Safe or Out? You make the call!

Unable to make a decision because you are a bit early in your capture. Ball could be traveling at 60 mph and the runner is at about 9 mph.

Can't tell if the runner actually hits the plate with his foot -- so whatever the umpire called is the right call.

cstewart wrote in post #5895503
Justin:

Yes, possible in major leagues, but at this age group (12-13) Baseball Canada and our local associations have a "Slide or Avoid" rule where a runner only has two options, slide (and they can't slide head first either) or do something to avoid the tag. You can not barrel the catcher over and it is designed to prevent injury. In fact if the runner had done that, the ump has the discretion to toss him from the game. At the higher levels of ball this is a possibility, but not here. Yes, it goes against what you ultimately want to do in some plate situations, but for this level the aim is to prevent injury.

I understand where you are coming from. We dont have that rule here and seem to sustain more injuries from slidng than running through the base. I do understand the concept and have coached for a year in a league that did have the slide rule in place. I didnt coach that league any longer after that year as coaches were teaching their kids to block the base because of it which provokes even more injuries. I am not saying for the kid to plow through them, maybe my first post sounded harsher than was intended. I teach my kids to run through the base looking ahead of it which doesnt go over too well when opponents are taught to block it to force the slide giving them the edge. As a coach it has always been my primary interest to keep it clean and fun but foremost, safe. When coaches teach dirty tactics, and its quite common Kinda takes the clean and fun out of it.

Darsk47 wrote in post #5888130
The foot is closer to the plate than the ball is to the glove, but the ball is likely travelling faster than the runner.

Blue looking comfortable behind the plate, not even in a crouch....just waiting to hear the pop in the mitt...so he thinks it's obvious.

Check that the catcher held the ball....runner's out.

From my day's umping little league that is what I would be doing

I vote OUT.