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If you stop the video at 9 seconds it looks like the initial contact is above and below the waist at his mid section.
The telling point is the way the blockee fell. A legal block doesn't cause that "flat on your face" reaction.
I agree with Bama's opinion. If you are hit above the waist you usually don't end up face planting.
Thanks, this is what i was looking for i just didnt know how to ask for these kinds of comments. I guess you might put it in the philosophy of calling a BBW. Similar to a BIB, player flying forward on to his face vs him falling to the side...
Matt Sumstein on the Aloha Clinic videos this year suggests a way of visualizing BBW's, using an invisible triangle emanating from the back of the defender. While he says it's possible to have a BBW if someone approaches a defender from outside this triangle, it's less likely to be a BBW. Worth a look (as are all of Matt's videos). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H67Y7GJfXlM
REPLY: You're mixing things up. Matt's visualization of what he called the "cone of approach" (I think) was to be used for determining blocks in the back--not blocks below the waist.