
Players form 3 lines at half court One player stands at free throw line Player in centre circle passes ball to player at free throw line (replaces player on free throw line) Player in wing and player in the middlie run towards the ring Player on free throw line pivots and bounce passes ball to wing player (grey) at three point line After the bounce pass the player moves and sets a screen on the middle runner to allow wing player to drive around and lay up the shot
After the shot, blue player rebounds and passes to grey player who continues under the basket and runs back towards half court. Grey player passes to next blue player in line Grey player joins back of blue line Red player joins back of grey line Blue player joins back of red line
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