POWER OF ATTORNEY

Know all by these presents that the undersigned, does hereby make, constitute
and appoint each of Rene Casares, Sarah Green and Janet Morrow, or any one of
them, as a true and lawful attorney-in-fact of the undersigned with full powers
of substitution and revocation, for and in the name, place and stead of the
undersigned (in the undersigned's individual capacity), to execute and deliver
such forms that the undersigned may be required to file with the U.S. Securities
and Exchange Commission as a result of the undersigned's ownership of or
transactions in securities of Academy Sports and Outdoors, Inc. (the "Company")
(i) pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, including without limitation, statements on Form 3, Form 4 and Form 5
(including any amendments thereto) and (ii) in connection with any applications
for EDGAR access codes or any other documents necessary or appropriate to obtain
codes and passwords enabling the undersigned to make electronic filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, including without limitation the Form ID.
The Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the
undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4 and 5 with regard to his or
her ownership of or transactions in securities of the Company, unless earlier
revoked in writing. The undersigned acknowledges that Rene Casares, Sarah Green
and Janet Morrow are not assuming any of the undersigned's responsibilities to
comply with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

                                        By: /s/ Nathaniel H. Taylor
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                                        Name: Nathaniel H. Taylor


                                        Date: September 17, 2020