Methods of Sliding
There are many different ways to slide, involving different ways of attempting to avoid the tag, reaching to touch the base, and/or trying to contact the defensive player. Players generally slide feet-first, but sometimes also use a head-first technique. Since the defense generally expects a slide, sometimes a baserunner trying to avoid being tagged out will not slide directly towards the base, but rather to a side away from where the ball is coming, and then reach back to touch the base.
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