Falling; order of contact, knees, hips then shoulders with arms crossed. Then with ball, then walk three steps and fall putting the ball behind.
Tackler on knees, ball carrier walks into tackle. Safety points. Tackler chin up, eyes open watching where head is going. Tackler makes contact with shoulder, tackler lands on top. Carrier places the ball. Tackler bounces up to grab the ball and runs. See youtube video by Brent Frew below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9H1BBVjCkcs
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