Players stand facing each other with ball in both hands in front of their bodies.
On the bounce and one coaches command the jump kicking their heels to their backsides, bringing their hands up and heading ball (the balls remains in their hands)
The heel kick to the backside imitates the hang in their air. Timing in everything.
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