[WestMichBlue]

I’ll defer to your ASA rules knowledge, but as a former coach I suggest that you stick to umpiring (VBG). The proper sliding technique taught to girls is (1) raise hands to throw shoulders and weight back, (2) tuck ankle behind opposite knee, and (3) sit down. The initial contact is on the side of the bent leg and the buttocks. If the girl doesn’t jump into the slide, but sits down with weight back then her foot on the extended leg will be off the ground. When we drill girls we asked that they imagine a class of water (wine) in each hand and warn them that they can not spill a drop! Makes them focus on keeping those hands up and shoulders back.

Surely you’ve noticed that girls wear a sliding pad that pulls up over the knee (on the leg that bends). (Even in cool weather when they are wearing long pants.) That protects the calf/knee area and the buttocks are protected by Lycra sliding shorts. The Lycra forms to the skin and won’t bunch up like uniform pants or shorts will. Fabric bunching is the major cause of bruises.

Now let’s get another interference argument going!

WMB