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One ball per player.

Players must place the ball above their brow on their foreheads and try to balance it there for as long as possible.

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Players must keep their eyes open and mouth closed.

You can play last man standing where the winner is the person who can balance the ball for the longest.

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One ball per player.

Players hold the ball slightly above their foreheads and then release it for one mini header, back into their hands which are still above their head. Repeat.

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Players throw the ball up for themselves and head the ball lightly into the air once and catch the ball again.

Repeat.

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1 ball between two players.

One player feeds the ball using a looping throw to their partner's head.

The receiving player heads the ball back into the other player's hands who then catches the ball.

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One ball per player.

Players hold the ball at shoulder height and then gently throw it just above their foreheads two mini headers in a row.

Players then catch the ball above their heads and repeat.

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