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Don’t teach falling over. Teach the players to bounce themselves and therefore the ball off the ground and back into the game. It reduces the fear of falling by making the players embrace the ground as part of a skill for continuity.
Players should think purely about popping up the ball straight after landing on the ground. That puts the fall and bouncing the ball away in their minds first. It stops them from thinking about putting out a hand to break the fall or just collapsing.
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