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Originally Posted by Illini_Ref
I find it interesting that LL uses "slide or attempt to get around", instead of "slide or avoid contact". In theory could a LLer make contact with a fielder with the ball as long as he was "attempting" to get around said fielder?
The rule is obviously there for safety reasons. I think it should say "a fielder in possession of the ball or awaiting an impending play". As long as it isn't malicious, a LLer can make contact as long as the ball is not in the glove of the fielder.
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Illini,
I'm curious what rules set provides that a runner must "slide or avoid contact"? The LL rule where a runner must slide or
attempt to get around a fielder is essentially the same as FED "does not legally slide or
attempt to avoid a fielder.
Tim.