don't worry about a ball or pillow or anything, it doesn't really help with anything. To anchor the cover I'd use water bags or buckets filled with water. bricks, stones, sand bags etc can be drug into the pool an unlike a water bag or a bucket can be very difficult to get out and can do damage to the pool.
 
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