This isn't the most practical skill for players to know in a match but it's a great one for showboating.
To balance the ball on your head ensure you're balanced to begin with and then place the ball on your head and only release it once it feels stable.
The rest of this skill comes from practice - you'll need to move slightly in the opposite direction to the ball to keep it up - and this should become fairly intuitive after a few goes.
in more ways than one
in more ways than one
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