Rule Location

[sm_bbcoach]

Can anyone please identify for me in NF; is there a "force play slide rule"? If so, please give rule number and if in rule book, case book ect....

I do not believe there is one, as a player is never required to slide, only aviod contact.

Thanks

[David B]

Originally posted by sm_bbcoach
Can anyone please identify for me in NF; is there a "force play slide rule"? If so, please give rule number and if in rule book, case book ect....

I do not believe there is one, as a player is never required to slide, only aviod contact.

Thanks

There is a "force play slide rule" in FED, we often refer to it in short as FPSR.

Basically, its "if" you slide, you must do it legally.

The rule references above give you what you need to look it up, start with Rule 2 - what is a legal slide and then go to rule 8 and see the parameters.

thanks
David

[DG]

Originally posted by sm_bbcoach
Can anyone please identify for me in NF; is there a "force play slide rule"? If so, please give rule number and if in rule book, case book ect....

I do not believe there is one, as a player is never required to slide, only aviod contact.

Thanks

I guess you could call it the Force Play Slide Legally or Avoid Fielder Rule (FPSLOAFR). FPSR is just a lot shorter.

[ozzy6900]

The NHFS FPSR is not that hard if you concentrate on what makes a slide illegal. FED 2-32-1, 2-32-2 & 8-4-2b (as quoted by others) have the illegalities listed. Pay close attention to them. Also, don't forget the note in 8-4-2b that states "runners do not have to slide.....". The NHFS FPSR is not a "must slide" rule.

[sm_bbcoach]

Originally posted by ozzy6900
The NHFS FPSR is not that hard if you concentrate on what makes a slide illegal. FED 2-32-1, 2-32-2 & 8-4-2b (as quoted by others) have the illegalities listed. Pay close attention to them. Also, don't forget the note in 8-4-2b that states "runners do not have to slide.....". The NHFS FPSR is not a "must slide" rule.

So, it is NOT a rule in name: but more of a way to slide?

I am asking because on the NF test, they used the term "Force Play Slide Rule" in a question. The question was word for word out of the book, except it used the FPSR. I was unsure if that made it false because of the wording. You know how the NF tests add one little thing.

[mbyron]

The name is correct, but often misunderstood. The rule applies on force plays. People read the name and think that players are "forced" or required to slide.

[BigUmp56]

Wouldn't that be the PFSR?


Tim.

[Mike Walsh]

Originally posted by mbyron
The name is correct, but often misunderstood. The rule applies on force plays. People read the name and think that players are "forced" or required to slide.

This comment gets to the crux of the problem. The terminology is adequate, but not ideal. The rule name could be more descriptive, like "Sliding criteria on force plays," but I'm sure plenty of people would be able to find reasons why that is not good enough, too.

Mike