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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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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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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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