"Pushed to Extremes"
"Pushed to Extremes" was the name the promotions department settled on for my story that aired tonite. They have the unenviable task of coming up with a catchy title that sums up an entire story in two or three words AND rolls off the tongue. The story focused on teen athletes who suffer overuse injuries as a result of training too hard.
Interesting story, really.. the question is: who pushes these kids so hard? I think the answer I finally settled on after doing some digging was, "it depends". Yeah, great digging, huh?
Of course, there are those coaches who just drive thier students to the point of getting physically sick (apparently a badge of honor for some teams), in other cases the students are so competitive they will train themselves right into the ground and wind up in physical therapy, and in still other cases it's parents who know they can't afford college unless thier son or daughter gets a scholarship.
I'd be interested to hear your story if you have one.. NOT for publication or anything like that. Feel free to email me: sstricklen@kgw.com
