Player 1 passes to player 2. After passing player 1 sprints cross-court to the cone to try and screen player 3.
Player 3 needs to side-step and feint their way past player 1 before then running to the other side to receive the pass on the cone.
Player 3 then dribbles inside before passing to player 1 who has the shot.
This drill should be continuous, each player after completing the drill should rotate in an anti-clockwise direction, and join the back of the next line.
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