Introduction
The base runner's purpose is to traverse the distance from one base to the next as quickly as possible, and the purpose of sliding is to accelerate this quickness. To that end, the base runner's speed in sliding is governed by exerted biomechanical forces. To slide, the baseball and/or softball base runner must suddenly move (i.e., convert) from a vertical upright sprinting position to a horizontal position as quickly as possible without undue loss of speed, whether the sliding technique involves a head-first or a feet-first technique.
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