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@M_V
I don't get why no-one's designed a two way freecoaster yet.
If you know how (most) freecoasters work with the lump that moves towards the driveside to engage with the hub shell and create drive and away from it to allow coasting then I'm sure you can imagine (as I do) that it might be possible to make a hub where the lump moves towards driveside to drive forwards, away to allow coasting, then away more/towards the other side to create drive in the opposite direction. This would allow backwards tricks/braking by resisting the pedals and all the stuff that is impossible/extremely difficult without a freewheel.