简介：Purpose:Thepurposeofthisstudywastocompare4techniquesforarrivalatabaseaftersprintingmaximallytoreachit:slidinghead-first,slidingfeet-first,runningthroughthebasewithoutslowing,andstoppingonthebase.Asecondarypurposeofthestudywastodetermineanyadvantagetheremaybetodivingintofirstbasetoarrivesoonerthanrunningthroughthebase.Methods:Twohigh-definitionvideocameraswereusedtocapture3-dimensionalkinematicsofslidingtechniquesof9intercollegiatebaseballplayers.Anothervideocamerawasusedtotimerunsfromfirstbasetosecondin4counterbalancedconditions:runningthroughthebase,slidinghead-first,slidingfeet-first,andrunningtoastop.Mathematicalmodelingwasusedtosimulatedivingtofirstbasesuchthattheslidewouldbeginwhenthehandtouchesthebase.Results:Baseduponoverallresults,thequickestwaytothebaseisbyrunningthroughit,followedbyhead-first,feet-first,andrunningtoastop.Conclusion:Therewasanon-significanttrendtowardanadvantagefordivingintofirstbaseoverrunningthroughit,butmoreresearchisneeded,andeveniftheadvantageisreal,therisksofexecutingthistechniqueprobablyoutweightheminisculegain.