[Mountaineer]

*Thread Hijack*
The first one for me is a HTBT - but sounds at least close to malicious contact. If the player has the ball in their possession - that's good enough for me. The other two? Are you kidding me? Umpires that even think there's a "must slide" rule need to have an examination - sheeeeesh. It's bad enough that parents think that's a rule.

*Hijack off*

As far as the initial thread goes - depending on the severity of the contact, someone's night may have just been shortened. According to the local rule, the "Player must slide or submit to a tag if a play is being made on them . They must make every effort to avoid contact." I assume then that they are taking the obstruction rule out of play. If a play is being made on them, they must "submit" to a tag? What the hell is that? Maybe my "special filter" got switched on again, but that just seems strange to me.