Sideline? More like the front line.

Being the sideline reporter for a professional hockey team (or as some of the young, French-Canadian rookies who don't know my name call me: "interview girl") might seem like a pretty neat job - especially for an intern.

However when the pressure is on for the players (like now, during the playoffs) trekking onto the ice in my patent leather heels can be like walking straight into a war zone.

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My very first byline and coincidentally, screw up.

Full disclosure:

My sophomore year of college, I was working in my first real newsroom at the Fort Myers News-Press.

I had been shooting a video 2-3 minute highlight videos of high school football games - easy stuff. One day the sports editor, Ed, called me with a new challenge: Taking stats for a football game.

A few things to consider:

1. I knew nothing about football (still don't).
   
2. I had never covered sports before.
3. I had only written one article ever. And it was a 300-word play preview.

"You're a smart girl," he said, "I think you can manage."

Why did I accept?  Well, because I have a serious problem with saying no.