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someone should "just run over" young ump for giving this advice.
My DD has caught for years and has been coached to not block the plate without the ball (or with the ball if she can make a clean tag). However, there are times when she must get in the baseline for the catch. It's a dangerous situation and should be treated as such. Runners should be coached to avoid contact, or slide, not to run over the catcher.
In my opinion, malicious contact is not called often enough, nor is obstruction when catchers are taught to block the plate.
Priority for both coaches and umpires should be protecting the players.
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