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Originally Posted by HugoTafurst
If I remember correctly, Little League, Inc. has a rule that states that a runner must slide or attempt to a avoid a fielder who has the ball and is waiting to make a tag.
People often refer to this as "must slide". (right or wrong)
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All rules require avoidance of collisions, but LL does or at least did have a "must slide" rule. Of course, that is where many coaches started there "diamond" careers.
The other part is that coaches teach players to slide to avoid tags & collisions; so then players think they must slide and that translates into a rule in their minds.
It's like the turn after overrunning 1st base. Players are taught to turn right to "avoid being out", that becomes a rule in their minds.
And others, usually actually believed as rules by the coaches who have never been umpires.