Head First Slide In Little League Major Division

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Thu, 2011-03-31 07:57

Michael Horton

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POSTED IN WRONG SECTION EARLIER - I DO APOLOGIZE!

Head First Slide In Little League Major Division
Gentleman,

Was looking for a little help on what would be the definition of a head first slide. I know little league rules state that no initial slide into any base may be head first! Is head first a full on dive into the base or is any attempt leading with the hands /head considered a head first slide? Had an incident Tuesday night. Runner coming in attempting to score does a kind of a sideways on the hip kind of of slide and touches the plate with his hand. Received no arguments from the coaches but the catcher did ask me " wasnt that a head first slide?" Just curious what you all out there that do little league 11/12 would have called? Thank you!

Michael Horton
Antelope Little League
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Thu, 2011-03-31 08:38

Adam Kalsey

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Little League is trying to

Little League is trying to avoid injuries associated with the "Ricky Henderson" slide. A player sliding feet first touches the base with his hand instead of his feet would be fine. From your description, it sounds like the runner did a foot-first slide, but away from the plate and reached out and touched the plate. That would be okay.

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