Basic Softball Slide

*Learn this slide before you try to do a more complicated slide.

1. Sprint at full speed to the next base. 

·         Don’t be afraid to get dirty.

·         Wear pants so that you don’t injure your legs. Consider wearing sliding pants or sliding shorts underneath your pants if you’re worried about being injured.

2. Start sliding about 4 steps away from the base.
Start your slide by bending your knees.

Make to do the following:

• Shift your weight to the left side of your body.
• Bend your left knee and make the shape of a 4 by tucking your left leg underneath your right leg, which should be extended straight forward.
• Shift your weight to your left leg.

3. Lean back as you finish your slide.

Follow these instructions:

• Don’t slide into the base in a sitting position.
• Keep your arms behind you and up.
• Let the momentum of your sprint propel you to the base.
• Touch the base with your right leg first.