I'm a pole vault coach for a local high school and the head coach is asking me to bring my high end video camera to record some practice today. Part of the problem is that this also means he will expect me to edit and upload the video as well, on my own time.
How do I respond to not sound like a complete asshole. However, I do understand that I am being taken advantage of.
Here are a few points to keep in mind:
– I get paid very little for the year. Less than $5k
– This happened last year and I did roughly $10k – $15k worth of FREE work. Everything from logo design, video shooting/editing, social media, graphic design, and a 30 minute year end video that took 40-50hrs of time invested.
– Unpaid, I also invested 80+ hrs over 40+ practices over the summer and fall working with the vaulters. His response to me doing this for free was “you should charge them if you're going to hold workouts outside of team practice.” Reason is because this is what he does, charges athletes outside of scheduled practice.
I get paid less than $5k to coach, not to also use my other professional skills…..