The person in the middle will receive the basketball from the player on the side, once the person in the middle has the ball they will throw it straight back to the same person.
They will then turn to the other side and repeat this.
They will continue to repeat this until they reach the half way line.
Once they get to the half way line the players on the side lines will turn and dribble back.
Once they get around 20 feet away from the basket, one at a time they will perform a "give and go" or 1-2 pass for a lay-up.
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