re: Little league catcher lays out base runner

1. Funny video
2. Stupid baserunner and/or 3B Coach
3. Catcher ran into the runner. Not sure why.
4. Catcher had near full extension of his arms after the collision. Don't think that was necessary.

I don't like to say "what I would have done..." in retrospect, but if I was using this as a teaching moment, I would tell the catcher to a) wait for the runner at the plate and make the tag, b) if the runner stops and retreats, then run towards him until it makes sense to throw to the third baseman, c) run partially up the line but not in the baseline and tag the runner out as he runs past you.

In scenario c, the runner would be too far away to slide and would be an easy minimal-contact play. From what I remember during my one year of umping Little League baseball about 10 years ago, the runners are not allowed to instigate collisions so there is no reason for the catcher to do the same in order to "protect the ball". I could be wrong though, and I can't seem to find a free copy of the LL rulebook online to verify one way or the other.