most of it waiting on the background check.

Apply

The form below. Five minutes.

A 20-minute call

How you coach, who you coach best, how many members you want.

Verification

Certification, CPR/AED, insurance and the background check.

A test check-in

Reply to a sample check-in and write one week.

Sign

The coach agreement, your W-9 and your payout details.

Profile live

You write your profile, we check it, and you start appearing on shortlists.

Apply

This opens an email to contact@rawdays.com with your answers filled in. Nothing is sent until you press send in your email app.

Languages you coach in
Specialties (up to three)

Prefer to write it yourself? Email contact@rawdays.com with "Coach application" in the subject.

Questions

How much can I earn?

It depends on how many members you coach and at what price. At regular prices, 25 Coached members pay you $2,235 a month. Founding members pay less, so the first months pay less too. Use the calculator above.

How much time does one member take?

Plan for about an hour a month for a Coached member: the weekly check-in reply, plan changes and messages. Coached Plus adds a 30-minute call. It varies, and the first month takes longer.

Do I need my own coaching software?

No. You coach in the Raw Days app, with its 947-exercise library and programs to build from. It's ours; you don't pay for it.

Can I keep my own clients?

Yes. Your private clients are yours. The only rule is that you don't move Raw Days members to private coaching.

I'm certified but have less than two years' experience.

Apply anyway and tell us what you have done. We may start you with a smaller cap.

Do you hire massage therapists?

Not yet. In-home sports massage is planned for Florida, with licensed massage therapists only. Join the waitlist on the recovery page and say you're an LMT.