OBS at the plate

[reccer]

Originally Posted by richez

What should I have told our players and this young ump?

Tell your kids to slide or step around the catcher. If possible, have your on deck batters give guidance to your runners whether they should slide or not. If your kids stay up and make contact, which in the umpire's judgement is malicious, Blues will eject your runner for unsportsmanlike conduct.

Tell the young ump the idea behind the obstruction rule is to reduce contact and make the game safer. Suggest to her that she should move over to baseball.