Have the team form a circle around the coach, facing the coach. Only the coach needs a ball.The coach will always throw the ball towards the players head as if the player is going to head the ball. The coach yells "HEAD" or "CATCH" to the player he is tossing the ball to. The player must quickly react to the coaches command and perform the event the coach yells. If the coach yells "HEAD" the player must head the ball back to the player. If the coach yells "CATCH" the player must catch the ball and return it to the coach. If the player performs the wrong action, that player sits and only standing players are active. The last player standing wins the round.
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