Fundamental skills – The bent leg slide

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What are the safety considerations a coach must take into account when teaching the bent leg slide?
- Players should wear long pants and practise in bare feet or socks until mastering the technique
- A wet grassed area is preferred for beginners
- Model the finishing position, and then walk through the sequence
- Practise this way until players feel comfortable. The more relaxed the players are the easier it will be to slide and the risk of injury is reduced
- All of the above
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Please check the reading materials. Safety is very important when introducing the bent leg slide
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From the reading materials, how do you determine which is a players preferred sliding leg?
- Players should only side the one side
- Ask players to sit down and cross their legs. The leg they tuck underneath will be their natural sliding leg
- Players should start their slide about one and a half body lengths away from the base
- Ask them to hop on one leg, the leg they choose will determine the sliding leg
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Check the reading materials for this one.

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https://www.softballbatterup.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Bent-leg-slide.pdf
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How should players use their bodies when practising the bent leg slide?
- The sliding leg is bent at about 90 degrees and tucked under the other leg, which is extended over the top
- Weight is well back on the side of the sliding leg and the chin is tucked into the chest
- Hands and arms are raised above the head to prevent the head hitting the ground
- The extended leg is slightly bent and the foot kept off the ground
- All of the above
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All good answers. Remember safety first when teaching participants how to slide
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What is an ideal progression to work through when teaching sliding to beginners?

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- Introduce players to the sliding position by sitting on the ground in the "Figure 4" position
- Get the players to walk on their knees, then drop into the sliding position
- Move into the slide from a short 2 step run up
- Run full speed and practice the transition into a slide
- Step 1
- Step 2
- Step 3
- Step 4
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Remember to progress the skill from simple to complex, checking for understanding before moving to the next progression.

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