Safety
All players should play with safety foremost in their minds. If you are not sure if you can make a play safely, don't make it. Umpires can expel players from the game for unsafe plays (sliding with cleats up, unsafe throws, creating collisions, etc). Thrown balls that the runners cannot see are particularly dangerous. Please use good judgment around safety in whether you throw and how hard you throw.
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Both the base runner and the base player are responsible for avoiding collisions. When there is a close play at a base, base players cannot straddle or block the base, even if they have the ball. They must stand to the side of the base or behind the base as they wait for the ball and swing their glove in front of the base to make the tag.
When the ball beats the runner to the base and the runner has enough time to avoid a collision, the fielder may stand in the base path to make a tag. The base runner cannot create a collision with a base player. -
The habit of calling for the ball is important for each player to know and put into practice. Players not calling for the ball have caused many unnecessary injuries in previous years.
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If you are unsure how to do it properly, don't try it. In the past, it has caused injury to the person sliding and the person on the base.
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Teams are encouraged to have a complete first aid kit available in the event of an injury. These kits should include gloves, ice packs, dressings, and wound cleaner.
An injured player can be assisted off the field so long as it is safe to do so. If a player should not or cannot be moved off the field, someone should call emergency services for assistance.