Deffensive Slide

[delvec]

Hi, i have always played attack untill this season where my school is in desperate need of deffensemen. I voluntered and bought myself a d-pole. basically i have got most of the basic checks down ( slap,lift,poke). The only thing i am having trouble with is the slide. i would just like to know if someone could explain this to me (what to do, and how it works).

thanks,
delvec

[TRELAX]

best way to slide is the 1-2-3.
you slide first with your slap check, then with your shoulder, then with your kyiak. works best when you have a "knife endcap"
i dont promote cheating, but most dmen i know do this, and its very effective.

anyways, as a short stick dmiddie will tell you, slide with your body, slide hard, and let your man know you're bringing help so he can drop back in and your team can rotate. slide when you think your man is about to get beat, not once the guy is past him or else hell blow by you too.

in man to man offenses slides either come from the crease, adjacent, or coma.
in zone, slides are usually adjacent.