Strategy
The slide tackle is attractive to the defender because they allow him or her to cover a larger area of ground while attempting to dispossess an opponent. It is often a last gasp attempt to dispossess an opponent due to frequent misses and the difficulty of recovering in the event the slide tackle fails to take the ball away. After a slide tackle, the tackler is left sitting or lying on the ground with one leg extended. The defender also runs the risk of personal injury. Ideally, the other foot ends up folded underneath their rear end, where it can be used to push the tackler back up to their feet to continue play.
If doing a sliding tackle to the right the player's right leg must be straight when going down into the tackle and their left leg should be bent slightly behind the right one in order to achieve maximum potential in gaining the ball. If doing a sliding tackle to the left the player's left leg must be straight and their right leg should be bent slightly behind the left one in order to achieve maximum potential in gaining the ball.
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